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Greenleaf Classics inhouse stylesheet circa 1969
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Reading: Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine circa 1952
Music: Velvet Crush
TV/Movie: Yes, Prime Minister
Link o' the Day: Earl Kemp's latest issue of e*I
Info an the Fiction Writers APA can be found in February 26th's entry. If you're a writer, give it a look.
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Nothing really new to report on. We're getting over the car break-in. I spent most of the night working freelance, which I'll likely be doing tonight as well as starting the next SFWA Bulletin and packing for our trip.
Been tweaking some stories here and there, but not close to finishing any. I hope to have at least one new story out to market by the end of next week, though. And maybe some more started.
Nose to the grindstone!
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Today's link is a fun one, it leads to Earl Kemp's latest issue of e*I. The part that I think will be of greatest interest to writers who visit this journal will be the last feature in the issue--an inhouse stylesheet for Greenleaf Classics. Don't know what that is? They were one of the main purveyors of... well, to put it bluntly... dirty books in the 60s and 70s. The stylesheet, however, will be of interest because much of what it says applies still today as far as good writing style is concerned. For the more prurient, there is an interesting list of accepted spellings of words which is somewhat revealing when you take Greenleaf's speciality into account. (It's also interesting to note that straight-sex books were shorter than the gay-sex books, and that chapters had to be twelve--exactly.)
Other items of interest in e*I include an article on Bela Lugosi, bad writing, soft-core porn novels, and an excellent couple of articles touching upon Weird Tales.
Enjoy!
Music: Velvet Crush
TV/Movie: Yes, Prime Minister
Link o' the Day: Earl Kemp's latest issue of e*I
Info an the Fiction Writers APA can be found in February 26th's entry. If you're a writer, give it a look.
* * *
Nothing really new to report on. We're getting over the car break-in. I spent most of the night working freelance, which I'll likely be doing tonight as well as starting the next SFWA Bulletin and packing for our trip.
Been tweaking some stories here and there, but not close to finishing any. I hope to have at least one new story out to market by the end of next week, though. And maybe some more started.
Nose to the grindstone!
* * *
Today's link is a fun one, it leads to Earl Kemp's latest issue of e*I. The part that I think will be of greatest interest to writers who visit this journal will be the last feature in the issue--an inhouse stylesheet for Greenleaf Classics. Don't know what that is? They were one of the main purveyors of... well, to put it bluntly... dirty books in the 60s and 70s. The stylesheet, however, will be of interest because much of what it says applies still today as far as good writing style is concerned. For the more prurient, there is an interesting list of accepted spellings of words which is somewhat revealing when you take Greenleaf's speciality into account. (It's also interesting to note that straight-sex books were shorter than the gay-sex books, and that chapters had to be twelve--exactly.)
Other items of interest in e*I include an article on Bela Lugosi, bad writing, soft-core porn novels, and an excellent couple of articles touching upon Weird Tales.
Enjoy!
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