tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post7626198053091242030..comments2024-03-29T04:38:14.302-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: One-Oh-One & CountingLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-43796804374792533412016-06-01T20:04:33.627-04:002016-06-01T20:04:33.627-04:00Of course you should mention your early publicatio...Of course you should mention your early publications! Sometimes it's the magazines that gave us our start that add spice to our bios.Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-66162179667244621962016-05-30T15:13:03.255-04:002016-05-30T15:13:03.255-04:00John, I like the lady's approach to the situat...John, I like the lady's approach to the situation. She told the truth, merely left out some of the other details. Does this mean I should or should not mention my early publications in Easyriders and Outlaw Biker magazines? Guess it depends on the critic.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84652036929805424062016-05-30T15:09:09.545-04:002016-05-30T15:09:09.545-04:00Jan, I understand your thinking and completely agr...Jan, I understand your thinking and completely agree. At this point, after judging 509 novels you'd think I could write a novel myself, but it seems I'm happiest with short stories.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-8315463270220402902016-05-29T18:57:25.604-04:002016-05-29T18:57:25.604-04:00I must pass this along, on the subject of listing ...I must pass this along, on the subject of listing your credits in a bio. I once heard of a lady who had had only two things accepted and published in her several years of writing: one was a tiny humor piece in <i>The New York Times</i> and the other was a four-line poem in a well-known literary magazine (let's say <i>The Missouri Review</i>). Everything else she'd ever submitted had been rejected. Eventually she decided to say, in a cover letter accompanying a short-story submission, "My previous work has appeared in <i>The New York Times</i> and <i>The Missouri Review</i>." Not a bad resume, and while it didn't tell the whole truth it was certainly not UNtrue. I guess that's called putting the best possible spin on your situation--and a pretty smart thing to do.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-73922637270629319842016-05-29T18:17:19.605-04:002016-05-29T18:17:19.605-04:00R.T. Welcome back. I've done the Edgar's B...R.T. Welcome back. I've done the Edgar's Best Novel and Best Paperback and also have done Shamus for Novel. Paperback and Short Story. Those are big jobs and take a lot of time but I enjoy doing them and usually learn once again, WHAT NOT TO DO.<br /><br />Congrats on you 100-101-102 and counting. You're way ahead of me. Think I've written around 40. I think you can make up your own rules on your resume. You could say, "Well over 99 or Around 105. Or whatever you want. No one is going to call you out on it. At least I don't think so. If you want to be totally honest just say 102 and counting.Jan Grapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323910083703514953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-73215099995985777222016-05-29T16:27:53.883-04:002016-05-29T16:27:53.883-04:00Ah, Rob, but you are more diversified in good payi...Ah, Rob, but you are more diversified in good paying short story markets than I am. I tend not to write the type of story that gets accepted to The STRAND nor the type that wins the Nero Wolfe Black Orchid prize. However, I have followed you in a couple of anthologies after you pointed them out.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-90044987862420697082016-05-29T16:20:27.086-04:002016-05-29T16:20:27.086-04:00Michael,thanks for the advice. I don't even tr...Michael,thanks for the advice. I don't even try to keep up with you and John. Just glad I don't depend on writing for a living. For me that would take the fun out of it, or maybe I'm just a little lazy in that regard.<br /><br />And thanks again for all your time and efforts in being one of the judges in the Edgars Best Novel category. Be sure to read my June 26th blog: April in Manhattan. It has a couple of photos from the banquet.<br /><br />Congrats on "Chase Your Dreams" in the June 2016 issue of AHMM.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84404833858650649062016-05-29T16:07:58.248-04:002016-05-29T16:07:58.248-04:00Melodie, thanks for the info. Always waiting to he...Melodie, thanks for the info. Always waiting to hear more of your stories about the mafia.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-87253123264911963082016-05-29T12:10:59.208-04:002016-05-29T12:10:59.208-04:00R.T.
