Sime~Gen Perspectives Newsletter
August 2003

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Contents:
* SIME~GEN PARTY AT TORCON3
* JACQUELIN'S AND JEAN'S SCHEDULE AT TORCON3
* TO KISS OR TO KILL
* SIME~GEN LOGO ITEMS NOW AVAILABLE
* SIMECENTER
* CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
* REREADABLE BOOKS
* NEW REVIEW
SITES TO REMEMBER
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
UNSUBSCRIBE INSTRUCTIONS
HOW TO CONTACT EDITOR
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** SIME~GEN PARTY AT TORCON3
We have a 'minisuite' for our Sime~Gen party at WorldCon. (It claims to be about 600 sq ft -- considerably larger than last year's venue.)

The convention party mavens assure me that our suite will be "blocked with the party rooms" (last year, it was the hotel, not the ConCom that fouled up the plans...let's hope).

As usual, it will be on Friday night, probably 8pm to midnight.

** JACQUELIN'S AND JEAN'S SCHEDULE AT TORCON3
They hope to schedule a book signing on Thursday 7PM offsite at a bookstore about a half hour from the Convention Center. They will on programming on Friday -

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ID: 393
Title: Believable Relationships
Moderate: N
Day: Fri
Time: 1000
Duration: 60
Room: CC: 206F
Description: How does one write relationships that are outside the norm (1 male/ 1 female, 2.4 kids)?
Panellists: Carol Berg, Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Karin Lowachee, Scott Mackay
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ID: 744
Title: Genre-Bending: The Rise of the Crossover Novel
Moderate: N
Day: Fri
Time: 1600
Duration: 60
Room: CC: 205B
Description: A number of the most successful SF works of the past decade have been genre-mixing crossover novels: creations that blend SF themes and settings with elements from spy thrillers, murder mysteries, romances, and other genres outside the realm of traditional SF. In some ways these writers recall the ferment of SF's Golden Age (Asimov's CAVES OF STEEL, for example, was a detective story). In other ways, they represent a radically new trend in SF. What inspires these crossover novels? What non-SF works are their authors reading? How does the crossover square with SF traditions -- and what new possibilities does it open up for SF in the future?
Panellists: Lisa DuMond, Terence Green, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Teresa Nielsen-Hayden, Glenn Sixbury
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ID: KK021
Title: Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Jean Lorrah (Kaffeeklatsch)
Moderate: N
Day: Fri
Time: 1130
Duration: 60
Room: RY: NS
Description: Kaffeeklatsch
Panellists: Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Jean Lorrah
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There will be a Meisha Merlin party, but the time and place are not yet available. They have also signed up to mind the SFWA autograph table for an hour and to sign there. There might be one or two more items added to this schedule -- and keep in mind this list below is TENTATIVE. You can find the rest of the programming schedule at http://prog.torcon3.on.ca/schedule/ (This web site no longer available .

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** TO KISS OR TO KILL
Jacqueline and Jean have just e-mailed to Meisha Merlin the whole package for TO KISS OR TO KILL.

It contains all new material: TO KISS OR TO KILL by Jean Lorrah, THE BEST OF FOOLS by Jean Lorrah, and PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE by Jacqueline Lichtenberg

It's scheduled to come out in July of 2004, but you can already pre-order it (https://www.meishamerlin.com/NewOrderForm.html -- scroll down to Sime~Gen and you'll see it).

** SIME~GEN LOGO ITEMS NOW AVAILABLE
We now have available at http://www.cafeshops.com/simegen a wide variety of items with a gorgeous STARRED CROSS LOGO on them - very elegant and tasteful.

There are T-shirts and sweatshirts, posters, stickers, a hat and a tote bag and more.

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** SIMECENTER
This month's story is by Lois June Wickstrom and Lucrecia Darling. It's called "The Mystery of the Haunted Amusement Park" and, once again, she graciously let us post it here, to raise money for our recipient (Arrowhead Drop-In Centre).

This month's post is the second Orange Forest Rabbit story. If you like it, visit http://www.orangeforestrabbit.com/ to get more.
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In the Art department, we have another magnificent work by Michael Cox, called simply "Home."

** CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Fairies, the fae, sidhe, wee folk, the fair folk -- however you prefer to name them, human kind has been fascinated with the magical beings most often called Fairies. NovelBooks, Inc. is looking for four exceptional novellas about these enchanting beings for an upcoming anthology. We are looking for well-written stories that include a magical romance, perhaps between a fae being and a human, but would not rule out a romance between two fae. Your story should have a fairy as at least one of the main characters and must be no longer than 20,000 to 25,000 words. Contracted authors for this special anthology will receive an advance upon acceptance of the final edited story as well as the usual NBI author contract. Please send your story synopsis/outline, as well as the first chapter, to publisher@novelbooksinc.com.

FORMATTING GUIDELINES:

1-inch margins around.
No headers or footers.
No page numbers.
First line indent (first line, not tabs) by 5 spaces/0.5 inches.
Name, address, email, phone number in upper left corner, title page.
Center title, author, word count, genre on title page.
Page break at bottom of title page and at each chapter end.

Manuscript Styles

Single space lines.
No break between paragraphs.
Font must be Times New Roman 12 point.
Use "" and '` instead of " and ' - Set your AutoCorrect to "smart quotes"
Ellipses...should be formatted...like this...!
Use em dashes-not double hyphens-- Again set your AutoCorrect
Scene breaks use (centered) ***
Inner thought and emphasis words are in italics; no underlining.
Chapter One, Chapter Two...Chapter Twenty-Two, etc. in bold and centered, 12 point.

Saving and Transmitting

Always save in .RTF (Rich Text Format)
Send as attachment to submissions@novelbooksinc.com.
If an initial sub, state 'Submission; TITLE; author's last name' in subject line.
If an entire ms is requested, state 'Requested full ms; TITLE; author's last name' in subject line.

We look forward to reading your Faerie submission.
Penny Hussey, President & CEO
NovelBooks, Inc. ~ Fiction With An Attitude
http://www.novelbooksinc.com

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Sime~Gen Inc. is a proud sponsor of TEAM ASA-GA and the Autism Society of America-Greater Georgia Chapter. Watch for TEAM ASA-GA, as they race in Disney World (Orlando FL) on January 11th, 2004, in the 11th annual Disney Marathon to raise funds for autism. Sime~Gen Inc., along with sponsors and team members, are helping to support the ASA-GGC and it's many programs. For more information on autism, or the ASA-GGC, please go to http://www.asaga.com/ .

** REREADABLE BOOKS
ReReadable Books columns for May, June, July and August are now posted.

September and October columns now show which books will be reviewed.

Jacqueline reviews only 5-star books. This is the sf/f column from THE MONTHLY ASPECTARIAN, a New Age publication first published on paper and then posted to their website and then archived here. Since THE MONTHLY ASPECTARIAN pays for it, there is usually a delay in posting here. If you want the fastest access to this column, you should subscribe to THE MONTHLY ASPECTARIAN by snail mail. It generally comes the first of the month.

** NEW REVIEW
Science Fiction: TIME TRAVAIL by Howard Waldman

***** Sites to Remember *****
Author spotlights

Chats

Romance articles

Reviews

Shopping

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