-----Original Message----- From: ljenab@sunflower.com [mailto:ljenab@sunflower.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2005 10:09 PM To: 'Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author' Subject: re: Re: [Glencook-fans] butcher
I think he meant news on "Butcher" specifically. Anybody heard anything? If nobody (no publisher) picks it up, I say somebody drives to Glen's house and photocopies the manuscript.
Silly me, was Butcher suppsosed to be a Dread Empire novel or for an independant series ? If the latter, I think it was turned into tyranny, otherwise a commando raid on Glenn's desk is in order.
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-----Original Message----- From: ljenab@sunflower.com [mailto:ljenab@sunflower.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2005 10:09 PM To: 'Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author' Subject: re: Re: [Glencook-fans] butcher
I think he meant news on "Butcher" specifically. Anybody heard anything? If nobody (no publisher) picks it up, I say somebody drives to Glen's house and photocopies the manuscript.
Silly me, was Butcher suppsosed to be a Dread Empire novel or for an independant series ? If the latter, I think it was turned into tyranny, otherwise a commando raid on Glenn's desk is in order.
Butcher is a pure mystery novel set slightly in our future though not far enough to be considered science fiction. I guess supposed to be sort of mainstream. -- Sebastian <shpshftr@xmission.com>
Sebastian wrote:
Butcher is a pure mystery novel set slightly in our future though not far enough to be considered science fiction. I guess supposed to be sort of mainstream.
That's a problem that genre writers face - they are pigeon holed by their publishers. It seems that you can have several books out there but if they are in genre you're considered a first time author if you dare venture out of that genra. "Sure you can write a good fantasty novel, but mystery is another thing all together..." For example, Charlaine Harris is a good mystery writer - one who faced many difficulties when she tried to write horror/fantasy. Her horror/fantasy series was on book four before she was considered a hardcover worthy author, inspite of selling countless mysteries. Then there's Steven King - who had to use a pen name to get his sci-fi published. Then there's... Well, the list could go on and on. Hopefully we'll see that book sometime, but who knows? Richard
Butcher is a pure mystery novel set slightly in our future though not far enough to be considered science fiction. I guess supposed to be sort of mainstream.
That's a problem that genre writers face - they are pigeon holed by their publishers. It seems that you can have several books out there but if they are in genre you're considered a first time author if you dare venture out of that genra.
"Sure you can write a good fantasty novel, but mystery is another thing all together..."
For example, Charlaine Harris is a good mystery writer - one who faced many difficulties when she tried to write horror/fantasy. Her horror/fantasy series was on book four before she was considered a hardcover worthy author, inspite of selling countless mysteries.
Then there's Steven King - who had to use a pen name to get his sci-fi published.
Then there's... Well, the list could go on and on.
One exception to that is Dan Simmons who has published sci-fi (Hyperion series,) horror (Carrion Comfort is probably my favorite of those,) mystery (the Hardcase series, pretty brutal but good,) and maybe more. But he's one of the few authors I know to be successful in multiple genres like that. Steve
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