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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (or at least a life that was far, far different), Nat Rowe introduced me to a lot of writer types he'd gone to Yale with. Not to be outdone, I sought out some writer types from Simon's Rock, and [livejournal.com profile] notadoor/S. K. Gilman and I joined the throng of Yalies to create a very awesome and fun crit group that hasn't met in far too long.

Or, rather, that I haven't attended in person in far too long. Almost everyone in the group relocated to Boston area, leaving those of us in Connecticut and New York to our remote attendances when possible. (That's me and Thomas Scofield, for what it's worth.)

But I have been thinking about Substrate quite a lot lately, in part because I got a fantastic rejection letter (I say this without a trace of sarcasm -- it was a full on critique from the editors) from Tor.com. I'll be giving the piece I submitted another look with the help of the Substraters, and will see if I can't find a good home for it once I've applied some additional feedback to it.

The other thing that has me thinking about Substrate is, of course, Max Gladstone's release of his debut novel Three Parts Dead, which I cannot rave about enough. I loved it as a manuscript, and the physical book is a beautiful product that is even nice to hold (as you can see I'm enjoying doing in the photo below).

My first print run copy of Max's book!

So in honor of Max's publication, I cleaned up the old Substrate group blog, which had apparently been hacked by a Polish blogger. I'll be posting news about Max and other Substraters (as we have news to share) over at that blog, which does have a livejournal feed. You can follow us here at livejournal or over at Virgil & Beatrice.

And if you're in Bethesda, MD on Monday, you can catch Max at the Barnes & Noble doing a signing. More detail's on Max's page.

Date: 2012-10-15 05:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elektra.livejournal.com
Simon's Rock? My friend (who I'll be rooming with this weekend at Albacon) Morgan Brilliant is an alum . . . the world is a tiny place.

Date: 2012-10-15 08:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alanajoli.livejournal.com
Indeed! Especially since Simon's Rock is such a *tiny* school! From a quick search on senior theses (yes, we did them, and yes, they're catalogued online), it looks like Morgan was there well before my time, but I bet she knows Keith Brierley-Bowers, who I know from alumni events... :)

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