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Post by skunsworth on Aug 31, 2009 15:35:42 GMT
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Post by ian on Aug 31, 2009 17:18:41 GMT
Hi Simon. Is this a good place to say welcome to BHN?
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Post by skunsworth on Aug 31, 2009 18:46:19 GMT
Cheers! Nice to be here!
I'll probably be a lurker more than a poster, but I'll try to chip in to relevant discussions, to vent my spleen or basically spout crap from time to time.
S
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Post by jaqhama on Mar 14, 2010 1:05:42 GMT
Re: Neil Jackson - Creature Feature
Well you must all know by now that I have issues with Neil Jackson and Ghostwriter Publications myself.
And I certainly won't be keeping quiet about it as I'm not one to forgive and forget.
I too believe the very few copies of Creature Feature that some people did actually get are POD books.
I've got stories in a few American fantasy anthologies and they were POD books. A great many new and emerging small publishing houses use POD because it is a very simple and cost effective practice. For the publisher, if not the reader who purchases the book. As POD are normally more expensive than regular books.
Having said that many POD books are very well put together in terms of cover material and paper. That is down to the POD company, not the person or publisher who buys the POD service.
Guy N Smith sent me a copy of CF out of his own collection and his own pocket, so I can tell you that it looks exactly like a POD copy to me.
What I would really like to know is were ANY authors who had a story in Creature Feature paid in any way shape or form...?
Simon Unsworth has got 1 contributor copy of CF, says so on his blog. He's owed more. So is David. I did not get any contributor copies, despite Neil Jackson assuring me that I would, on at least 4 occassions, got the emails to prove it. I have never gotten any form of monetary payment for my story, nor look like getting any.
The same tale of woe is being told by other writers who had stories published in Creature Feature.
Yes; I have an axe to swing, and swing it I shall.
All of us who have issues with Neil Jackson and Ghostwriter Publications must continue to inform other writers and readers about our experiences. We must not let these issues pass into oblivion, less others also be taken advantage of, especially new writers.
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Post by ian on Apr 13, 2010 11:15:14 GMT
Just how many people checked out Neil Jackson before work was sent to him?
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Post by steppedonwolf on Apr 13, 2010 12:34:07 GMT
Just how many people checked out Neil Jackson before work was sent to him? Now this leads on to an interesting point. I've been told that advice with small presses is generally to leave them for a bit, see how they cope with start-up. And if they're around in a few months, with no dodgy background, then submit work to them. Your thoughts, anybody?
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Post by ian on Apr 13, 2010 12:37:05 GMT
It does sound like good advice but if everybody did this then just how would the new presses start up in the first place?
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Post by steppedonwolf on Apr 13, 2010 14:27:41 GMT
That's what I wondered. Catch 22 all round... I think with GWP everyone jumped aboard really quickly because Guy N Smith was there - a reassuring presence.
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Post by shaun on Apr 13, 2010 15:46:19 GMT
I just saw it as another market to submit to. I don't mind submitting to a start up press, but it's a risk you have to take. As I have mentioned, in this case, I later withdrew my work.
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Post by rakie on Jun 14, 2010 10:39:27 GMT
rather belatedly (and at the risk of stirring this whole thing up again, lol), i'd just like to state that The Moths no longer belongs to GWP but has come back to me. It's possible (if the fates are kind and people are still interested in seeing the daft thing) it might see a release at some point in the future... fingers crossed. ;D siiigh, another life-lesson learned, i guess.
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Jun 14, 2010 12:24:21 GMT
rather belatedly (and at the risk of stirring this whole thing up again, lol), i'd just like to state that The Moths no longer belongs to GWP but has come back to me. It's possible (if the fates are kind and people are still interested in seeing the daft thing) it might see a release at some point in the future... fingers crossed. ;D siiigh, another life-lesson learned, i guess. This is all great news. I'm looking forward to this finally seeing the light of day. The short was great...I'm sure the full novel will be even more entertaining. Will keep all my fingers and toes crossed for you Rakie!
