Updates on Flashing Swords

[tchernabyelo]

There's been a flurry of activity on the Flashing Swords forum (after a long period of quiet). I'd advised anyone interested to go check them out here : http://www.janraefrank.com/forum/vie...1f8d4d72c82fd1

Brian Dolton
http://tchernabyelo.livejournal.com

Land Of Wind And Ghosts stories:
"The Box Of Beautiful Things" - IGMS#3
"The Man Who Was Never Afraid" - Abyss and Apex #20

"At Blue Crane Falls" - Abyss and Apex #25"Where No Wind Blows" - Staffs & Starships #2


"The Gray World" - Every Day Fiction (June 1st 2008)
"What Chains Bind Us" - Black Gate #16 (forthcoming)"What The Sea Refuses" - Black Gate #17(forthcoming)
"What The Heart Bears" - Black Gate #18 (forthcoming)
"Above The Clouds" - Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel (forthcoming)
"Three Out Of Four" - Sorcerous Signals Feb-Apr 08

"The Dragon Path" - Fictitious Force #5
"The Last Arrow Of Liang Xi" - Darwin's Evolutions (forthcoming)

"Weaving Fancies For The Children" - Every Day Fiction (October 10th 2008)
"The Heart Of The Dragon" - Alternate Coordinates (forthcoming)
Stories in other settings:

"The Unicorn Hunter" - OG's Speculative Fiction #8

"Call Centre" - Necrotic Tissue #1

"When Winter Came" - ASIM #32
"Cold Fire" - Flashing Swords #9, The Age Of Blood And Snow (forthcoming)

"If We Were Briar Roses" - Every Day Fiction (July 9th 2008)

"In This City" - Fantasy Magazine (September 22nd 2008)"St. Saviour And The Devil's Dandy" - Flashing Swords (forthcoming)
"How The Rainbow Came To Be" - Every Day Fiction (September 3rd 2008)
"The Sacrifice Pit" - Beneath Ceaseless Skies (forthcoming)
"Gnomesick" - A Fly In Amber (November 2008)
"Getting To Know You"- Every Day Fiction (November 26th 2008)
"The Gallery Of Illusions" - Every Day Fiction (December 13th 2008)
"Sweet Memories" - Every Day Fiction (March 14th 2009)
"This Corruption" - Three Crow Press (forthcoming April 2009)
"Atacama" - Every Day Fiction (forthcoming)

[von Darkmoor]

Yes, I've noticed; however, they don't seem to be answering direct emails or private messages.


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[crystalwizard]

are you emailing Tim or emailing someone else? The Ant's the one in charge at the moment.

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[von Darkmoor]

emailed Janrae directly two weeks ago via an email her and I have conversed through before; PM'ed her via this forum early last week; direct emailed Tim end of last week. I haven't joined their forums - combination of mild form of protest and simply no time for yet another forum, an individual entity one at that.


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[wicked]

Thanks for the update.

Arrggh! I tried to register with the forum, but the confirmation email requests a 'parent permission slip' with no contact information supplied. Generally, as I understand it, you aren't suppose to reply to an auto-generated email?

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[Christopher_Heath]

Thanx for the heads up. I've had two submissions in since last year. Haven't heard a word one way or the other. Seeing as how one guy got 4 acceptances, doesn't sound too promising for me.

Christopher M. Heath

'Azieran: The Crown of Roon' in Abandoned Towers
'Azieran: Ghost Crane by Sunset' in Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel by Fant. Ent.
'Azieran: Kaiburr the Rotund' in Strange Worlds of Lunacy Antho by CyberAliens
'Azieran: Claimed by Birthright' in Return of the Sword by Flashing Swords Press
'Azieran: Oathbreaker's Promise' in Flashing Swords
'Azieran: The Hollow Kings' in Flashing Swords
'Azieran: Adairos' in Tower of Light Fantasy
'Azieran: Savior in a Flask' in Magic and Mechanica by Ricasso Press
'Azieran: The Travelers Four' in Black Dragon, White Dragon by Ricasso Press
'Azieran: The Breaking of Hell's Bones' in Black Sails by 1018 Press
'Azieran: Distilling the Essence' in Sails and Sorcery by Fantasist Enterprises

+ others

[Christopher_Heath]

Oh, I see. I need to drop 50 ft. Ant a line and let him know what I sent. I must have gotten lost in the shuffle.

