Out of curiosity, does anyone know if the stories from Mercades Lackey's anthology of Valdemar came out of her "Queen's Own" fanfic list? [having looked up her stance since yesterday, I know she prefers no fanfic outside that list]
I can answer that, for at least three of the stories in each book. No. I didn't even know there was a list <wry g>. The anthologies are, of course, vetted by her, but a number of the submissions are invitations that ago through Tekno books. They take the stories they ask for and pass them on to Misty; Misty will either accept or reject those stories, and the ones she accepts, get published.
I believe there are also stories that she solicits directly. I'm one of the Tekno invitees. I'm very proud of my first story for her Valedmar anthology Sword of Ice because I know that one worked for her readers (right tone); I wasn't happy with the tone of the second story, because it wasn't quite right.
And if I'm going to play in someone else's sandbox, there's no point if I'm not, well, in the sandbox <wry g>.
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Date: 2004-10-20 01:24 pm (UTC)I can answer that, for at least three of the stories in each book. No. I didn't even know there was a list <wry g>. The anthologies are, of course, vetted by her, but a number of the submissions are invitations that ago through Tekno books. They take the stories they ask for and pass them on to Misty; Misty will either accept or reject those stories, and the ones she accepts, get published.
I believe there are also stories that she solicits directly. I'm one of the Tekno invitees. I'm very proud of my first story for her Valedmar anthology Sword of Ice because I know that one worked for her readers (right tone); I wasn't happy with the tone of the second story, because it wasn't quite right.
And if I'm going to play in someone else's sandbox, there's no point if I'm not, well, in the sandbox <wry g>.