(urth) short story project so far

[David Stockhoff]

I'm in the same boat. What I need is a handy Aramini desk reference!

On 8/1/2014 7:12 AM, Daniel Otto Jack Petersen wrote:
> Marc, I haven't been able to do more than peruse a handful of the
> story commentaries you've posted here, but I've thoroughly enjoyed
> what I perused.  
>
> I would read a printed book of them post-haste and with pleasure!  
>
> -DOJP
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:03 AM, Greg Bates <gregory.a.bates at gmail.com
> <mailto:gregory.a.bates at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     All I can say is that I've really enjoyed reading this series so
>     far, and I'd be all for putting it in a book format!
>
>
>     On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Marc Aramini
>     <marcaramini at gmail.com <mailto:marcaramini at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Well, I am about 33 percent done with Wolfe's published
>         stories after this next one, "The Doctor of Death Island" ...
>         I plan on skipping two numbers and returning to "The Eyeflash
>         Miracles" and "Seven American Nights" after I consider them a
>         bit more.
>
>         I would really like to tear through the 80s more quickly than
>         the 70s, and it should be possible since Wolfe's time on long
>         novels and series vastly reduced the length and allusive depth
>         of his short fiction. ... However, I feel that 7 American
>         Nights and probably Cabin on the Coast in the early 80s marked
>         a shift away from SF tropes to more fantastic ones, which are
>         a bit less easy to mark "objectively" - some stories might
>         actually have unresolvable mysteries, though I don't think
>         anything written before 1980 actually does.
>
>         The write-ups I feel are least satisfactory are "The Green
>         Wall Said", "The Blue Mouse",  "Paul's Treehouse" - though I
>         think the garment district uprising in "A Criminal Proceeding"
>         and mentioned briefly in "Operation ARES" can explain who is
>         actually rioting in that story, "Hour of Trust" (what is the
>         name of the company running everything, whose symbol is gold
>         stamped instruments? That write up gave me more problems than
>         you would think) "The Island of Doctor Death an Other
>         Stories", and perhaps the Thag stories.
>
>         I am most satisfied with "The Changeling", "Many Mansions" -
>         (those houses are luring people in and are merely dressed up
>         as familiar, tempting human houses with mimicry, and might
>         even be planting something, human-alien symbiotic
>         style, inside people through the strong drink), "The HORARS of
>         War", and "Trip, Trap" write ups.
>
>         I already know exactly what type of essays I will be finishing
>         up on Long Sun, Latro, and Home Fires, but the rest will take
>         some time and I might not return to New Sun until the majority
>         of the short fiction and shorter novels are done.
>
>         All considered the project might be close to 2,000 pages or so
>         when I am done.
>         Of course it would need hefty revision and citation, but
>         lately I have considered perhaps trying to publish it upon
>         completion - short essays on the long fiction in front which
>         would be my own thesis based developments, not comprehensive
>         looks at all, and the story analysis section after that.  A
>         traditional publisher would never touch it, I imagine, and it
>         would be far too big for a small or university press, but
>         perhaps an ebook would work.  Anyone think that would be
>         viable?  Should I even, say, try to split it in half?  Just
>         thought I would see what you guys thought, as this has been a
>         WHOLE lot of work, even though I love it.
>
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