Saturday, August 21, 2010
WELCOME TO YOUR DREAMTIME--the opening act
WELCOME TO YOUR DREAMTIME
the opening act
by Norman Spinrad
This is the opening and set up of a novel called WELCOME TO YOUR DREAMTIME, which is more or less self-explanatory, except that the rest of the novel, like the dream fragments below, are narrated in first person, that you, the reader are the viewpoint character, as you are in your non-commercial dreams, and that the book truly is a novel that tells a developing over all story, despite the fact that six of the dreams have been published as free-standing short stories in somewhat different form without reference to what you will read here in Bain’s World, Weird Tales, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Paraphilia, Fantasy Magazine and Pandora.
Despite this, I, and my French publisher Fayard, who will be publishing WELCOME TO YOUR DREAMTIME in French translation in Spring 2011, are still seeking a reputable American and/or British publisher. The full text English of the completed novel available upon request, but only to publishers.
Link to the text of WELCOME TO YOUR DREAMTIME--the opening act--on Scribd
http://www.scribd.com/doc/36214763/WELCOME-TO-YOUR-DREAMTIME
email Norman Spinrad: normanspinrad@hotmail.com
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Hello Mr. Spinrad,
ReplyDeleteThe beginning of your novel WELCOME TO YOUR DREAM TIME is wonderful, a pity that you haven't yet found an English language publisher for this work, and for your two other novels.
I'm interested in purchasing a copy directly from you.
I knew there would be people who wanted to buy (or get free)the whole book, but I can't do that because my French publisher Fayard bought world rights, or anyway a controlling share, and I am legally bound not to give away or sell the novel myself in any language, which would violate the contract, and make it even more difficult to find an English language publisher.
ReplyDeleteSorry, but that's the way it is. Anyone who wants to read the whole novel in English should maybe complain to publishers.
One of the reasons I've put the portion here as that the publishers are now going on and on about wanting writers to have "web presence." Well if they take a look at the hit counter here, they'll find it! And if people who want to read all of WELCOME TO YOUR DREAMTIME hit on publishers one way or another, maybe it might do some good....