Comments on: What to Know Before You Ask Me to Read Your (Unpublished) Work http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/ DEVISING A SYSTEM FOR REMEMBERING EVERYTHING Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: John Scalzi http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-183603 John Scalzi Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:14:58 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-183603 Victoria Lynne: What you've got there is probably covered under <a href="http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/05/25/my-policy-on-fanfic-and-other-adaptations-of-my-work/" rel="nofollow">my policy on fanfic and other adaptations</a>. Victoria Lynne:

What you’ve got there is probably covered under my policy on fanfic and other adaptations.

]]> By: Victoria Lynne http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-183601 Victoria Lynne Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:50:07 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-183601 I would like to send you a couple of poems I wrote about the series that yes, are unpublished. However, I didn't want to get them published. I was just wondering if it was something you'd like to look at, since the answer on FAQ's was seemed for people who wanted it published/advice on it. I understand if you don't, I was just curious. I would like to send you a couple of poems I wrote about the series that yes, are unpublished. However, I didn’t want to get them published. I was just wondering if it was something you’d like to look at, since the answer on FAQ’s was seemed for people who wanted it published/advice on it. I understand if you don’t, I was just curious.

]]> By: Georg Felis http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-175929 Georg Felis Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:24:07 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-175929 So ideally I would send you 1) My printed well-edited completed novel, ready for publication 2) $500 (or more) in crisp unmarked bills 3) A Post-it note with two checkboxes, labeled “Sucks” and “Doesn’t Suck” 4) A self-addressed stamped pre-gummed envelope And you might, just possibly, be able to take a look at it, right? :) So ideally I would send you
1) My printed well-edited completed novel, ready for publication
2) $500 (or more) in crisp unmarked bills
3) A Post-it note with two checkboxes, labeled “Sucks” and “Doesn’t Suck”
4) A self-addressed stamped pre-gummed envelope

And you might, just possibly, be able to take a look at it, right? :)

]]> By: Torley http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-168061 Torley Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:41:38 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-168061 Scalzi, this is inspiring to me — and I'll file your well-meaning, punchy reasons along with Josh Olson's similar treatise on the matter, which I note is linked above, but I didn't see yours until now. (How did I get here? Finding out you're doing Creative Consulting for SG:U!) Now, how many of us can relate to getting letters which begin: "I know you're a busy person, but this will only take..."? Also, John, have you seen Don Knuth's stance on email? http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/email.html Scalzi, this is inspiring to me — and I’ll file your well-meaning, punchy reasons along with Josh Olson’s similar treatise on the matter, which I note is linked above, but I didn’t see yours until now. (How did I get here? Finding out you’re doing Creative Consulting for SG:U!)

Now, how many of us can relate to getting letters which begin: “I know you’re a busy person, but this will only take…”?

Also, John, have you seen Don Knuth’s stance on email? http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/email.html

]]> By: timboerger.net » Favors for Nothing, Chicks for Free http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-165917 timboerger.net » Favors for Nothing, Chicks for Free Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:59:00 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-165917 [...] about this again was a series of posts.  The first was looking over John Scalzi’s post on why he won’t read your work on his awesome blog, Whatever.  The post pretty much asks in a fairly nice way to not ask him for [...] [...] about this again was a series of posts.  The first was looking over John Scalzi’s post on why he won’t read your work on his awesome blog, Whatever.  The post pretty much asks in a fairly nice way to not ask him for [...]

]]> By: Why I Will NOT Read Your Stuff « Under An Outlaw Moon http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-164529 Why I Will NOT Read Your Stuff « Under An Outlaw Moon Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:40:39 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-164529 [...] (I was freelancing for the Sun-Times then), so that’s two decades of being solicited, and no, not even posting a “why I won’t read your unpublished work” post here stops it, because lots of people believe, oh, that doesn’t apply to [...] [...] (I was freelancing for the Sun-Times then), so that’s two decades of being solicited, and no, not even posting a “why I won’t read your unpublished work” post here stops it, because lots of people believe, oh, that doesn’t apply to [...]

]]> By: More tough love – get a workshop : I Should Be Writing http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-164004 More tough love – get a workshop : I Should Be Writing Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:21:25 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-164004 [...] OK, if this positive post wasn’t enough for you, if you’re thinking, Yeah, but maybe it’ll be different for me,  then read the following: I will not read your f****** script (obviously strong language here – this is all tough, no love), I will not publish your book, and What to Know Before You Ask Me to Read Your (Unpublished) Work. [...] [...] OK, if this positive post wasn’t enough for you, if you’re thinking, Yeah, but maybe it’ll be different for me,  then read the following: I will not read your f****** script (obviously strong language here – this is all tough, no love), I will not publish your book, and What to Know Before You Ask Me to Read Your (Unpublished) Work. [...]

]]> By: A walk on the dark side » Blog Archive » About writing http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-163658 A walk on the dark side » Blog Archive » About writing Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:09:06 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-163658 [...] Olson’s piece explaining why he won’t read amateur screenplays.  Hell, John Scalzi is very much of the same opinion when it comes to amateur [...] [...] Olson’s piece explaining why he won’t read amateur screenplays.  Hell, John Scalzi is very much of the same opinion when it comes to amateur [...]

]]> By: MattMarovich http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-163428 MattMarovich Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:04:52 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-163428 Good to know. Thanks, John. Good to know. Thanks, John.

]]> By: John Scalzi http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-163423 John Scalzi Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:00:38 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/01/23/what-to-know-before-you-ask-me-to-read-your-unpublished-work/#comment-163423 The line-up is semi-permanent; which is to say most of the instructors have been there a while. The line-up is semi-permanent; which is to say most of the instructors have been there a while.

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