tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post4575709287453753142..comments2023-05-24T09:45:52.821-05:00Comments on Title Magic: Aw, It's AUSavanna Kougarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-90748046652344481162015-07-24T11:53:33.230-05:002015-07-24T11:53:33.230-05:00Okay, now I get it... I thought maybe they'd a...Okay, now I get it... I thought maybe they'd already sent you edits. I should have known better. Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-73944378211214335322015-07-24T11:51:59.427-05:002015-07-24T11:51:59.427-05:00Actually, she's an escaped, genetically create...Actually, she's an escaped, genetically created Warrioress, with some similarities to Sheena, Queen of the Jungle... there is that singer, too... I think her name is Sheena Easton. Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-71245096740121313222015-07-24T11:36:47.415-05:002015-07-24T11:36:47.415-05:00I probably should have said "months." I ...I probably should have said "months." I haven't gotten the edits yet. It may not take too long, though, because it's a shortie, not even 15K words. Usually they let you sit for two months, then want the edits back in a week. It seems to be about three months between acceptance and release. I'll bet it comes out around the end of September.<br /><br />The names of the warrior brothers work. "Sheena" makes me think of the Queen of the Jungle, but that's my comic book background. I've seen it spelled "Scheana," but that's too complex. Just keep her out of leopard prints and it should work out fine.Pat C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10531462055912377327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-26926466077322547302015-07-23T18:09:16.247-05:002015-07-23T18:09:16.247-05:00A couple of weeks, that's fast!!! Here's t...A couple of weeks, that's fast!!! Here's to mega sales! <br /><br />Even if, heaven forbid, Supernatural goes off air... likely there will be another show that has some serious inspiration...<br /><br />I've been inspired by a couple of anthology calls as well... or just calls for a certain subgenre, which worked in one case... I never made the grade in anthos, except for the JUST ANOTHER PARANORMAL HALLOWEEN antho. <br /><br />Right now, I have real simple names since they asked for that. What's your opinion of Zahn and Drok, the warrior brothers, and Sheena for the Earth woman heroine? The names might be too simple. I could add to them once I find out more about their world. Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-20002951095980575262015-07-23T17:50:59.093-05:002015-07-23T17:50:59.093-05:00I just read over the Planet Alpha guidelines and i...I just read over the Planet Alpha guidelines and it sounds like it's right up your alley. You might have a new market here!<br /><br />Don't forget to wow 'em with those excellent SF names of yours.Pat C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10531462055912377327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-72204981954590121462015-07-23T17:15:07.141-05:002015-07-23T17:15:07.141-05:00Go for it, and good luck!
I read the specs for Pl...Go for it, and good luck!<br /><br />I read the specs for Planet Alpha and it didn't spark anything, so I won't be writing for that line. However, the story I eventually sent them was prompted by an anthology call for "Alphas Behaving Badly." They had a M/F and a M/M version planned, and the idea hit for an M/M story. I ended up missing the deadline, but I think I wrote (and rewrote) a better story because I took my time. Guess we'll know in a couple weeks what the readers think.<br /><br />Come to think of it, my career as a romance writer started when I got inspired by an anthology call. The publisher didn't take what I sent them, but Siren did, and I was off and running.<br /><br />I'm not sure what I'll do for inspiration if Supernatural goes off the air after next season. I'm going to have to write all those books within a year, just in case. Somewhere, Serena is cheering.Pat C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10531462055912377327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850524524995973615.post-14157704454832887312015-07-23T14:30:24.981-05:002015-07-23T14:30:24.981-05:00There's no squelching human creativity -- one ...There's no squelching human creativity -- one thing I absolutely love about humankind. I kinda wish there were authors/aspiring authors who wanted to pen stories in my erotic-romance created worlds... however, I haven't put that out there. For one thing, how do you work out the finance end of things? The other thing, I just don't have the time to manage it. And who knows, maybe other authors have been inspired to spin their own worlds and stories... I know I've been inspired by a particular aspect of a created world, and included that one idea in worldbuilding. That's how creativity works. <br /><br />Anyhoo, great blog, Pat. I learned a lot about the fanfic world. I've stayed away from fanfic, and after a certain point in my life, I just started creating my own worlds... in part because I never wanted to be accused of plagiarism, and because I preferred coming up with my own universe-world. <br /><br />That said, I noticed Evernight has a series for authors to write in, called Planet Alpha, which suits me just fine. So I might give that a try... I have the basic idea for a story, and my heroine and her heroes... I asked them for a more comprehensive outline of the world, which Evernight promptly sent. But I'll have to read some of the other author's books to understand more about that world... which is fine... my only problem as usual, is a shortage of time and energy. ~sighs~ Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.com