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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by ArkieDukie » August 1st, 2009, 11:16 pm

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bjornolf wrote:
CathyCA wrote: It was an okay movie. Lots of eye candy in it.
Really? I'm not a big J-Lo fan. ;) Matty's pretty hot though. A Texan who loves UT and the Redskins.

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The UT thing is a strike against him in my book. He's still pretty hot, though.
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by bjornolf » August 1st, 2009, 11:16 pm

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bjornolf wrote:I bought the 2010 Writer's Market, but out of 70+ agents listed in there, only 3 of them represent fantasy authors. How crazy is that?

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Wild. Does that have something to do with market percentages? Just curious. I've never thought about such things.
I don't know. When I flipped to the Publishers section, there were a LOT more publishers that do fantasy percentage-wise than agents. I'd say 1 out of every 6 or so publishers do fantasy. There are a LOT of fantasy and sci/fi novels on the shelves in bookstores these days.

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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by YmoBeThere » August 1st, 2009, 11:19 pm

Could it be that fantasy has become available in video games? Or has given way to more sci-fi?
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by CameronBornAndBred » August 1st, 2009, 11:24 pm

bjornolf wrote:
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bjornolf wrote:Going for 4000, eh? I'd support that. How short are we?

Just looking through lists of agents and publishers right now. Unfortunately, NOBODY seems to want to represent fantasy these days.

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That's a bummer. What's your book about?
Fantasy. Swords, Dragons, and wizards, that sort of thing. I bought the 2010 Writer's Market, but out of 70+ agents listed in there, only 3 of them represent fantasy authors. How crazy is that?

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I'm not a big reader at all, I used to be. BUT my wife and one stepson are both avid readers, and they love fantasy more than anything. When I met her she literally had a library of over 1000 books, all sci-fi and fantasy. She is addicted to Robert Jordan. They can't get you a book deal, but she can give you an honest assessment from a reader's point of view. (She is really great with that stuff, she is my personal art critic, and has prompted me to "fix" a few paintings for the better). Also, just because only 3 agents say fantasy, don't limit yourself. It won't hurt anything to at least contact some of the others.
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by colchar » August 2nd, 2009, 12:53 am

CathyCA wrote:How long do you think it will take us to get to 5000?

Kinda depends on how bored some of us are over the next few days.
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by CameronBornAndBred » August 2nd, 2009, 2:37 am

2:36 am...just finished latest painting..images soon of course, but damn it's late.
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by Lavabe » August 2nd, 2009, 2:50 am

CameronBornAndBred wrote:2:36 am... [SNIP] but damn it's late.
Not over here in this part of the world! :D
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by YmoBeThere » August 2nd, 2009, 8:31 am

With you over there Lavabe, maybe we should do a 24 hour post-a-thon?
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by CathyCA » August 2nd, 2009, 9:09 am

colchar wrote:
CathyCA wrote:How long do you think it will take us to get to 5000?

Kinda depends on how bored some of us are over the next few days.
Colchar, I thought you were going out drinking.
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by Shammrog » August 2nd, 2009, 9:26 am

I am still horny. Just FYI.
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by Shammrog » August 2nd, 2009, 9:38 am

(Time passes....)

Yep. Still horny.
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by Shammrog » August 2nd, 2009, 9:55 am

I think today I am going to write a country song:

"The Dog is Drunk, and I am Horny"

Or maybe I'll just do some work around the house.
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by Lavabe » August 2nd, 2009, 10:47 am

YmoBeThere wrote:With you over there Lavabe, maybe we should do a 24 hour post-a-thon?
Maybe so. Or maybe we could talk about Harrison Barnes or John Wall? That'll take all of 2 posts each (unlike the board over yonder). I start winding down my posting frequency tomorrow, as I have to turn in my modem.

Where's CaptainMojo? If he hears about John Wall, he'll be good for at least 4 hours of the postathon. :)) =))
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by DukePA » August 2nd, 2009, 11:12 am

Shammrog wrote:I am still horny. Just FYI.
TMI %-(
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by CameronBornAndBred » August 2nd, 2009, 11:28 am

Shammrog wrote:I think today I am going to write a country song:

"The Dog is Drunk, and I am Horny"

Or maybe I'll just do some work around the house.
I would love to hear that song. I think.
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by YmoBeThere » August 2nd, 2009, 11:43 am

I'll pass on the song and the drunk dog...
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by colchar » August 2nd, 2009, 11:46 am

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Colchar, I thought you were going out drinking.

I popped out to the bar where my roommate works but it was dead (it is a long weekend up here) so I had one drink, talked to a couple of friends, and came home. I was in bed by 2:00-2:30 which is extremely rare for me on a Saturday night.
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by devildeac » August 2nd, 2009, 12:13 pm

bjornolf wrote:Ah, 28 short now. Bring in DD. That's just twenty minutes of work for him. ;)

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Sorry, we had dinner guests last PM.

You are too kind. That's more like 30 minutes work for me.

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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by devildeac » August 2nd, 2009, 12:15 pm

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bjornolf wrote:All four of us are pretty hard-core PWs. We should hit it before 11:00 if we really want to. We should get a draft going.

Who thinks DD should adopt the queen PW for his avatar?



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Couldn't you find an avatar that's not a queen? A king, perhaps?
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Re: LTE 2.0

Post by devildeac » August 2nd, 2009, 12:17 pm

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bjornolf wrote:Well, no, but it's always funny when guys can be queens. I've relished that role once or twice in my life.

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And I've known plenty of guys who are queens.
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