tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post2636415587720661424..comments2023-09-25T12:17:43.433+01:00Comments on In the Plane of the Ecliptic: Resigning from InterzoneJetse de Vrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995292305473339386noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-29562065041818621892008-10-16T16:01:00.000+01:002008-10-16T16:01:00.000+01:00All the best for the future, Jetse. I hope I see ...All the best for the future, Jetse. I hope I see you in an SF convention bar before too long...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-28517214043398635302008-10-03T22:43:00.000+01:002008-10-03T22:43:00.000+01:00Just caught up with your news. I have enjoyed your...Just caught up with your news. I have enjoyed your work in Interzone. Sorry to see you go. All the best with your new projects. You're a hell of a writer and editor.Carmelo Rafalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420600413531508377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-18530703584592949712008-09-25T12:03:00.000+01:002008-09-25T12:03:00.000+01:00Hi Jetse -Only just caught up with your news! Like...Hi Jetse -<BR/><BR/>Only just caught up with your news! Like so many others, very sad to see you leaving, very grateful for your support over the years, very excited by the thought of more of your fiction getting out there, and very intrigued to see what you get up to next...<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-45289135239789608872008-09-19T16:45:00.000+01:002008-09-19T16:45:00.000+01:00Jetse,I can't thank you enough for your support an...Jetse,<BR/><BR/>I can't thank you enough for your support and advocacy for my stories, and hope it didn't contribute to your leaving Interzone. <BR/><BR/>I look forward to hearing about and from you in other venues.Claudia Casserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14424512469902726767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-22138814511957434052008-09-16T14:20:00.000+01:002008-09-16T14:20:00.000+01:00Just heard this, Jetse... four and half years is a...Just heard this, Jetse... four and half years is a long-time within the indie-press: I should know!<BR/><BR/>I hope you'll still be going to Cons? Hate to think of you missing the *occasional* pint of beer and a curry? :)<BR/><BR/>Good luck with any future venture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-24057065786076813092008-09-07T16:47:00.000+01:002008-09-07T16:47:00.000+01:00I'm so sorry to hear this, Jetse. I know for a fac...I'm so sorry to hear this, Jetse. I know for a fact that I wouldn't have sold two stories to Interzone without you there, and "Third Day Lights" is easily the story I most love to show other people. Good luck with whatever your future endeavors might be, and perhaps at some point some other publication will be lucky enough to have your talents.Alayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16623618110622569882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-37246156424852565762008-09-06T20:08:00.000+01:002008-09-06T20:08:00.000+01:00Good for you, Jetse.Yeah, umm, I'm not the best ex...Good for you, Jetse.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, umm, I'm not the best example for partings in this field. They seem to be rather turbulent and nasty. Then again, it sounds like the Good far outweighs the Bad.<BR/><BR/>Get some writing done. And thanks again for everything you've done.Steven Francis Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246600213078993467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-47784317812653027212008-09-06T18:23:00.000+01:002008-09-06T18:23:00.000+01:00Jetse--Sorry to hear that you are leaving Interzon...Jetse--<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear that you are leaving Interzone.<BR/><BR/>I've been really impressed by your willingness to go the extra mile while an editor there--handling the email submission times was truly a Herculean task, and I really appreciated your reading and responding to my submissions.<BR/><BR/>I've been enjoying your recent short story output and hope to see more in the not-to-distant future.<BR/><BR/>--Eric SchallerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-21234512409624731312008-09-06T17:48:00.000+01:002008-09-06T17:48:00.000+01:00Many, many thanks for all the very kind words, peo...Many, many thanks for all the very kind words, people.<BR/><BR/>I will aways remember my time at Interzone as a very good one (even if the rest of the editorial team and I drifted apart in the end), and am very grateful to Andy Cox for having me all this time.<BR/><BR/>Also, it would not have been possible with all the help, encouragement, advice, interaction (both professional and social) with all the people I met in the field, of which you all form an important part.