Seriously Whacked #2
Seriously Whacked
by Jeff Strand
Installment #2
As reported December 19th in the Delirium Insider, Shane Ryan Staley received a very special package: “Inside this gift-wrapped Fed Ex box was a complete typeset, laid out, edition of In Delirium II, edited by John Everson. Not only did this book shock me, the names that were incorporated it in blew me away. John Everson put together this anthology as a Christmas present for me….I’d like to personally thank each and every one who took part in this cherished gift. I’d like to thank John Everson for not only editing this project, but also laying the book out and handing it over basically only needing a final copy edit, which ultimately means that the book should be up for preorder in the near future, as early as next month.”
However, Everson was surprised to receive a rejection letter a few days later. “Shane said that though the authors involved write with talent, in today’s difficult fiction market he was not confident that he could make the project a success,” said Everson. “He did wish us the best of luck in placing this anthology with another publisher, which was kind of nice, I guess.”
“I enjoyed what I read of IN DELIRIUM II,” said Staley. “But Delirium Books is currently closed to submissions, so it already had points against it. I was also a little annoyed that the editor sent an unsolicited complete manuscript without querying first. The stories were good, don’t get me wrong, but when an editor shows such disregard for the submission guidelines, it’s difficult for me to consider publishing their work.”
Because Everson did not enclose a SASE, IN DELIRIUM II was considered a disposable manuscript and has been recycled.
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Jeff Strand is the author of a bunch of goofy/scary novels. Visit his website at http://www.jeffstrand.com/
Comment by SLIM on 2 January 2007:
Now that would be Scary!!! Not funny Jeff, Not funny. If he’d dump that, I want first dibbs on Shanes trash can!
Comment by Mike Myers on 2 January 2007:
If only IN DELIRIUM II had contained a Jeff Strand original, perhaps it would have made it through the slush pile. Perhaps it would have become a literary icon, outselling the Bible and Quran combined, creating a unified feeling of fellowship throughout the world, ending strife between nations and abolishing world hunger. But no, all because the editor forgot to include a Jeff Strand original.
This is what it would have been like if the Wise Men had killed the baby Jesus or Sonny and Cher hadn’t broken up. Prepare for the Apocalypse people, and you can thank John Everson for it.
Comment by diego on 2 January 2007:
We know that this is an imposter!! Jeff Strand sent us Seriously Whacked #1. This installed is a bootleg slid in under the nom de plume of Jeff Stand! I bet Seriously Whacked #3 will come from Jeff Sand.
Comment by eubankscs on 2 January 2007:
I’ll bet that Stanley fellow was involved somehow as well…
Scott
Comment by kresby on 2 January 2007:
Holy cats - what an ungrateful wench. Good thing I saved the pdf of the whole book on my computer. Hey Shane - can I publish it? Maybe Jeff will pay for the overhead?
Comment by macker on 3 January 2007:
i bet it would have gone to print if that keene guy had contributed something…
kres, do me a favour, send that pdf over….like now!
Comment by JeffStrand on 3 January 2007:
Did you know you can remove one letter from my name and keep forming new words?
STRAND
STAND
SAND
AND
AN
A
Talk about awesomeness.
Comment by dezm on 4 January 2007:
Wow that is awesome. You can kinda do that with Mackers name to except adding letters after removing some of them:
MACKER
SLACKER
WANKER
DOUCHEBAG
DUMBASS
See, that’s pretty awesome too.
Comment by diego on 4 January 2007:
Hey, should not all insider’s get to see that PDF?
Comment by kresby on 4 January 2007:
Diego - only if you are an insider in In Delirium.
Comment by sdkdmd on 7 January 2007:
So what, no In Delirium II. I was looking forward to this. Oh well, maybe we’ll see a In Delirium III some day
Comment by macker on 7 January 2007:
mark…..wow thats amazing!! but don’t EVER call me a slacker again