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takyris said:
What I got last night was an e-mail from the editor saying, "You'll get a contract next week, but I had to ask right now -- do you have any other stories with these characters? If not, are you planning to write any more?"
So, do you?

Congratulations, by the way!
 

Cthulhu's Librarian: The complete Tacky publication list, such as it be:

- Dragons and Other Extinctions (aka "The Elf-with-the-Assault-Rifle Story"), Realms of Fantasy, February 1999 -- likely only in a library with old issues, these days

- Glass Beads (aka "Tacky parallels the genocidal tactics used against Native Americans, only with parallel dimensions and diary format"), Science Fiction Age, May 2000 -- another "only in a library" one

- I am Looking for a Book (aka "Tacky does the old Bad-Guy-Hunting-in-Bookstore-for-tome-of-power story, only it's satirically set in Borders instead of the old small used bookstore"), Shelf-Life: The Dreamhaven Bookstore Anthology, November 2002 -- no idea where you'd find this one, since only 1,000 got printed -- although I heard that a second printing was possibly in the works

- Why the Elders Bare Their Throats ("Not really fantasy, not really SF, Tacky can't pick a frelling genre"), Strange Horizons, February 2003 -- still online at http://www.strangehorizons.com/2003/20030217/elders.shtml

- No Questions Asked ("A Thrilling Fantasy Epic, except that it's only 300 words long"), Vestal Review, April 2003 -- still online at http://www.vestalreview.net/noquestionsasked.htm

- When She Grows a Soul ("Tacky attacks eating disorders and body image issues in a story that grew out of a joke with his D&D friends about how depressing it must be to be a powerful deadly naga but not have arms to use any of your magical items"), Leading Edge, Winter 2003 -- might still be available from their website at: http://tle.byu.edu/issue46/

- Unleashing the Flyers of L ("Tacky finally realizes that his comedy is a whole lot better than his deep depressing stuff") The Anthology from Hell, not out yet

I think that my lighter stuff is stronger, but none of that is available for free online, unfortunately.

JD: You know, I had no plans whatsoever to write continuing stories of the unnamed protagonist and his talking sword, but if the editor of Amazing Stories wants to see more, I'm sure I can spend my next long car ride doing a bit of brainstorming. When the editor says "Frog," any intelligent writer jumps. :)
 








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