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Geoffrey Thorne's Blog
October 2, 2009
September 16, 2009
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One of my other websites quotes this poem from the Anthony Mingella film, Breaking and Entering."Forgive, Forget and Eat More Jam," the jar said on the lid.Dai ate some jam and thought a lot and, in the end, he didGo home and be a better boy (although, sometimes, it's tricky).There is a moral to this tale: "Jam makes fingers sticky."I loved this the first time I heard it ...
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June 18, 2009
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I was asked to do this a little while ago- by a professional astronomer, no less- so, here it is.
Well. Okay. It wasn't a little while ago; it was months. And she didn't so much ask me as she did inspire me to promise, proactively, that I would. She really is an astronomer, though, and that is the crux. She is one of those people who actually does the thing that scribblers like me only ...
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June 13, 2009
- The editor and publishers of FULL-THROTTLE SPACE TALES: SPACE GRUNTS have graciously allowed us contributors to post segments of our stories here for you guys to see. Obviously it's only a portion but it's hoped you'll like what you see enough to pick up a copy. It's a crazy scheme but it just might work. These are stories of soldiers on the front lines, coming home, fighting, dying, winning, ...
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April 15, 2009
- The results are in. I didn't make the cut to the semi-finals. My wife was all with the head petting and commiseration but, really, I feel pretty good. Here's why:1) WINTER OF THE WILD HUNT is the first book I ever wrote. It has several flaws that, mostly, I did not correct before entering. Back in the Day, when it was newly minted, I sent it to precisely two publishers who both rejected it which ...
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April 8, 2009
- Annnnnnnd we're back. The roller coaster recap is back ONLINE. Okay. When last we left our intrepid freelancer he was hip deep in the euphoria that goes along with plans and goals coming together. But, as we all know, this is a roller coaster, so pass the nice gentleman your ticket, slide in, drop the restraining bar and get ready for the ride.Fingers and toes inside? Good. Let's go: After long ...
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March 17, 2009
- Well, the first and second cuts were made and, guess what, I made both! (pause for goofy writer happy dance!) The first cut was made on the strength of the Pitch. This was a 500 word selling document giving a quick tease about the merits and some of the bones of your book. Of the roughly 10k people who entered, only 2k made it past this stage.Here's mine: "Who would you sacrifice to ...
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February 19, 2009
February 12, 2009
- So the AMAZON BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL AWARD contest closed its doors a couple days back and, like I said, I'm in. A couple of people have asked me why. Theoretically I don't need to participate and, if I don't make it to the semi-finals, I stand to get some egg on my face considering I'm a pro and most who enter aren't.There seem to be a lot more negatives than positives if you look at it ...
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February 1, 2009
January 30, 2009
- Well, the cat's out so I figured I'd opine.Some months ago, during a routine submission to HARPER COLLINS, I discovered the beta test for their recently unveiled AUTHONOMY website. In a nutshell the site is a virtual slush pile, inviting writers of any level to submit works for an extremely broad peer review. The notion is the slush pile will vett itself, promoting books to the top five every ...
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January 25, 2009
- Well. It's a bit late this year. Busy, busy, busy in casa Thorne.
Overall this was another banner year. I'd tell if it wasn't, believe me. I'm not going to talk about the election. We all know what we did on that score and we all know what we have to do.
There was bad news this year. Some deaths. Some people lost their jobs. A lot of them, actually. You probably know a few. You may be one ...
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January 16, 2009
- Nothing huge to report but, rest assured, I haven't forgotten the roller coaster. Good or bad, you'll hear it- er- read it here first. And now, the news: First up, be on the lookout for two new anthologies this year that will include stories from me.The first is POW!ERFUL TALES from Peryton Publishing. It's just a fun little ditty about an immortal fire goddess who has to wrangle some family ...
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January 16, 2009
- That she or he who hopes to climb The vaulted ivy covered walls Must needs believe what holds the heights Surpasses that which plods and crawls There's naught in Life that's proven gold Without we several thresholds cross The first is to divine the means of separating gilt from dross The second proves much harder still For some who look but cannot see The difference 'tween a ...
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November 5, 2008
- I'm still processing. Not sure I'm actually awake. It's not impossible that I hit my head sometime yesterday after voting and am unconscious somewhere or stumbling around in a delirium. But, on the off chance that I'm not and have not slipped somehow into a parallel universe where good things occasionally happen and hoping isn't something left for children and lunatics, I would like to answer ...
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