tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post8777021267346584770..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Saving Mrs. Hapwell, Over and OverLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-37577664052507579242022-06-06T23:23:04.536-04:002022-06-06T23:23:04.536-04:00You too!You too!Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-67565032820532410722022-06-06T09:02:12.555-04:002022-06-06T09:02:12.555-04:00Jeff, it's the 23rd story in the book, page 22...Jeff, it's the 23rd story in the book, page 227. (I just looked.) Hope you'll like it!<br /><br />Take care, my friend. Keep writing!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-81556466263461940032022-06-06T02:24:57.151-04:002022-06-06T02:24:57.151-04:00John, I have "Rainbow's End" but I d...John, I have "Rainbow's End" but I don't think I read that story---yet!Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-11678300398757675192022-06-04T23:29:18.066-04:002022-06-04T23:29:18.066-04:00Hi Joseph -- Yes, I hope you'll look for some ...Hi Joseph -- Yes, I hope you'll look for some places to sell those older stories. It's a good feeling when you do recycle them, because most of the work will have already been done!<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in. Good luck, and stay in touch!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-9684925582566336212022-06-04T23:07:38.387-04:002022-06-04T23:07:38.387-04:00Wow. As to "If you're a writer, do you ac...Wow. As to "If you're a writer, do you actively seek out publications that are receptive to reprints?" ... uh, no, I do not. Obviously, though, I am going to have to change that. Thank you so much, John, for sharing this bit of wisdom with us!Joseph Benedettonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-28711579558099609582022-06-04T20:58:46.324-04:002022-06-04T20:58:46.324-04:00Thank you, Rob. As you know, stories like this are...Thank you, Rob. As you know, stories like this are written more for the writer's pleasure than anything else--it was a lot of fun to put together. I look forward to your post about your reprint adventure(s)!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-91657895800321809372022-06-04T20:20:36.656-04:002022-06-04T20:20:36.656-04:00I enjoyed Mrs. Hapwell. Thanks for the link. By c...I enjoyed Mrs. Hapwell. Thanks for the link. By coinkydink my next piece for SleuthSayers (June 15th) is about my modest experience with reprints. (Well, actually it was supposed to be June 29th but I bumped it up in your honor.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4899842752329188042022-06-04T15:30:02.575-04:002022-06-04T15:30:02.575-04:00Well, Elizabeth, it seems not many folks in that s...Well, Elizabeth, it seems not many folks in that story knew how to do it, anyway. (I recall that when I'd watch westerns as a kid, several cowboy stars could immediately summon their horses with a whistle. Sadly, the horse my family owned would never cooperate.)<br /><br />Good for you (!) for being paid more for those two reprints than you were paid for the originals. That's happened to me only once with magazines, but several times when my stories later got selected for best-of anthologies. <br /><br />I hope you find some possibilities, in those links!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-92163576192899088702022-06-04T14:42:06.146-04:002022-06-04T14:42:06.146-04:00Loved the story John! I admit, I really do not car...Loved the story John! I admit, I really do not care for it when people do what Nate asked about in the last line of the story. I tell my husband all the time that it's the difference between a White Castle greaseburger & flatiron steak.<br /><br />Only been reprinted twice myself, but the first time it happened I got more money than I did for the original sale. Both markets that reprinted me have disappeared. Thank you for the new links to reprint markets!Elizabeth D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-88642304875730473952022-06-04T13:55:36.238-04:002022-06-04T13:55:36.238-04:00Good point, Michael. I also haven't been searc...Good point, Michael. I also haven't been searching for those markets the way I used to. As for your placement of stories, that's going the same way your award wins and nominations have been, this year--2022 has indeed been good to you!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21784297244539834462022-06-04T13:51:27.763-04:002022-06-04T13:51:27.763-04:00Hi Mark -- Thanks for stopping in. Hope you'll...Hi Mark -- Thanks for stopping in. Hope you'll like the story.<br /><br />I too had some stories in Over My Dead Body--some reprints, some originals. Cheri Jung, right? Sorry it's not still around.<br /><br />I look forward to hearing "The Afternoon Before Christmas." Please let everyone know when the podcast happens.<br />John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-75286665260945589892022-06-04T13:40:37.638-04:002022-06-04T13:40:37.638-04:00I keep my eyes open for reprint opportunities, but...I keep my eyes open for reprint opportunities, but I don't often seek them out. This year, though, has been particularly good for placing reprints: 56 reprints accepted vs. 6 originals. Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30558614124398130592022-06-04T13:33:22.924-04:002022-06-04T13:33:22.924-04:00Thanks for posting the link to "Saving Mrs. H...Thanks for posting the link to "Saving Mrs. Hapwell," which I hope to read before the day is done.<br /><br />I think I sometimes have actively searched for markets that take reprints. "Over My Dead Body," which Duotrope says is (unhappily) defunct, was especially nice about this; it was one of the markets where I've placed my story "The Afternoon Before Christmas," though the story is not as well-traveled as Mrs. Hapwell.<br /><br />"The Afternoon Before Christmas" is to be featured again, later this year, in one of Kings River Life's podcasts. I'll be interested to see (or hear) how it sounds with actors playing the parts.<br /><br />Best,<br />Mark Murphy<br />murphyscraw.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-64139377022269719292022-06-04T11:40:09.133-04:002022-06-04T11:40:09.133-04:00Thanks, R.T.! Don't know where the idea for th...Thanks, R.T.! Don't know where the idea for that line came from, or the plot either, but I do remember I had fun the whole time, writing this story. When you write about weird people it probably helps to be a little weird yourself.<br /><br />Hope all's well with you, old friend. Stay in touch!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-68134330154460540522022-06-04T11:27:24.440-04:002022-06-04T11:27:24.440-04:00I agree. It is a great punch line. Comes out of no...I agree. It is a great punch line. Comes out of nowhere and yet fits the situation.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39273483427946555392022-06-04T08:51:39.999-04:002022-06-04T08:51:39.999-04:00Ha! Yep, like good ol' Nate, you'd have be...Ha! Yep, like good ol' Nate, you'd have been out of luck. Sometimes the craziest endings turn out to be the best. The funniest thing is, I was afraid no editors would like that story at all because it WAS so goofy . . .<br /><br />Thanks as always, Don.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-75817115501553072152022-06-04T08:47:14.534-04:002022-06-04T08:47:14.534-04:00Hey Anne! Thanks so much. It was a real honor to h...Hey Anne! Thanks so much. It was a real honor to have my story chosen, That one was a lot of fun to write!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-1238041012791108782022-06-04T08:39:45.179-04:002022-06-04T08:39:45.179-04:00I'd have been in real trouble, because I can&#...I'd have been in real trouble, because I can't do what needed to be do done in "Saving Mrs. Hapwell." Nice twist.Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42904021994661335692022-06-04T05:11:21.597-04:002022-06-04T05:11:21.597-04:00Thanks, John. I can recommend your story. It's...Thanks, John. I can recommend your story. It's great fun!Anne van Doornhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071252375294noreply@blogger.com