tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4357197116338938804..comments2024-03-28T21:31:13.672-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The Scoop On SpinetinglerJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90527393133484319522010-09-10T05:57:10.925-04:002010-09-10T05:57:10.925-04:00Hank, this time of year we go through the back-to-...Hank, this time of year we go through the back-to-school readjustment, but by the end of the month things will pick up again. We'll be posting the winners of our short story contest from a few months ago (Pay The Bitch Back) and are working on some new interviews and features.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586046087375209391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38677200194036602922010-09-09T20:39:43.233-04:002010-09-09T20:39:43.233-04:00Oh, Sandra, I love it. The first known actual vict...Oh, Sandra, I love it. The first known actual victim of Spinetngler! But Earl, you're already famous. So--never mind. (And aw, so nice of you. Thank you!)<br /><br />Susan, I'm, off to look for your short story!<br /><br />Sandra, what does Spinetingler have coming up in the near future?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89159010495022959592010-09-09T20:26:04.532-04:002010-09-09T20:26:04.532-04:00Everyone, thanks for the comments and support. Al...Everyone, thanks for the comments and support. Always nice to see writers we've published drop by (hi Susan!) and Earl, if you kill yourself, how will you get over the rejection?<br /><br />Or will you be the first known actual victim of Spinetingler? ;)Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586046087375209391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14448303116034073092010-09-09T20:24:33.817-04:002010-09-09T20:24:33.817-04:00Hallie, isn't that the truth! Alexandra Sokol...Hallie, isn't that the truth! Alexandra Sokoloff had a great tip - print your manuscript in a different font and read it from the page. It helps some of those glitches jump out at you because you stop skim reading.<br /><br />Still, I sometimes look back on stories and wonder at how dense I was to overlook simple mistakes.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586046087375209391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91292500403485490972010-09-09T20:22:47.914-04:002010-09-09T20:22:47.914-04:00Sandy, we loved having you - you lead a great disc...Sandy, we loved having you - you lead a great discussion! And for the record, I welcome guest pieces by authors all the time, especially when convenient for promoting a new book. Hank did a great one as well. We've had hilarious ones (Adrian McKinty's one James Patterson Does Not Exist) and very serious ones. We're very flexible.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586046087375209391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71434497410154956552010-09-09T20:21:30.958-04:002010-09-09T20:21:30.958-04:00Rhys... maybe. It could be. But I still love new...Rhys... maybe. It could be. But I still love newspapers!Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586046087375209391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43723759236023124152010-09-09T20:20:33.201-04:002010-09-09T20:20:33.201-04:00Nancy, we have the exact same concerns. I shudder...Nancy, we have the exact same concerns. I shudder to think of my earlier work being published without professional editing. I have learned so much through working with professional, talented people.<br /><br />And taking a fair edit prepares you for the sometimes brutal reviews!Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586046087375209391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85187222251320995532010-09-09T20:19:28.859-04:002010-09-09T20:19:28.859-04:00Yes, Roberta, Hank makes everyone look good! She&...Yes, Roberta, Hank makes everyone look good! She's a pro!<br /><br />I'm thinking about wading in with the e-book movement a little bit, but in the same vein as you. We haven't even moved Spinetingler to Kindle yet - I'm concerned about the legal/contractual issues.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586046087375209391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61999590589517354862010-09-09T18:53:47.550-04:002010-09-09T18:53:47.550-04:00Hank, only you can make an interview both revealin...Hank, only you can make an interview both revealing and fun.<br />And, Sandra, I'm inspired to submit something to <br />Spinetingler after getting to know your very professional approach. I'll kill myself, of course, if you reject me, but I'll get over it.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75119879279810696512010-09-09T18:03:42.131-04:002010-09-09T18:03:42.131-04:00Great interview! I'm so proud to have had one ...Great interview! I'm so proud to have had one of my short stories appear in Spinetingler, Issue #10. Thanks, Sandra for all that you guys do, especially for giving opportunities to newer writers!!Susan M. Boyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10549813433043863815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68858865230342284892010-09-09T13:07:29.349-04:002010-09-09T13:07:29.349-04:00Well, thanks Sheila! Sandra will be here in a bit-...Well, thanks Sheila! Sandra will be here in a bit--and she'll be very pleased!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76979018595471125122010-09-09T12:52:46.191-04:002010-09-09T12:52:46.191-04:00What a great interview. Thank you. And now I'm...What a great interview. Thank you. And now I'm heading over to look at Spinetingler.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24500171712131461162010-09-09T12:39:07.769-04:002010-09-09T12:39:07.769-04:00HAllie, you are SO right. Impatience! Is the bigge...HAllie, you are SO right. Impatience! Is the biggest pitfall.