Re: conlangs in fiction (was: Re: Conlangs in History)

On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Dennis Paul Himes wrote:

> > >     I hope to have the novella finished by the turn of the century.
> > > When it's done I'll put it on the web.
> > >     As for why I'm not submitting, part of the answer can be found in
> > > the quotes from that other list about the "market".  If an editor has a
> > > problem with "Botlop", imagine what his reaction would be to "sa Mrenep
> > > sa hreLaxreot Lelemle sa Lele we Nmusysy".
> >
> > Let me know when it's up and I'll read it.  :-)
>
>     Thanks.  I'll be announcing it on both the Conlang and Conculture lists
> when it's finally finished.  Feel free to read the stuff that's already up
> there in the meantime.
Sure thing.  Repost URL?  I tend to lose messages easily.  Many apologies.

>     That's good to know.  However, I made a decision a while ago that for
> the time being I would be writing for my webpage and not for sale.  Although
> a work on my webpage will have a smaller readership than a published work,
> it will have a larger readership than a rejected work, and I have complete
> control over it.  I also like being able to tell people who express an
> interest in the fact that I write where to find a sampling of my work.  I
> know that putting it on the web will make it harder to sell in the future,
> but I'm writing because I need to write and not because I'm trying to earn
> money, and, besides, if I ever do decide to change careers and try to write
> for a living I will be producing new works which I can then submit.
Perfectly understandable.  I write for publication but there are many
reasons why others don't want to, as you demonstrate--and people like you
provide the wonderful reading material that the Web is capable of!

YHL