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Post by darrelljoyce on Jun 15, 2010 1:33:39 GMT
Re: Neil Jackson - Creature Feature Well you must all know by now that I have issues with Neil Jackson and Ghostwriter Publications myself. And I certainly won't be keeping quiet about it as I'm not one to forgive and forget. I too believe the very few copies of Creature Feature that some people did actually get are POD books. I've got stories in a few American fantasy anthologies and they were POD books. A great many new and emerging small publishing houses use POD because it is a very simple and cost effective practice. For the publisher, if not the reader who purchases the book. As POD are normally more expensive than regular books. Having said that many POD books are very well put together in terms of cover material and paper. That is down to the POD company, not the person or publisher who buys the POD service. Guy N Smith sent me a copy of CF out of his own collection and his own pocket, so I can tell you that it looks exactly like a POD copy to me. What I would really like to know is were ANY authors who had a story in Creature Feature paid in any way shape or form...? Simon Unsworth has got 1 contributor copy of CF, says so on his blog. He's owed more. So is David. I did not get any contributor copies, despite Neil Jackson assuring me that I would, on at least 4 occassions, got the emails to prove it. I have never gotten any form of monetary payment for my story, nor look like getting any. The same tale of woe is being told by other writers who had stories published in Creature Feature. Yes; I have an axe to swing, and swing it I shall. All of us who have issues with Neil Jackson and Ghostwriter Publications must continue to inform other writers and readers about our experiences. We must not let these issues pass into oblivion, less ot hers also be taken advantage of, especially new writers. An-fíor! Ní mór a fhios againn anois go léir atá ag más dealraitheach foilsitheoir beag-phreasa as áit ar bith, agus na scríbhneoirí a fhoilsiú ar an bhoird teachtaireacht a rá go bhfuil siad áirithintí becase ní bhíonn siad ag fáil a gcuid díbhinní tar éis a bheith ag obair ar dtús acepted lena fhoilsiú, ba chóir dúinn go léir a skeptical? Agus nach beag ar roinnt de na poist ó dhaoine sna snáitheanna a neartú an phointe seo? A fhios againn go léir céard a bhí ag gabháil ar aghaidh leis an GWP maith roimh an gconspóid le déanaí, ach thóg sé daoine a phostú faoi é a chur in iúl dúinn ar fad faoi na rudaí a bhí ar siúl, mar sin ba chóir dúinn a bheith cinnte go léir fainiciúil faoi GWP?
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Post by darrelljoyce on Jun 15, 2010 1:40:16 GMT
rather belatedly (and at the risk of stirring this whole thing up again, lol), i'd just like to state that The Moths no longer belongs to GWP but has come back to me. It's possible (if the fates are kind and people are still interested in seeing the daft thing) it might see a release at some point in the future... fingers crossed. ;D siiigh, another life-lesson learned, i guess. ba chir dom a cheapann siolhh go bhfuil teacht ar ais chugat, Rakie! alll a fhios againn ar na ceisteanna leis an GWP, agus a lnagainn go raibh imn maidir leis GWP, ach bhoilhh siad cinnte faoi na loighistice de gh gcearta chun iad, ach tainlh go leor dinn rinne an bot anna - ie, thug muid gcearta ar son an posibil; lacht le bheith foilsithe ag iad! Ach a bheith shafted siad go han-luath tar is a thabhairt suas na cearta! Agus sin an fearhth a scrobh man post seo i nGaeilge. Is ea
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Post by darrelljoyce on Jun 15, 2010 1:42:30 GMT
It does sound like good advice but if everybody did this then just how would the new presses start up in the first place? Bheadh siad tús á chur ar bun le do líon aproaches ó scríbhneoirí nua, le haghaidh thús!
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Post by steppedonwolf on Jun 15, 2010 4:53:04 GMT
rather belatedly (and at the risk of stirring this whole thing up again, lol), i'd just like to state that The Moths no longer belongs to GWP but has come back to me. It's possible (if the fates are kind and people are still interested in seeing the daft thing) it might see a release at some point in the future... fingers crossed. ;D siiigh, another life-lesson learned, i guess. ba chir dom a cheapann siolhh go bhfuil teacht ar ais chugat, Rakie! alll a fhios againn ar na ceisteanna leis an GWP, agus a lnagainn go raibh imn maidir leis GWP, ach bhoilhh siad cinnte faoi na loighistice de gh gcearta chun iad, ach tainlh go leor dinn rinne an bot anna - ie, thug muid gcearta ar son an posibil; lacht le bheith foilsithe ag iad! Ach a bheith shafted siad go han-luath tar is a thabhairt suas na cearta! Agus sin an fearhth a scrobh man post seo i nGaeilge. Is ea EH? Texti, vinsamlegast! (Icelandic for: subtitles, please!) This may help - a bit rough, but I get the gist now: translation.conveythis.com/
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