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• julian.bond commented on "Write me something fresh and new, but make it just like the last one"
  The title of this blog, makes me think of the essential vampirism of the true fan. ""Write me something fresh and new, that will make me feel like I did when I first read one of your books". Again....
• mullee.john commented on "Write me something fresh and new, but make it just like the last one"
  " .. dying family of magicians .. " -- 'one hundred years of solitude' ?...
• gmuir77 commented on "Write me something fresh and new, but make it just like the last one"
  One development that's vastly annoying is the habit of authors of established genre series putting major plot developments in short stories, developments that affect the main series. Now as a marketing effort I can understand. The publisher comes up with a funny theme for an anthology and the stable of writers submit something featuring their famous characters. Someone likes the short, they may try the full series. Everyone is happy. But the offender in question is Kim Harrison from the Hollows. A major character is murdered in the main series and his killer is discovered in a short story. Mind...
• pauljmey commented on "Write me something fresh and new, but make it just like the last one"
  Science fantasy was a term applied to Amber. How about Math fantasy? And the observations about the distinction between urban fantasy and horror seem on target....
• peak.singularity commented on "Write me something fresh and new, but make it just like the last one"
  If I might be so bold : John Michael Greer is currently having a contest about peak-oil related stories : http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2014/01/return-of-space-bats.html (scroll a bit down for the details, he also explains why he thinks stories are important) Now, I understand that as an acclaimed author you don't have any trouble getting yourself published, and that the submission limits expire soon, and that you might not be interested in the subject anyway... But if there's a possibility of my first favorite author in any way collaborating with my second favorite author, I just cannot let that opportunity pass. And who knows,...