Comments on: Hill on King http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2007/03/16/hill-on-king/ The Last Track -- Available Now! Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:24:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Writer guy http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2007/03/16/hill-on-king/comment-page-1/#comment-2510 Writer guy Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:30:18 +0000 http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2007/03/16/hill-on-king/#comment-2510 For fiction, I hold with the 95 to 5 rule. For fiction, I hold with the 95 to 5 rule.

]]> By: Ian http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2007/03/16/hill-on-king/comment-page-1/#comment-2508 Ian Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:12:31 +0000 http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2007/03/16/hill-on-king/#comment-2508 Yeah, I try not to be hard on the small press. I guess I'm just looking forward to moving to the next level and being among the more serious writers, the ones who have what it takes in terms of talent and effort to get the job done. There are just so many wannabes in the small press. But ultimately, I think Theodore Sturgeon said it right when he opined that yes, 90% of sf is crap, but then 90% of everything is crap. That goes for the small presses and big presses alike. :) Yeah, I try not to be hard on the small press. I guess I’m just looking forward to moving to the next level and being among the more serious writers, the ones who have what it takes in terms of talent and effort to get the job done. There are just so many wannabes in the small press.

But ultimately, I think Theodore Sturgeon said it right when he opined that yes, 90% of sf is crap, but then 90% of everything is crap. That goes for the small presses and big presses alike. :)

]]> By: Writer guy http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2007/03/16/hill-on-king/comment-page-1/#comment-2502 Writer guy Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:45:04 +0000 http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2007/03/16/hill-on-king/#comment-2502 'Tis rare that I read horror, but on your reco, I'll pick up a copy. Yes, I believe the lesson is clear: Don't fret the small press. ‘Tis rare that I read horror, but on your reco, I’ll pick up a copy.

Yes, I believe the lesson is clear: Don’t fret the small press.

]]> By: Ian http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2007/03/16/hill-on-king/comment-page-1/#comment-2501 Ian Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:12:49 +0000 http://www.samhilliard.com/wordpress/2007/03/16/hill-on-king/#comment-2501 Yep, looks just like his poppa. And he writes pretty damn well, too. I haven't gotten my copy of <em>Heart-Shaped Box</em> in the mail yet, but I read his short story collection and it was quite excellent. A lot of other writers in small press horror should be take a cue from Hill. Yep, looks just like his poppa. And he writes pretty damn well, too. I haven’t gotten my copy of Heart-Shaped Box in the mail yet, but I read his short story collection and it was quite excellent. A lot of other writers in small press horror should be take a cue from Hill.

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