tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post7640646389686497080..comments2024-03-28T10:16:38.716-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: How Not to Be the Guy Biting the Heads Off of Chickens in the (Virtual) Carnival SideshowLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-48037560754644665702014-05-30T13:34:37.131-04:002014-05-30T13:34:37.131-04:00Sorry to chime in so late, but your column got me ...Sorry to chime in so late, but your column got me started reading that post you linked to, which sent me on to other interesting sites, and it took me a day to make it through to the other end of the intriguing maze. Ah, that double-edged sword we call the WEB.<br /><br />--DixonDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33104459896172858382014-05-30T00:04:30.350-04:002014-05-30T00:04:30.350-04:00As you may know, I was kicked off Facebook TWICE w...As you may know, I was kicked off Facebook TWICE within minutes of joining. It seems they didn't think I knew some of my colleagues, or my niece, or my friend Steveā¦<br /><br />But hey, I love SleuthSayers!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50661670678671772452014-05-29T14:15:00.282-04:002014-05-29T14:15:00.282-04:00Geez, Brian, I ought to hire you as my publicist. ...Geez, Brian, I ought to hire you as my publicist. <br /><br />And thanks for the vote of confidence, but so far, I've only sold 30 short stories to AHMM. Discounting the master, Ed Hoch, I know there's at least one SMFSer, who according to her count, has sold more than 30 to AHMM.<br /><br />As for the introduction to editor Linda Landrigan in Las Vegas, your buddy Lance gave away your chair to us while you were up to the bar getting drinks. Since you ended up standing, the least I could do was make the introduction. After that, your story sold itself. And, you definitely returned the favor when you edited West Coast Crime Wave.<br /><br />But you are correct on social media, associations and networking. Look at all the connections we made over the years just at Bouchercons, and some of those were people we knew previously only online from SMFS.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19891743207633452042014-05-29T13:33:00.419-04:002014-05-29T13:33:00.419-04:00Jim: You're welcome. And you've got enough...Jim: You're welcome. And you've got enough great stuff to sell. But if anything you're the antithesis of the blatant BSPer...<br /><br />Michael: Great to hear from you! And it was a pleasure to edit your stuff for TEACHER MIRACLES.<br /><br />Eve: I had no idea that "Drifts" was originally intended for CITY CRIMES COUNTRY CRIMES! I wonder what other gems were destined for that poor, benighted anthology that made it out elsewhere. Perhaps it's time to consider collecting them all as reprints? And thanks for the kind words on the work in progress. Yes, this is the year.:)<br /><br />evilj: I know soooo many people who fit both those bills!<br /><br />Rob: glad to see there's a place I can go to give that story a re-read!<br /><br />John: We truly are blessed in our associations, aren't we?Brian Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164348967846859987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6868040904479083222014-05-29T11:38:38.684-04:002014-05-29T11:38:38.684-04:00Well said, Brian. And I agree with your words abo...Well said, Brian. And I agree with your words about those "friends and colleagues." John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76571999964639507982014-05-29T10:10:37.510-04:002014-05-29T10:10:37.510-04:00Boy, you hit the nail on the head, Brian. I get s...Boy, you hit the nail on the head, Brian. I get so sick of messages that say nothing except "Read my blog." You need to create a relationship with people before you go after their time or money.<br /><br />And since i have a relationship with all you dear people I can point out that "Snake in the Sweet Grass," which Brian recommends above, is available for free at http://podbay.fm/show/351203374/e/1383336569?autostart=1<br /><br />And, chiming in, I had a story in Michael Bracken's anthology HARDBROILED. Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65883387757407294242014-05-29T09:05:40.664-04:002014-05-29T09:05:40.664-04:00It's hard to find a balance between promoting ...It's hard to find a balance between promoting yourself and just generally being a likeable person others want to get to know. (Or even an entertainingly unlikeable person. Don't try that at home.)<br /><br />And buy Jim's shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60226394413935689202014-05-29T09:03:05.306-04:002014-05-29T09:03:05.306-04:00Amen, Jim; Amen Michael. And, Brian, thanks for t...Amen, Jim; Amen Michael. And, Brian, thanks for the hat tip! I, too, had been accepted for City Crimes,Country Crimes (thanks, Michael), and I, too, sent it ("Drifts") to AHMM, and it got me my first cover ever!!! Woohhoo!!! (That was a really good day)<br /><br />I can hardly WAIT for your new book to come out, Brian. (For those of you who don't know, Brian and I share an obsession with a deliberately obscure 19th century British agent.)<br /><br />Oh, and you forgot cats on the time-wasters part. :)<br /><br />Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40637636687324091072014-05-29T08:53:40.686-04:002014-05-29T08:53:40.686-04:00Look at me! Look at me! Look at me!
Everybody loo...Look at me! Look at me! Look at me!<br /><br />Everybody looking?<br /><br />Cool.<br /><br />Thanks for the shout-out, Brian.<br /><br />(What Brian doesn't mention is that sometimes what goes around comes around. Several years after City Crimes, Country Crimes bit the big one, Brian edited a non-fiction anthology--Teacher Miracles--and invited me to contribute.)<br /><br />And what Jim said: Buy his shit.Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-9697303592262594022014-05-29T01:57:39.177-04:002014-05-29T01:57:39.177-04:00Thanks for the name-check. Also, buy my shit.Thanks for the name-check. Also, buy my shit.Jim Thomsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436505068478971925noreply@blogger.com