Great to have you back and congratulations o...R.T.<br /><br />Great to have you back and congratulations on 101. I am a long way behind you in total and at AHMM. I did not submit a story to the latest Bcon anthology because I will not be going to New Orleans, but one of the highlights at Raleigh for me was being at the tail end of the long table ("more than sixteen," John?) of authors signing the book for a seemingly endless crowd of buyers. Art, as editor, was at the other end.<br /><br />Have fun!Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80476315146896116412016-05-29T11:58:06.702-04:002016-05-29T11:58:06.702-04:00I tend to round to the nearest hundred for my bios...I tend to round to the nearest hundred for my bios, so in your case, R.T., I'd write "more than 100 short stories." As soon as you sell story 151, I'd switch to "almost 200 stories."<br /><br />Sometime this year I should be making that switch myself, from "more than 1,100 short stories" to "almost 1,200 short stories." Staying ahead of John Floyd is hard work, and I think he's catching up.Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-46237123358797554392016-05-29T11:29:24.609-04:002016-05-29T11:29:24.609-04:00RT, you and John just blow me away with the number...RT, you and John just blow me away with the number of short story publications! Warm congrats on that, and on your most recent two.<br /><br />I use the 'over' rounding off for my CV. I got my start writing comedy, so I say, "Over two hundred publications, including over 100 comedy credits, 40 short stories, and ten novels." I think when you've hit the 100 mark (amazing, for short stories!) that says it all. Your record with Hitchcock is simply smashing.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22363955311374344012016-05-29T11:08:28.387-04:002016-05-29T11:08:28.387-04:00Leigh, it's good to be back with the group. I ...Leigh, it's good to be back with the group. I read everyday's blogs, even if I have to read 3 or 4 at a time to catch up when travelling.<br /><br />Let me know how your cemetery scene in Colorado Springs turns out.<br /><br />Rita J., thanks for the feedback. Many of my stories told on the blog are like the ones cops tell each other over coffee or drinks. They serve as both a form of entertainment and a way of passing along information in case another officer or agent ends up in a similar situation.<br /><br />My August blog will be about a Jewish associate of the Kansas City mafia. Hope you and Leigh enjoy that one.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4555599104063731622016-05-29T10:59:20.417-04:002016-05-29T10:59:20.417-04:00David, I obviously need to communicate with you mo...David, I obviously need to communicate with you more often. Two stories each on the same subject is some coincidence. At least they are for different magazines.<br /><br />It was nice to run into you again at the DELL Publishing Cocktail Reception at the end of April. There will be a photo of you, Liz and me taken at the reception in my June blog article.<br /><br />Stay well.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30464903223735712082016-05-29T10:53:43.301-04:002016-05-29T10:53:43.301-04:00John, see you in New Orleans for Bouchercon 2016. ...John, see you in New Orleans for Bouchercon 2016. Glad to be with you in their anthology.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82718625830861106712016-05-29T09:14:57.921-04:002016-05-29T09:14:57.921-04:00Glad to see you back. I do enjoy your stories and ...Glad to see you back. I do enjoy your stories and articles.Rita Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42419765213246586412016-05-29T08:14:48.079-04:002016-05-29T08:14:48.079-04:00Congrats on your hundredth, R.T., and welcome back...Congrats on your hundredth, R.T., and welcome back! <br /><br />You and I have crossed literary paths once again, my friend. I submitted a story to EQMM a few months ago concerning a holy relic, as well! And guess what it was? Yep, a hand...but not St. Leonard's thank God! Remember our dueling dueling stories? Great minds...or something. I'm looking forward to reading your story and hope that someday you may read mine. In any event, I wish you, John, David, Dix, and any other of our SleuthSayer Vets I may have missed, an enjoyable Memorial Day weekend.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-28696637889059933062016-05-29T01:16:29.073-04:002016-05-29T01:16:29.073-04:00RT, thanks for the kind words, my friend, and sinc...RT, thanks for the kind words, my friend, and sincere congrats on reaching and passing that 100th-story milestone!<br /><br />I saw someone's bio awhile back that said, "author of more than 52 articles." I'm still scratching my head over that one. Why not just say "over 50" or maybe "53"? Like you, I'm not at all sure what the rules are, on that kind of thing, but it's probably best if common sense prevails.<br /><br />Main thing is, you have (more than) proven you're successful at something you're good at, and that you love doing. Keep it up!! I hope #102 comes along soon.<br /><br />By the way, we have a couple more things in common, recently: First, I was an Edgar judge also, this last go-round, in the category of Best Paperback Original (I have 200 books sitting in a stack in the other room). And second, I too received word from Greg awhile back that I'll have a story in the B'con anthology. Glad to be sharing space with you in a publication again!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-55220928069024393082016-05-29T00:23:39.365-04:002016-05-29T00:23:39.365-04:00From someone who’s not even close, I think it’s li...From someone who’s not even close, I think it’s like logarithms. Just say, “I’m not sure, a bit less than a thousand, I think.” That’s what fiction is all about.<br /><br />Welcome back so SleuthSayers, RT!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com