Lightning struck twice in the same place for me today, and ironically, it saved me from getting zapped. AlienSkin Magazine is a monthly online 'zine which is very friendly to new writers. One public service they offer is the voluntary "Zap Room" where stories receive uncensored public criticism. I had submitted a recent story, Intellectual Property, to get zapped and was lucky enough to be found unzappable! (This doesn't mean my story is perfect, just that it was good enough to be published instead of zapped.) Intellectual Property will be featured in the anniversary issue in August. I'm proud to be published by them because they publish good stuff, and the magazine has a fun, pulpy sort of style. I highly recommend adding AlienSkin to your submission list if your a new writer. Having a note like this in your email to temper the usual flood of rejections is a very nice thing. (pardon the formatting, that's an artifact of my ongoing wrestling match with my stylesheets).
... we all read the story, found the original with the notes and votes all over it and we are relieved to say it was indeed unzappable! It was nicely done and quite suspenseful. Worthy of a good scriptwriter and the Sci-fi channel...Posted by bill at July 12, 2004 09:58 AM
If you would still like to have us publish this wonderful gem, we would be honored to feature it in our 2004 August/Anniversary issue.Sincerely,
Katherine Patterson
Senior Editor
Congratulations Bill! I can't wait to see it published. Steve C.
Posted by: Steven at July 13, 2004 01:20 AM (Spam: 50%)Thanks,
I'll post a link when the issue comes out.
Posted by: Bill at July 13, 2004 10:41 AM (Spam: 50%)Congrats. I look forward to reading it.
Posted by: Eric James Stone at July 14, 2004 10:57 AM (Spam: 50%)