<BR/><BR/>Keep up all the good work you're doing, and help move the genre forward!<BR/><BR/>I am working on future projects, on which I will make announcements if and when they come to fruition.<BR/><BR/>But for the upcoming week I'll be trying to do something crazy like writing (actually finishing a few that have been put on hold for a while) some fiction myself.<BR/><BR/>Breaking with Interzone was one of the most difficult decisions in my life, but I have not broken up with SF and the genre at large. I intend to keep contributing my small part in keeping SF alive and well, or -- hopefully -- move it forward.<BR/><BR/>I will not expand on the reasons for my departure: as Steve Murphy mentioned, I wish to keep this an amicable parting. Looking back in anger is not my style: I wish to look forward in hope.<BR/><BR/>And I certainly hope that I can bring good news in the future. Stay tuned...<BR/><BR/>Finally, thanks again for all the support and kind words: all the commenters here, the people who emailed me, and the others that I might have overlooked (unintentionally, I assure you!).<BR/><BR/>Let's face the future with a smile.Jetse de Vrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995292305473339386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-37053868243552013522008-09-06T06:11:00.000+01:002008-09-06T06:11:00.000+01:00This is disappointing news. I always liked your f...This is disappointing news. I always liked your feedback on my stories; I felt that you were really engaged with them and not sloughing them off like so many other pro markets. I am certain that you will have success in your future writing and other endeavors.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499975976127437276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-17200267088959703402008-09-05T02:57:00.000+01:002008-09-05T02:57:00.000+01:00Hi, Jetse.I'm not the first person to say so, and ...Hi, Jetse.<BR/><BR/>I'm not the first person to say so, and I'm sure I won't be the last, but I'm sorry to see you go and I'm grateful to have had the chance to work with you. Selling "The Star Necromancers" to Interzone was one of my proudest moments as a writer... and then you bought "The Shenu," and I realized it wasn't just a one-time fluke.<BR/><BR/>That said, even if you'd never bought a piece from me, you were still fast, professional and gracious in rejection letters, and that's worth plenty of praise.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck in your next endeavours.<BR/><BR/>-- Alex FreedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-12532671094719833312008-09-05T02:16:00.000+01:002008-09-05T02:16:00.000+01:00Jetse, thanks for your hard work. Like so many oth...Jetse, thanks for your hard work. Like so many others, I very much appreciated your comments on my submissions.<BR/><BR/>--Chris WillrichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-26170120728425788632008-09-04T22:19:00.000+01:002008-09-04T22:19:00.000+01:00Good luck to you, Jetse. Your rejections were alwa...Good luck to you, Jetse. Your rejections were always helpful and encouraging. Perhaps you can reject me somewhere else in the future. ;)Matthew Sanborn Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14602360310073783377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-48620661902242050902008-09-04T20:10:00.000+01:002008-09-04T20:10:00.000+01:00You'll be missed, Jetse. Your Herculean shifts in...You'll be missed, Jetse. Your Herculean shifts in the email submission months are already the stuff of legend. I'll resist saying which Herculean task it must have felt like at times. I don't know how you managed it.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't tell you about the direction that Interzone is heading in fiction-wise but the other editors have posted a piece about the story selection policy as they see it. It's here: http://ttapress.com/513/jetse-leaves-interzone/<BR/><BR/>Taking a Panglossian spin on all of this: does this mean that we're going to see more of your fiction in the future? I certainly hope so. But, whatever you decide to do, I wish you all the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-3675787381963689022008-09-04T17:42:00.000+01:002008-09-04T17:42:00.000+01:00Jetse---I think you did good work at IZ and really...Jetse---<BR/><BR/>I think you did good work at IZ and really helped define the post-Pringle Andy Cox era of the magazine. I hope you got as much out of it as did the writers with whom you worked.