I’ve decided that trying to get Superego submitted to Baen’s new magazine (now called Baen’s Universe) is a worthwhile endeavor, so I went over the whole story again and reedited it. It’s posted in Baen’s Bar in the Baen’s Universe Slush section and the place for comments is in the Baen’s Universe Slush Comments. The beginning (especially the opening paragraph) has been reworked the most, and, if you’ve never checked out the story before, I’d really appreciate just critiquing the beginning (I’m afraid the story doesn’t really grab the reader until the attack at the cafe).
As for the epilogue, I never did finish it as it ended up being very wordy and complicated. I’ll get back to it sometime, as I just recently watched Profit which was a show told from the viewpoint of a sociopath and as inspired me to think of a sequel (which the epilogue is essential for). If I write one, that will be next year. Currently, I’m working on full novel while getting together the first In My World™ compilation (Ooh! I should show you the cover art).
And, if everyone is good, I’ll still write you some funny. But, I’ve got novelist fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell writing a novel.
BTW, what’s posted in Baen’s Bar is what I consider the official version of Superego (and it has many less grammatical errors).
I loved Profit. I was heartbroken, well dissapointed anyway, when they canceled it.
And no, I’m not going to leave a bank over something they have no control over. I’m going to leave because they are a bunch of arrogant pricks when I call about basic questions.
Yea!!! Les grmaticall erors!
Ummm, I would have tried for many fewer grammatical errors, but that’s probably just me.
So basically, you’re going to get all full of yourself and not write what comes naturally for the epilogue…to busy…blah,blah,blah…IMW compilation (which would/will rock BTW!!!)…blah,blah,blah…SarahK is pretty…Blah,Blah,Blah…BULL!!!!!!!…write it, as is, your work, it will sell…or at least be worth writing.
If you sell out, only the busblog will be worth an occasional check (ok…Raymi Rocks too…the little buzznet brown-nose/follower of the great Tony P.)
Stay an artist please, and deliver the promise of the ‘blog’. Do not get full of yourself and aspire to greater than what you are, which is, one of the best of the best…let it flow Frank and set the blogs free.
Best Regards,
One of the nameless
PS: Swears were ommited out of pure fear. Write Frank, Write.
May your novel be to books what Low Rider is to cowbell.
Bubba, i’ve read the prologue of the novel. the prologue’s awesome, the novel will be too.
Fewer, not less, grammatical errors, Frank J.
Unless that was a joke, in which case HA!