We just need to be ready to answer the question, "So what's next for you?" It's not something we have to get to work on now. We just have to have at least the appearance of being in the planning stages of the Next Big Thing. If a reporter asks and we don't know, we run the risk of looking like a one-trick pony. That's all.
-- Jonathan Sherwood Sr. Science & Technology Press Officer University of Rochester 585-273-4726 On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Linda G <[email protected]> wrote: > > I like this topic, but are we ready to promo the second anthology? I > wasn't on the team, but I sense a lot of burnout vibes. I really would > like for us to step back and assess how this went and what we need to > do differently next time before we get too far into the next round. > > Linda > > On Jun 7, 9:01 pm, Alicia Henn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi guys, > > The antho is being proof-read as a completed manuscript and Jonathan, > > as our Marketing Director, is taking the lead as we transition to > > marketing phase. > > Our book designer, David P., will be meeting with WaB in the next week > > to finalize the cover selection and will also finish up corrections. > > If all goes as planned, we'll have at least one copy of the printed > > book to ogle at the August R-SPEC meeting. > > > > As we launch the first antho, we will want to promote the second, so > > we'll need to be ready. At our last R-SPEC meeting, some nifty ideas > > were floated for our next antho. > > One idea that spawned lengthy excited discussion was inviting stories > > that are set in a Rochester area that had a different history. > > What if Kodak was based in Ithaca instead of here? > > What if the Iroquois still governed here? > > What if a large goose-shaped asteroid had struck Penfield in 1984 and > > uncovered haunted radioactive pirate booty? > > Okay, more seriously, what if everyone commuted to work from on the > > Erie Canal? > > How would this place, this people, be different? > > > > What do you think? > > > > Alicia > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
