Zed's Hiding, or I'm In Ur LJ Brekkin Ur Internets

[akirlu]

Okay, I guess my improbably successful post on the subject of Brits writing American did not, by itself, slow LJ response times to an all time low, but it felt like it. More to the point, though, a friend whose instincts I trust thinks I should polish the piece and try paying markets, and while I think about that, and possibly do something about that, I don't want the pass-along effect spiraling out of control behind my back. Once your stuff has become office bulletin board bumf, it's impossible to recall the rights in any meaningful way. So. It's back under friends lock for now, and my apologies to anyone who was interrupted in mid-conversation. I'm usually all about encouraging the dialog, but I'm also a sad little unpublished writer, and I'd like to do what I can to change that last adjective.

I'll see if I can come up with something controversial to keep y'all entertained instead. Again, sorry to disappoint anyone who was pointed here.

Comments

[griffen.livejournal.com]

Wah :( I was enjoying the back-and-forth.

I understand why you had to lock, I'm just sorry I'll miss any further discussion.

[mprice.livejournal.com]

Gee, not only did I miss the post, but also the apparent controversy. I just can't catch a break. *sulks*

[athenais.livejournal.com]

You so entirely need to sell that.

[intelligentrix.livejournal.com]

Word.

[replyhazy.livejournal.com]

You do know that there are lots of British-American dictionaries out there already, right?

Your article is quite a bit more entertaining than the one I've got, but I thought I should mention it.

[the-gwenzilliad.livejournal.com]

I'll edit my post directing people here. Thank you for writing such a terrific piece; I enjoyed it while I could. :)

[brithistorian.livejournal.com]

Perfectly understandable. Best of luck with tryng to sell it. Another difference I thought off today is "called" vs "named."

[del-c.livejournal.com]

There were grammar guides before Lynne Truss wrote Eats Shoots and Leaves. "All" she did was write an amusing series of essays around the subject.

That said, I'm not sure how many publications are in the market for a humorous essay aimed at British fiction writers. What magazines might it suit? Maybe people on rec.arts.sf.composition have some suggestions on where to sell it.

[toft-froggy.livejournal.com]

Having initially commented in a fairly positive way to that post, I decided I wanted to make a less positive post too, but you'd already flocked it. I posted a more extended protest (which was more to the tone and implications of your post as I perceived them - I still think the content was helpful) here (http://toft-froggy.livejournal.com/215044.html).

[akacat.livejournal.com]

Is there any way to get notified if a) it gets unlocked again or b) where to obtain it when it's sold?