<BR/><BR/>---Gordon V.G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-51056882953661272262008-09-04T14:18:00.000+01:002008-09-04T14:18:00.000+01:00Jetse, Man, I actually quit a rock band partly for...Jetse, <BR/><BR/>Man, I actually quit a rock band partly for musical reasons. (That's always why the horn player quits, no matter what anyone says.) It was like breaking up with a girlfriend, after close to three years of rocking together. <BR/><BR/>But like so many had said, you have rocked hard. Thanks for dusting off the story you so kindly mentioned in your post, and for your advice and thoughts on the others, which resulted in one being published somewhere else, too. And believe it or not, I'm not the only person who's been inspired to try write something optimistic every once in a while...<BR/><BR/>Here's looking forward to whatever you do next. Bright and shiny and vertically ascendant and all that!gordsellarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465812613427778240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-54585000779751519812008-09-04T13:58:00.000+01:002008-09-04T13:58:00.000+01:00Good luck in the Outer Zone.desGood luck in the Outer Zone.<BR/>desAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-43726623771087428972008-09-04T13:01:00.000+01:002008-09-04T13:01:00.000+01:00Sorry to hear you're leaving, Jetse.Even though my...Sorry to hear you're leaving, Jetse.<BR/>Even though my poor attempts at scribbling never made the light of day you were always kind and helpful with your rejections. <BR/>Good luck with whatever you do in the future and I'll be looking out for your name in other circles where it is sure to appear. <BR/><BR/>Cream always floats to the top :)<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>BobBob Lockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141837277102776901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-72316483197858469762008-09-04T01:09:00.000+01:002008-09-04T01:09:00.000+01:00Jetse: I'm also sorry to hear that you're leaving....Jetse: I'm also sorry to hear that you're leaving. Thanks for all the support you've given my stories and for picking two of them out of the slushpile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-57667462990405361722008-09-03T21:28:00.000+01:002008-09-03T21:28:00.000+01:00Jetse,Echoing the thanks of many--thank you for th...Jetse,<BR/><BR/>Echoing the thanks of many--thank you for the thoughtful and accurate feedback that you've provided on many of my stories, and thanks for bringing more great fiction to Interzone.<BR/><BR/>I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. Hopefully we can find some way to work together again!<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/>Jason StoddardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-55695715129876281872008-09-03T19:51:00.000+01:002008-09-03T19:51:00.000+01:00Jetse,As to these different directions, are you pe...Jetse,<BR/><BR/>As to these different directions, are you perhaps referring to the lack of the optimism in SF fiction you have blogged about in recent months? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments on my submissions to IZ. Best of luck in your future endeavors, as optimists,naturally, will have!Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921856747956291250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-88530864199694052382008-09-03T18:08:00.000+01:002008-09-03T18:08:00.000+01:00Jetse,Sorry to hear this. Thanks for your support ...Jetse,<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear this. Thanks for your support for my fiction over the past two email sub periods. Keep us posted should you put on an editorial hat elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>Jay RidlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-56445090149463585022008-09-03T16:18:00.001+01:002008-09-03T16:18:00.001+01:00All the best, Jetse, in whatever you go on to do.I...All the best, Jetse, in whatever you go on to do.<BR/><BR/>I never got out of the slush but you always responded very positively to my stories, including giving me suggestions for other markets to try.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to seeing your name elsewhere around the genre...<BR/><BR/>All the best, <BR/><BR/>BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-63972118090543568082008-09-03T16:18:00.000+01:002008-09-03T16:18:00.000+01:00Four and a half years is quite a run, Jetse. Best...Four and a half years is quite a run, Jetse. Best of luck to you on all future endeavors, and thanks for helping to get "Two-Headed Girl" into print.<BR/><BR/>Paul TremblayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361629556545145030.post-55717282347993517262008-09-03T14:20:00.000+01:002008-09-03T14:20:00.000+01:00I'm also sorry to hear about that, Jetse, although...I'm also sorry to hear about that, Jetse, although I am hopeful that this means you'll be doing more writing yourself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com