 Fantasy: June 27, 2007 Issue [#1795] |
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"After all, how can we afford to be less than our dreams?"
~Lloyd Alexander
The world needs fantasy. It can be an escape from daily life, a means for finding the hero within, a landscape to inspire the imagination. Enter the world of Fantasy. In my newsletters you can expect thorough looks at different aspects of fantasy writing, and a publisher spotlight.
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Lloyd Alexander is one of the most well known authors of children's fantasy novels. Over his lifetime he wrote more than forty books. The series he is most famous for is the Prydain Chronicles.
Lloyd was born January 30, 1924, in Philadelphia, PA. Though his parents didn't read books, he had an aunt who read to him often. He learned to read by the age of three. By age thirteen he tried his hand at poetry, and at age fifteen he decided to be an author. His parents were horrified at the idea, wanting him to choose a real career, but he chose to follow his dreams. Lloyd read Shakespeare, Dickens, and Mark Twain. As his favorite authors, they influenced him greatly.
Lloyd worked as a messenger boy for a bank until he had saved enough money to quit and enter a local college. However, he only stayed for a single term before dropping out and joining the U.S. Army during WWII. He was frustrated with school and wanted to seek adventures to inspire his writing. While training in Wales he fell in love with the country's landscape and language. The Welsh mythology later inspired the Prydain Chronicles. He considered King Arthur one of his heroes.
Lloyd Alexander met Janine Denni in Paris at the end of the war. They married and settled in Drexel, Pennsylvania.
It took seven years of rejections until Lloyd's first book got accepted for publication. His early books were based on his own life – the struggles of a young author seeking publication (And Let the Credit Go) and his cats (My Five Tigers). His first children's fantasy novel was Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth.
He went on to win many awards:
 Black Cauldron - 1966 Newbery Honor Book; Child's Study Association for America's Children's Books of the Year.
The High King - Newbery Medal in 1969; also finalist for American Book Award AND National Book Award; Child's Study Association for America's Children's Books of the Year.
The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian - National Book Award 1971
Westmark -The American Book Award in 1982
Taran Wanderer - School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 1967
The Fortune-Tellers – 1992 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
The World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (2003)
On May 17, 2007, Lloyd Alexander died from cancer, just two weeks after his wife died. They were married for 62 years.
Lloyd's final book, The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio, will be released Aug. 7, 2007. After he wrote it he said, "I have finished my life's work."
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The first book of his that I read was The Book of Three. I loved it and delved into his other writings. The Prydain Chronicles gave me and my siblings much to talk about. I connected with characters and cried at the end of the series. I didn't want to say goodbye to them. Later I read Time Cat, which was inspired by the mysterious acts of his own cat – it would disappear for days at a time, but then turn up acting as if it had never been gone at all.
It is sad to have such a wonderful writer gone from this world. He will be remembered.
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Publisher: Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing
Location: Canada
Website: http://www.edgewebsite.com/
About: "EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing wants to encourage, produce and promote thought-provoking and well written science fiction and fantasy literature."
Guidelines:
 DO NOT want young adult, horror, or dark/gruesome fantasy.
 include SAE or email address, plus sufficient postage for reply/return. If outside Canada, make sure to use International Reply Coupons
 send query/cover letter, 1-5 page synopsis (single page preferred), title page, prologue (if applicable), and first three chapters
 mail to Editorial Manager; EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing; P.O. Box 1714; Calgary, AB; T2P 2L7 Canada
 read their guidelines for a better idea of what they are looking for: http://www.edgewebsite.com/authors.html
Length: prefer 75,000 to 100,000 words, but will consider longer
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Reader Comments
From mw1993:
I love this newsletter!! EmeraldEnchantress your newsletters are always so pertinent to writing fantasy. I like the idea of gypsies in fantasy; I think the presence of such a character can provide a lot of creative liscence and gypsies are, of course, extremely interesting.
I'd like to see something along the lines of the structure and politics of a mediaeval Royal/Palace court -- very handy for us writers of mediaeval fantasy.
Thanks for the suggestion! I'm glad you've been enjoying the newsletters. 
From alicengoreland:
I have a special affection and respect for Rom. When we were active members of the SCA, this was our persona. When we played at fair I would always dress as Rom also.
At first it was color, freedom and mystery that captured my heart and imagination. With research, I understood more about the culture. Now it is tempered with respect.
So often when "gypsy" make an appearance they are little more than a villain or a victim, when they are so much more.
They have such a fascinating culture. I hope more people respect them after learning more.
From Diabhail :
This was a very interesting newsletter to read. There are a lot of myths and rumors surrounding Gypsies, and you've clarified quite alot of them. Great job!
From zwisis:
Emerald Enchantress, thank you for this wonderful and informative newsletter about gypsies. There's a wealth of information around them for any fantasy writer to draw upon, and you have provided us with some excellent links!
From Amarisa :
Thank you for posting this. Being a fantasy lover, sometimes the newsletters are about things I already know. However, this helped tremendously with a portion of a story I was having trouble on. Newsletters like this are helpful for people who can't easily get to DnD character descriptions and provide a bit of historical fact as well as fantasy. Again, thank you.
From likenion:
Great job on gypsies!
Loved the great newsletter!
Keep up the great job, because you do them well!
From GhostDragon :
Great newsletter, very informative to me. I have only heard about the gypsies from several sources before this: A comedy tv show, a person who doesn't like the gypsy nation, and several other tv shows. So I found this newsletter very interesting and informative. Plus I also think your next newsletter will be about the same for the same reason. Anyway good luck with you next newsletter!
I'm glad so many of you learned something from my newsletter on the Rom/gypsy.
Thank you for all the comments. Remember to leave feedback or ideas for future newsletters.
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