<br />And perfect iming for me to hear that, too. Thanks. Sending something in too early is just--going to send you int owaves of regret. In my classes I always say--DON'T RUSH.<br /><br />Pat, so funny! I almost wrote to Hallie above--you are so "write."<br /><br />Nancy P--yup. And isnt that one of the good parts, how much we can learn if we allow it?<br /><br />Hey Sandy--yes, and it was a terrific article, too.<br /><br />Paul, Pauline and Kate--great to see you!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79181626114403636302010-09-09T12:31:30.985-04:002010-09-09T12:31:30.985-04:00Hi, Sandra -- such a noble thing you are doing! Fa...Hi, Sandra -- such a noble thing you are doing! Fantastic.<br /><br />And so interesting... what I've seen at writing conference is the samething -- that too many authors are shopping manuscripts that are so not ready for prime time. Of course you see that in the short stories submitted, too.<br /><br />One of the most baffling aspects of being a writer is that you grow SO SMART about what's wrong with other people's work... and SO OBTUSE about flaws in your own. And so impatient--and that is the true enemy.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57555443606907606242010-09-09T11:36:39.409-04:002010-09-09T11:36:39.409-04:00Excellent interview, interesting insights (do want...Excellent interview, interesting insights (do want to write "incite") but am trying to be careful:-) Well done and congrats on a helpful and interesting interview. Thanks!<br /><br />Pat HarringtonPatricia Harringtonhttp://www.mysteryauthors.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74794431518211702152010-09-09T11:05:50.555-04:002010-09-09T11:05:50.555-04:00Thank you Sandra and Hank for an interesting artic...Thank you Sandra and Hank for an interesting article. So much seems to depend on social interactions. It's good to see editors and agents as real people who are professional and have values. I guess it's old-fashioned to say this but it seems manners count when writers seek to have their work edited and published.Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85746915870860996332010-09-09T10:56:40.362-04:002010-09-09T10:56:40.362-04:00Cracking interview. Spinetingler is a quality maga...Cracking interview. Spinetingler is a quality magazine, no doubt about it.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64837463180393917442010-09-09T10:54:13.596-04:002010-09-09T10:54:13.596-04:00Thank you for a wonderful - and candid - interview...Thank you for a wonderful - and candid - interview. And thank you for Spinetingler, too.Kate Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449435177807306686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16908369337664116932010-09-09T10:47:17.444-04:002010-09-09T10:47:17.444-04:00I couldn't agree more that too many unpublishe...I couldn't agree more that too many unpublished writers are rushing into e-publishing with material that may not be ready for human consumption. That's not going to help them build writing careers. Having a good editor look at your work before it's published is still vital, regardless of the publishing platform. (And I do consider e-publishing a legitimate publishing platform when it's used right.)<br /><br />I love Spinetingler and was honored to have an article of mine published there earlier this year.Sandra Parshallhttp://www.poesdeadlydaughters.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28689959658743166092010-09-09T10:43:47.163-04:002010-09-09T10:43:47.163-04:00Great article, Sandra and Hank.
I think e-zines ar...Great article, Sandra and Hank.<br />I think e-zines are leading the way to the publishing mode of the future.Rhys Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663634889908752121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-584305198870192112010-09-09T10:42:20.981-04:002010-09-09T10:42:20.981-04:00Oh, Hank! I think back to my first short stories a...Oh, Hank! I think back to my first short stories and how great I thought they were, and how frustrated and actually angry I felt when they were rejected, and now I think. . .thank god for wise editors! They were not. as. good. as. I. thought. they. were. By miles. And I also think, thank god I couldn't be tempted to publish them electronically. Shudder. We don't know how much we still have to learn! At any stage.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30384564850360542542010-09-09T10:38:35.085-04:002010-09-09T10:38:35.085-04:00Oh, Nancy P--that is so wise. Think how much diffe...Oh, Nancy P--that is so wise. Think how much difference having a good editor makes! (And how we didnt' realize that fully when we first started writing..)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90512007723147459322010-09-09T10:06:41.707-04:002010-09-09T10:06:41.707-04:00So interesting, Sandra.
Your comments about the pr...So interesting, Sandra.<br />Your comments about the professionalism of published writers (most) vs. the difficulty of working with (some) unpublished ones makes me think as I often do. . .<br /><br />This whole flood of self and e publishing makes me so nervous for new writers, because if they jump too soon they short-circuit the whole process needed to become a.) the best writer they can be; and b.) truly a professional, which includes developing the ability to take editing and do it with grace.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21034210311167728302010-09-09T09:53:48.793-04:002010-09-09T09:53:48.793-04:00And if you haven't read that short story Sandr...And if you haven't read that short story Sandra refers to..ah, it's amazing. But not for the faint of heart. Not for the faint of anything.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30349617585356966982010-09-09T09:52:54.563-04:002010-09-09T09:52:54.563-04:00Oh, digression...Roberta, where??Oh, digression...Roberta, where??Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.com