tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post8094931536204900370..comments2024-03-25T02:15:02.505-07:00Comments on Nancy's Blog: More Best of the Yearadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442349453021015062noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-9317404729174010042008-01-08T05:02:00.000-08:002008-01-08T05:02:00.000-08:00I'm with Mr. Dozois on that one, too.:)If you beco...I'm with Mr. Dozois on that one, too.<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/><BR/>If you become an editor, someone else with a few stories will ask you your own question. ;-)Blue Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090584083476832111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-81707193795445370892008-01-07T10:42:00.000-08:002008-01-07T10:42:00.000-08:00Not having an appreciation of your best stuff ain'...Not having an appreciation of your best stuff ain't unusual, Nancy. Call it "Writers' Blindness"? Dylan's =incredible= song BLIND WILLIE MC TELL went unreleased for years. "Well, I just didn't think it was recorded right." SHE'S YOUR LOVER NOW: "I played it at the piano. I played it with The Band. Never sounded good to my ears." Yeah, right, Bob. <BR/><BR/>You can get so close to some work you lose perspective.bluesman miike Lindnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730308789066832084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-4761431069733446142008-01-07T05:12:00.000-08:002008-01-07T05:12:00.000-08:00My laptop died, but my sister fixed it for me.Cong...My laptop died, but my sister fixed it for me.<BR/><BR/>Congrats, Nancy! So I should look forward to reading that in about...hmm, November!<BR/><BR/>(and if I can be an editor, anyone can...)nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-55164808777772911612008-01-06T19:57:00.000-08:002008-01-06T19:57:00.000-08:00Congrats on the Best, Nancy.Been there on the lapt...Congrats on the Best, Nancy.<BR/><BR/>Been there on the laptop front. Mine simply died on me all at once.<BR/><BR/>On the story front, I wonder. Are the stories really "ours" after we've written them? I mean, a writer has their name attached and they did give birth to it, but once the Readers get it, who really "owns it?" <BR/><BR/>It seems to me that writing (I'm only going to use one analogy though thousand could apply) is a lot like dancing. The Writer is leading, the Reader is following, but each brings their own sort of quirks to the table.<BR/><BR/>Which makes each "dance" or maybe read, different for each person.<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to reading it. I always buy Gardner's YBSFs.<BR/><BR/>Respects,<BR/>S. F. MurphySteven Francis Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246600213078993467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-42793158072841981932008-01-06T17:26:00.000-08:002008-01-06T17:26:00.000-08:00Oh! And what a coincidence!"Fountain of Age" was ...Oh! And what a coincidence!<BR/><BR/>"Fountain of Age" was included in this list of <A HREF="http://community.livejournal.com/lastshortstory/29949.html" REL="nofollow">Recommended 2007 Short Fiction Reading List</A>, linked to by <A HREF="http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp/2008/01/07/last-short-story-recommended-reading-2007/" REL="nofollow">Jonathan Strahan</A>.John D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03315231512528211559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-5652234088088699952008-01-06T17:19:00.000-08:002008-01-06T17:19:00.000-08:00Congratulations, Nancy!I echo what others have sai...Congratulations, Nancy!<BR/><BR/>I echo what others have said - "Best" and editorial judgment are purely subjective. Savor the flavor -- your writing is excellent. Period.John D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03315231512528211559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-7122375357846327662008-01-06T12:23:00.000-08:002008-01-06T12:23:00.000-08:00Congrats by the way.I don't think you should take ...Congrats by the way.<BR/>I don't think you should take any of this as a reason why you shouldn't be an editor. There are so many magazines and publishers out there and all of them publish different things. All it means is you have different tastes than other people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-86256648895182709332008-01-06T12:02:00.000-08:002008-01-06T12:02:00.000-08:00Wow! Congratulations, Nancy! It does seem to me ...Wow! Congratulations, Nancy! It does seem to me that writers, in general, do not asses their "best" work the same way editors and even many readers do. Maybe this just highlights the subjective nature of the word "best."Carmen Webster Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516485172937482027noreply@blogger.com