Sunil Sebastian took a series of great photos at the Shimmer Pirate Party. Just in case any one has forgotten why we hosted a pirate party, Shimmer is doing a pirate themed issue for our summer 2007 issue, guest-edited by John Joseph Adams. We’re opening to submissions on December 1 and are trying to drum […]
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EG Originally uploaded by GigiG. There are a number of good photos on Flickr of the Shimmer Pirate Party. Check out this one of Jay Lake getting tattooed by Beth.
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Well. I got home around 1:30 am. My flight was delayed out of Austin and I just barely caught the connecting flight. Alas, my luggage did not. The wait for the flight to take off would have been worse had I not had a lovely conversation with Sally Harding. The weekend is a complete blur,
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I had a great time at WFC. Highlights include the Shimmer Pirate party, where I served a drink called, pirate, to 150 or so people, while Beth tattooed them. Pictures will follow, meanwhile, here’s the drink recipe. Shake in iced cocktail shaker & strain 3/4 oz light rum (2 cl, 3/16 gills) 3/4 oz Cognac
An artist just asked me, “Is there anything you’re particularly fond of, any imagery that your magazine leans towards?” Why, yes! Thank you for asking. If we start with the belief that one is submitting work that is well-rendered, with an understanding of composition, or, as Beth puts it, art that is not lame, then
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To celebrate, we’ve got a puzzle which will show you the amazing cover art of David Ho. Now, as much as I love this puzzle, there are occasions when the mouse behaves oddly and grabs the wrong piece. Sorry about that; I wish I knew how to fix it but the puzzle is enough fun
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To celebrate finishing the proof-reading of the Autumn issue of Shimmer, I offer you a wordsearch based on the Autumn issue. Each word represents a story in this issue. Halloween Night by John Parke Davis Skeletonbaby Magic by Kathy Watts Pray for Us, St. Dymphna by Bryan Lindsey The Angel Wood by Angela Slatter Interview
Take note, for those of you planning to submit to Shimmer’s pirate issue, of what the Slush God says on his blog. Pirates say “Arrr!”, damn it: no “gh.” “Argh!” is a cry of frustration (it is, also apparently a fungeoid esoteric programming language). I keep seeing this error over and over, and as the
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Jason Sizemore, at Apex Digest, has been very supportive of me and of Shimmer. This was on his blog today. A Writer’s Vanity – Hunting for Hubris This is my own personal horror story. In it, I play the guy whose pride won’t let him ask for help when he sees that he needs it.
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Avast! Here be an instructional video on “How to Talk Like a Pirate.” Make note of it for when you be preparin’ your submissions for the Pirate issue of Shimmer. Arrr. I expect each of ye scurvy dogs to be talkin’ like a pirate this fine day. And to make sure ye do, this journal
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Douglas Cohen, aka The Slushmaster, has just posted an interview with John Joseph Adams, the Slush God. Go read the rest of the interview to find out more about the fierce Captain Adams. I’ll be guest-editing the Summer 2007 issue of Shimmer Magazine, which will be a special themed issue about pirates. As the guidelines
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I’ve just finished a large upgrade to Shimmer’s website. A hearty thank you to Eric James Stone who solved my IE problems.
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Gah. Okay. There are some amazing computer programs out there, but for crying out loud that doesn’t mean that you get to ignore the basic elements of composition. Nor does saying that your work is surreal mean that you get to ignore shading when you are using hyper-real stock elements from a program. Plus, it’s
Woo-hoo! From our first issue of Shimmer, “Nobody’s Fool,” by Ed Cox, got an honorable mention in the 2005 Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror! This is the first story we picked for the first issue. We are very, very proud of Ed. We also got shout-outs in the Summary section. Ellen Datlow says we’re “worthwhile”
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Check out the latest review at sfrevu.com The new issue of Shimmer is an excellent one with a very good crop of stories. It is also very nicely designed for a small press publication.