tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post636744952482954737..comments2024-03-17T14:31:27.014-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: Interview with Lou AndersRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-62864236435510710512009-05-19T08:56:00.000-04:002009-05-19T08:56:00.000-04:00Thank you for the kind words; Lou was great in pro...Thank you for the kind words; Lou was great in providing frank answers and giving us some insight in what is going on behind the scenesLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-43281096924403316152009-05-19T06:22:00.000-04:002009-05-19T06:22:00.000-04:00Liviu, you are an amazing interviewer and I certai...Liviu, you are an amazing interviewer and I certainly have learned a lot about asking questions, since I am on the more interview vibe with authors, artists and recently bloggers, so it's kind of enlightening. This interview was a pleasure to read and I felt humbled that I had the chance to read it. It felt that good.Harry Markovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140305922494369576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-30927010854208226242009-05-14T21:00:00.000-04:002009-05-14T21:00:00.000-04:00Thank you for your kind words; regarding giving Ro...Thank you for your kind words; regarding giving Robert's credit, since I did the indexing of the site and trawled the archives, I was flabbergasted by the content he had:<br /><br />- us editting FBC 1 1/2 months, Robert 2 years<br /><br /> - us 125 or so reviews, Robert 200 plus he edited and formatted all our reviews until recently<br /><br />- us several interviews, Robert the rest to 50<br /><br />- monthly spotlights, well everyone knows them and for June we will have another one prepared in substance by Robert with our help and formatted by me, with lots of books<br /><br />So I do not see giving him credit as "belittling us", just credit where is due.<br /><br />Regarding Mr. Anders, I want to add that once I let a famous unnamed editor know about some reviews running on FBC that had some relevance for him, and the answer was "nice, but most online reviews are unedited so I do not pay that much attention to them..."<br /><br />This should be enough to let everyone know why I truly appreciate Lou Anders and I was honored to interview him.Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-80405457387901606612009-05-14T16:52:00.000-04:002009-05-14T16:52:00.000-04:00I really enjoyed the interview Liviu. Thanks for c...I really enjoyed the interview Liviu. Thanks for coming up with different questions, and taking the time to interview someone "out of the box".Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285417085465806153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-33023476589680264002009-05-14T16:48:00.000-04:002009-05-14T16:48:00.000-04:00I loved the interview. But I must point something ...I loved the interview. But I must point something out that has NOTHING to do with this interview.<br /><br />While Robert did get the site going, you are keeping it going. And I think constantly saying Robert deserves all the credit is a little belittling to you and the other people who work on FBC. I don't see anyone taking credit, so really stop trying to "appear" humble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-83304714760161476022009-05-14T16:27:00.000-04:002009-05-14T16:27:00.000-04:00Great interview...Manny questions were well made a...Great interview...Manny questions were well made and the answers too. I`m glad that i could read it because we can`t find so easy these kind of information about the world that editors live in.<br />I`m now very curios about the Ambrose book. I guess i will read a sample chapter to see how it is.kyodnbhttp://cititorsf.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-60279495386983292872009-05-14T14:19:00.000-04:002009-05-14T14:19:00.000-04:00lou anders is a star among the editors working tod...lou anders is a star among the editors working today and his singular talent for avoiding the cliche of the other publisher/imprints is remarkable. the type of talent and quality of the writing he promotes and assists in is second to none. Pyr is publishing books that have no home elsewhere only because of the sophistication and depth of writing involved.<br /><br />thank you for this interview, liviu.raulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-50507987595072550532009-05-14T11:57:00.000-04:002009-05-14T11:57:00.000-04:00Thank you for the kind words; leaving aside the qu...Thank you for the kind words; leaving aside the quality of work Mr. Anders' put out both in short fiction and at Pyr, the one thing I admire most is his willingness to engage the online sff community in so many ways - he is a true "Net denizen" and that is not so common among the people who have the ability to shape sff by choosing what they publish.Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-34404872198352181162009-05-14T11:41:00.000-04:002009-05-14T11:41:00.000-04:00Excellent interview.
And I'd say that even if he ...Excellent interview.<br /><br />And I'd say that even if he weren't talking about my client so glowingly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-47397726115988663262009-05-14T10:25:00.000-04:002009-05-14T10:25:00.000-04:00Hi Liviu
Very focussed interview, especiall...Hi Liviu<br /><br /> Very focussed interview, especially liked the part about "Multiple Impresions" .... I liked Fast Forward anthologies, looking forward to what PYR has to offer over the forthcoming time-period.<br /><br /> MihirThe Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060590167867977158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-81341343419672425962009-05-14T08:48:00.000-04:002009-05-14T08:48:00.000-04:00Very good interview.Very good interview.The Mad Hatterhttp://booktionary.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-85046932073927206432009-05-14T08:41:00.000-04:002009-05-14T08:41:00.000-04:00I loved the answers too :)
I thought of the inte...I loved the answers too :) <br /><br />I thought of the interview when I started co-editing here after Robert "retired" since I wanted (and want) input about how to improve FBC within the parameters we decided to work, so I asked the people "on the other side" so to speak, the publishing pros that I know (sadly very few) about what they think is useful.<br /><br /> Since I have known Lou Anders for a while online and had quite a few exchanges with him across the years, I decided to expand into an interview and while it took some time, it was worth all the effort since Lou is very knowledgeable about the genre and was very gracious to share with us his frank views.Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-39963401383634745182009-05-14T08:17:00.000-04:002009-05-14T08:17:00.000-04:00I usually skip interviews...but maybe I shouldn't....I usually skip interviews...but maybe I shouldn't. Weighty questions and witty, insightful answers. How's that for 'willingness to be rude'? :)<br /><br />I'm being honest with the compliment.ThRiNiDiRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235487104345529619noreply@blogger.com