Christopher M. Heath

'Azieran: The Crown of Roon' in Abandoned Towers
'Azieran: Ghost Crane by Sunset' in Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel by Fant. Ent.
'Azieran: Kaiburr the Rotund' in Strange Worlds of Lunacy Antho by CyberAliens
'Azieran: Claimed by Birthright' in Return of the Sword by Flashing Swords Press
'Azieran: Oathbreaker's Promise' in Flashing Swords
'Azieran: The Hollow Kings' in Flashing Swords
'Azieran: Adairos' in Tower of Light Fantasy
'Azieran: Savior in a Flask' in Magic and Mechanica by Ricasso Press
'Azieran: The Travelers Four' in Black Dragon, White Dragon by Ricasso Press
'Azieran: The Breaking of Hell's Bones' in Black Sails by 1018 Press
'Azieran: Distilling the Essence' in Sails and Sorcery by Fantasist Enterprises

+ others

[tchernabyelo]

Tim (50footant) has been responding to my emails, including clearing my registration for the forums (yeah, I got that COPPA thing, and I'm damned if I'm getting one of my parents to sign on my behalf - I'm 48!!).

It certainly looks as if Tim is getting things moving again, which is excellent news.

Brian Dolton
http://tchernabyelo.livejournal.com

Selectedstories:
"The Box Of Beautiful Things" - IGMS#3
"The Man Who Was Never Afraid" - Abyss and Apex #20

"At Blue Crane Falls" - Abyss and Apex #25


"What Chains Bind Us" - Black Gate #16 (forthcoming)"What The Sea Refuses" - Black Gate #17(forthcoming)
"What The Heart Bears" - Black Gate #18 (forthcoming)
"Above The Clouds" - Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel (forthcoming)
"The Last Arrow Of Liang Xi" - Darwin's Evolutions (forthcoming)

"The Heart Of The Dragon" - Alternate Coordinates (forthcoming)


"When Winter Came" - ASIM #32
"Cold Fire" - Flashing Swords #9, The Age Of Blood And Snow (forthcoming)
"In This City" - Fantasy Magazine (September 22nd 2008)
"St. Saviour And The Devil's Dandy" - Flashing Swords (forthcoming)
"The Sacrifice Pit" - Beneath Ceaseless Skies #16(forthcoming)
"This Corruption" - Three Crow Press (forthcoming April 2009)
+ several at "Every Day Fiction" and elsewhere.

[Ramon Rozas]

So if I sent a submission in October 2008 and never heard anything, I guess I should contact the Editor?

[Christopher_Heath]

I would say so.

Christopher M. Heath

'Azieran: The Crown of Roon' in Abandoned Towers
'Azieran: Ghost Crane by Sunset' in Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel by Fant. Ent.
'Azieran: Kaiburr the Rotund' in Strange Worlds of Lunacy Antho by CyberAliens
'Azieran: Claimed by Birthright' in Return of the Sword by Flashing Swords Press
'Azieran: Oathbreaker's Promise' in Flashing Swords
'Azieran: The Hollow Kings' in Flashing Swords
'Azieran: Adairos' in Tower of Light Fantasy
'Azieran: Savior in a Flask' in Magic and Mechanica by Ricasso Press
'Azieran: The Travelers Four' in Black Dragon, White Dragon by Ricasso Press
'Azieran: The Breaking of Hell's Bones' in Black Sails by 1018 Press
'Azieran: Distilling the Essence' in Sails and Sorcery by Fantasist Enterprises

+ others

[che2000]

Er, what if (say for example) one sent in a story submission six months ago, then sent in three query emails and heard nothing... then assumed that the story had either been dismissed or rejected and submitted it to another market which accepted it?

What would be the proper etiquette in that situation?


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[Christopher_Heath]

I'd say send something else if you feel like it. I think they're getting their ducks in a row, but use your own discretion.

