Comments on: Flashing Swords 12

By: jordan

jordan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:40:03 +0000

Hey CW!

Well, the issue is technically out, so I’m pretty sure my rights are out of my hands for a little while. Besides, I’d rather send you something new (and better!).

By: Crystalwizard

Crystalwizard — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:36:06 +0000

She’d be quite happy to publish your story in AT #4 if FS isn’t going to publish it, Jordan. All you have to do is get it back and send it over.

I’ll even pay you again

By: jordan

jordan — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:23:14 +0000

I’ll blog about it tomorrow!!

By: silviamg

silviamg — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:19:20 +0000

Considering that I’m busy promoting t-shirts for Innsmouth Free Press this weekend, I can’t say I have much sympathy for the reply they left you at the forum. We gotta do everything ourselves because there’s no one else. That’s the nature of the fanzine.

Which reminds me, IFP merchandise with up to $20 off: http://www.innsmouthfreepress.com/?p=525. Spread the word. We need the dough.

By: jordan

jordan — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:29:59 +0000

Probably, since it’ll never get read. I guess it’s just that since the magazine was so hopping under CW (the editor I subbed to), I feel a little burned that it isn’t now.

But I’m starting to get whiny. The story in question is far from my best work anyways. Time to write the next story.

By: Richard H. Fay

Richard H. Fay — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:24:14 +0000

True, although I could probably do better now anyway. And they are pretty specific to something dealing with historical Dark Age armour. Trying to salvage something from the experience, I did use at least one of the drawings, coloured in, on my web site.

However, I was seeing this from more a promotional angle; I’m just not likely to promote an issue my stuff was cut from! Call it selfish, but my good-will doesn’t quite stretch that far.

Any chance you could send the story out as a reprint to increase readership of the piece in question?

By: jordan

jordan — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:06:13 +0000

Richard,

Well, getting cut would be a different thing, I suppose–you can still sell the illustrations as unpublished. My story is now “published”, but won’t ever be read. That’s the real problem I have with the way things are being run.

By: Richard H. Fay

Richard H. Fay — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:03:44 +0000

Hi, Jordan!

I’ve heard that my illustrations for Bill Ward’s article were cut from FS #12. I was paid for my work before the hand-over, so I got something out of it. Still, it would have been nice to see the illustrations in print, or at least receive notice that they weren’t going to be used after all.

Oh well, that’s the way it goes sometimes. As the old saying goes, no sense in crying over spilt milk.

Cheers!

By: jordan

jordan — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:28:09 +0000

I wrote Janrae Frank to find out what was happening. It took me FOREVER to find the new flashing swords forum, but you can see my post, and her response here. Not very helpful.

By: Jeff Draper

Jeff Draper — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:24:43 +0000

Good post, and it’s interesting to see someone else’s take on the situation. I’ve been watching Flashing Swords for a while now and just scratching my head.