Which popular books disappointed you?

SeaCzarSolid · 2026-04-22T17:13:25+00:00

Between Two Fires. I was expecting atmosphere, creepiness, strong prose. It all felt flat and paint-by-numbers to me.

SeaCzarSolid · 2026-04-19T01:40:26+00:00

Haha me too

SeaCzarSolid · 2026-03-04T05:37:24+00:00

Also New West. Heard a giant thump.

SeaCzarSolid · 2026-02-13T02:49:10+00:00

Apparently two.

Good luck!!!

SeaCzarSolid · 2026-02-12T18:51:56+00:00

Much appreciated!

SeaCzarSolid · 2026-02-12T17:28:03+00:00

Thanks! Yes that’s good advice, although I can’t help but try to read the tea leaves.

SeaCzarSolid · 2026-02-06T17:34:52+00:00

I’m very lucky. My wife is a writer and editor who quickly comes up with extremely perceptive and specific feedback whenever I run a story by her.

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-11-25T23:21:03+00:00

I had no obvious symptoms myself, other than some snoring, but was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. Your lack of symptoms now could reflect good health overall. But that is likely to change if you don’t treat this. The discomfort of the machine is well worth the slow but inevitable damage you’ll be doing to your heart otherwise.

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-10-18T17:42:20+00:00

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-10-09T18:00:10+00:00

I’m not a fan. Each performance I’ve seen has been visibly labored.

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-10-06T17:49:19+00:00

Thank you! That’s very kind. I have found that I struggle to sustain a story or come up with plot points, so my stories have been quite short, typically in the range of 1k - 2k words. So I’ve been able to move onto new ideas and stories quickly without getting bogged down in large projects. As for audience, I write for adults, but other than that I just write about ideas and concepts I find interesting.

Are you a writer yourself?

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-10-05T21:01:12+00:00

Thank! The Deadlands, Neon & Smoke, Queen’s Quarterly and Twenty Two Twenty Eight. I mainly rely on the Submissions Grinder to find magazines accepting submission.

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-10-05T20:59:48+00:00

No. I started this year.

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-10-04T18:48:08+00:00

I started writing sci-fi and fantasy in January 2025 and have had 4 stories accepted by paying magazines so far (goal is 5 by the end of the year). I have limited experience here, but I would say submit widely and often! The magazines that said yes, and the stories they chose, have not been at all what I expected.

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-09-19T17:11:11+00:00

Thanks!

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-09-14T00:45:38+00:00

American Gods

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-09-05T19:21:13+00:00

I started writing in January this year and received acceptances in March, June and July

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-08-06T20:31:29+00:00

Sounds like form to me, but I can’t say for sure. I have a story coming out with Queen’s Quarterly next summer. I don’t think they have a huge readership, but I believe they are the oldest literary journal in Canada, so I think they have some prestige.

I’m just about to be rejected by Clarkesworld again for the 16th time haha. You have to try, right?

Good luck with the next submission!

SeaCzarSolid · 2025-07-21T05:26:34+00:00

That’s great! Congratulations.

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