Rough Beasts of Empire excerpt

[David R. George III]

Nice iMac.

I think so too. He says hello.

Oh, the books look cool too.

There really is something cool about seeing a book you've written in its final published form. If you ever get a chance to do this, I highly recommend it.

That's the left side of the desk. The right side is a disaster.

Probably that just his "photo opportunity" desk, and the real one is behind the camera.

You'd think that either of these sentiments might be right, but truth be told, I much prefer working in a neat, organized environment. Go figure.

Of course, I'm usually drunk when I write....

 

[ares93]

"Write drunk, edit sober" if my memory serves me right, Hemingway said that.
And its true, my best ideas has come to me when i had a bit of the good stuff.

 

[David R. George III]

"Write drunk, edit somber"

Trust me when I tell you this: never edit somber.

 

[ares93]

"Write drunk, edit somber"

Trust me when I tell you this: never edit somber.

Thanks, mate. Fixed it now.
Cheers

 

[Christopher]

Didn't Two-Face have a ravaged left-side face and a proper right-side face?

Whatever.

Oh, no! He's Mirror Two-Face! Who's... just exactly as evil. But with a goatee.

"Mirror Two-Face is evil on the right side! All of his people are evil on the right side!"

 

[kkozoriz1]

Didn't Two-Face have a ravaged left-side face and a proper right-side face?

Whatever.

Oh, no! He's Mirror Two-Face! Who's... just exactly as evil. But with a goatee.

"Mirror Two-Face is evil on the right side! All of his people are evil on the right side!"

With a double tailed coin.

 

[David R. George III]

"Write drunk, edit somber"

Trust me when I tell you this: never edit somber.

Thanks, mate. Fixed it now.

You know what happens when you edit somber, right? The Bell Jar.

 

[BXsainttj]

Off to pick up ROugh Beasts of the Empire

Barnes and Noble on 86th and Lex here in manhattan has it. Can't wait to pick this up.

 

[DeVario]

Re: Off to pick up ROugh Beasts of the Empire

I think I'll go check my B&N and Borders today, just in case.

 

[LightningStorm]

Re: Off to pick up ROugh Beasts of the Empire

No need for a whole new thread for this. Merging with the existing RBoE thread.

 

[TerraUnam]

My copy should arrive tomorrow from amazon.ca.

 

[ares93]

You know what happens when you edit somber, right? The Bell Jar.

I believe I saw the movie once. Had a 70's weekend with a few mates. Then again, i cant be sure if it was The Bell Jar or not since i started drinking half way through Mad Max... Things get fuzzy after that... Have a faint recollection of riding my fiancee's ATV, but that's it. Woke up in the morning with a headache i will remember until the day i die.

 

[Ronald Held]

Just got my copy, will start it Sunday.

 

[Stephen!]

my writer's copies arrived this evening.

Why do they send you several copies?

 

[Turtletrekker]

Wow.

I held off reading the excerpt, but with my e-mail confirmation of shipping, I indulged anyway.

Wow.

 

[Christopher]

Why do they send you several copies?

To give out to friends and family, basically. Or to sell at book signings/online/whatever.

 

[David R. George III]

...my writer's copies arrived this evening.

Why do they send you several copies?

I negotiate for the publisher to send me a certain number of copies when I sign a contract to write the book. Obviously, I don't want to have to go out and purchase my own work to have for myself, and to be able to pass out to friends and family. This is standard practice within the publishing industry.

 

[Ronald Held]

Just started a day early. Not many pages in.

 

[Enterprise1981]

I placed my order online yesterday (Merry Christmas to me ). But before I sneak a peek at the online excerpts, I'm curious as to whether the Sisko and Spock stories are at all related?

 

[David R. George III]

^ The Spock and Sisko stories are related, yes, though perhaps not in as direct a way as you might expect.