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Re: Latest update on the epilogue

Post by Wolfchild » Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:07 pm

Bah! I am so jealous. :cry:

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Re: Latest update on the epilogue

Post by Microwave Jellyfish » Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:16 pm

The guy on the cover, he's very familiar. :think:

This is how Oskar looks nowadays?

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Re: Latest update on the epilogue

Post by drakkar » Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:18 pm

I just love that cover.
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Re: Latest update on the epilogue

Post by drakkar » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:38 am

A new cover has appeared on Ordfront's webpage, a far more eerie one imo:
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Re: Latest update on the epilogue

Post by covenant6452 » Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:06 am

I prefer the new version myself.
Look at that hair! My little cousin calls me "crazy hair Sean", (when I have hair) has since she learned to speak.
It looks like I'll have to concede that title to John! :lol:
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Re: Latest update on the epilogue

Post by Microwave Jellyfish » Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:13 pm

Gee, killing my mind's "like" button - now that's how a magician's supposed to look like! 8-)
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Re: Latest update on the epilogue

Post by DMt. » Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:13 pm

The English term 'Novella' for a longish short story seems very close to the Swedish 'Novell', then...

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Re: Latest update on the epilogue

Post by editrice » Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:40 pm

Just to let you know - the second cover is indeed the right one. (John's wife took the picture - she's a great photographer as well as an amazing poet)
The collection is now at the printers, fingers crossed it turns out ok!

As for the English - the current state of affairs is that the short story Let The Old Dreams Die will be included in the American edition of Pappersväggar, but I'll keep you updated. (Not that you seem to need it)

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Re: Latest update on the epilogue

Post by N.R. Gasan » Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:40 am

editrice wrote:As for the English - the current state of affairs is that the short story Let The Old Dreams Die will be included in the American edition of Pappersväggar, but I'll keep you updated. (Not that you seem to need it)
Kewl, mon. :) I think I speak for everyone, editrice, when I say your efforts at keeping us updated on all-things-JAL are greatly appreciated. I'm sure you're busy with editor stuff, and many folks in your position wouldn't take the time to make posts the way you do. Like John, you are a stand-up guy. (Or are you a stand-up gal? It occurs to me that I don't know your gender; did you ever mention it?)

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Re: Latest update on the epilogue

Post by StefL » Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:34 am

N.R. Gasan wrote:It occurs to me that I don't know your gender; did you ever mention it?)
I think her username gives that part away :D

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