Christopher M. Heath

'Azieran: The Crown of Roon' in Abandoned Towers
'Azieran: Ghost Crane by Sunset' in Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel by Fant. Ent.
'Azieran: Kaiburr the Rotund' in Strange Worlds of Lunacy Antho by CyberAliens
'Azieran: Claimed by Birthright' in Return of the Sword by Flashing Swords Press
'Azieran: Oathbreaker's Promise' in Flashing Swords
'Azieran: The Hollow Kings' in Flashing Swords
'Azieran: Adairos' in Tower of Light Fantasy
'Azieran: Savior in a Flask' in Magic and Mechanica by Ricasso Press
'Azieran: The Travelers Four' in Black Dragon, White Dragon by Ricasso Press
'Azieran: The Breaking of Hell's Bones' in Black Sails by 1018 Press
'Azieran: Distilling the Essence' in Sails and Sorcery by Fantasist Enterprises

+ others

[jason]

Well, che2000, I'd say the nice thing to do would be to email that information to 50 foot ant so that he knows where you're coming from when you tell him to pull the story out of the slush (if in fact it hasn't gone astray). Since he's trying to whip Flashing Swords into shape, that would at least let him know that he need not devote time to that particular tale since it isn't on the table any longer.


Jason Thummel

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"The Importance of Portents" The Town Drunk,March 2008 </o>
"A Stand in the Eye of the Needle" Flashing Swords, Issue 10, May 2008</o>
"Mortismagus" in Magic and Mechanica, Ricasso Press,Jan 2009. AVAILABLE NOW! So go buy it!
"The Gift of the Unspoken God," in The Infinity Swords, Carnivah House, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">forthcoming [/I]</o>
"The Homecoming of Brother Antonitus" Flashing Swords,May 2009</o>
?The Gunnerman? Black Gate: Adventures in Fantasy Literature, forthcoming </o>
"Thorvold's Tale" TBA, Morrigan Books, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">forthcoming Winter 2009</o>[/I]
"A Gift of Bones" The Lorelei Signal (online<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">)/ [/I]Mystic Signals (print magazine)<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> Jan. 2009[/I] </o>
"The Duelist" Black Gate: Adventures in Fantasy Literature, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">forthcoming [/I]</o>
"Runner of the Hidden Ways" in Rage of the Behemoth, Rogue Blades Entertainment, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">forthcoming June 2009[/I]</o>

[che2000]

Good advice... I reckon that's exactly what I'll do.


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[bdurham]

Kudos to Tim for being proactive. I made a sale before the changeover, but didn't bother following it up, even though I never heard a peep from the new administration. I thought I'd wait for the new issue to appear to see if my tale was included. It wasn't. So I sent Tim an e-mail a few days back regarding the sale. He answered a couple of days ago. Apparently my story got lost during the transfer process, so I had to resend it. It's nice to see someone there take the bull by the horns.

Now, if we could only get them to start posting over here again. Like Jason, I'm not too keen on joining yet another forum, especially as this one serves just fine.

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[Ramon Rozas]

Does anyone know where I can get Tim / 50ft Ant's email address to send a query to?

[che2000]

50footant AT gmail.com is the address given on the Flashing Swords forum.





"That blackguard Flashman, who never speaks to one without a kick or an oath--"

A cordial invitation to visit my blog, Tales From the Computerbank - random reviews and musings on the subject of science fiction and fantasyhttp://jameslecky.blogspot.com/

[Ramon Rozas]

Thank you!

[che2000]

Is anyone else finding it impossible to register on the FS forum, or is it just me?


"That blackguard Flashman, who never speaks to one without a kick or an oath--"

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[Despiciblus]

Yup, it's impossible.

[crystalwizard]

You guys do realize that the FS staff doesnt' read this forum any more, yes?

You really need to email Tim at his gmail account if you're having problems.

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[ennubi]

waiting for a response.....and yes, that's a forum you can't register with.
how do you pick a flag when there isn't a field for a flag?

ennubi

[che2000]

Yep, I know that the FS folks don't drop by here no more... but I was just so frustrated that I had to say something to someone.


"That blackguard Flashman, who never speaks to one without a kick or an oath--"

A cordial invitation to visit my blog, Tales From the Computerbank - random reviews and musings on the subject of science fiction and fantasyhttp://jameslecky.blogspot.com/

[cussedness]

If you have difficulties registering, just drop me an email. THere was a sustained spambot attack that required updating security measures. AT this time you should just need to sign up and respond to an email.

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