Comments on: Goodbye 2007

By: Dane Battiata

Dane Battiata — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:32:40 +0000

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By: Rick Klaw

Rick Klaw — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:45:49 +0000

Jeff,

I did what I could re: Shriek, but as you and I have discussed privately, the lack of award and mainstream acceptance of the book was disappointing. As always I have theories, but none that I’ll bore your readers with. Let’s just say this, Shriek was one of the best books published in 2006 and deserved much more recognition.

Best of luck in the coming year. Especially with the Steampunk anthology… ;)

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:57:12 +0000

Thanks, guys. It was a definitely good year overall.
JV

By: Matt Staggs

Matt Staggs — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:17:37 +0000

Thank you, Jeff.
This is going to be a great year for you: “That which doesn’t kill you makes you stranger.”

By: Steve Buchheit

Steve Buchheit — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:23:29 +0000

Any year you end while standing up is better than the alternative. Hope 2008 is a better year, and 2009 is fantabulous.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:28:52 +0000

Best wishes Jeff for 2008.

By: Jeff VanderMeer

Jeff VanderMeer — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:11:31 +0000

Oh, it got good reviews from mainstream lit reviewers…when it actually got in their hands and they read it. Sometimes it’s as much a matter of access as anything else.

Thanks re the essay–appreciate it. And no worries there, re writing more essays. :)

By: abalm

abalm — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:52:39 +0000

Happy New Year, Jeff. And keep in mind that Vonnegut wasn’t an instant lit-crit darling either. He couldn’t pay people to pick up Player Piano and Sirens when they first came out. Stay hungry, dude. (And write more essays on the state of the genre. I don’t care how many people you might have ticked off, Triumph of Competence was one of the most inspirational things I read all year. That was a call to arms for every writer/editor/reviewer in the industry.)

By: Dave Larsen

Dave Larsen — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:11:23 +0000

Same to you and Ann, Jeff. And I have to say that I think you’re a superman. If I were half as effective as you are I’d be several orders of magnitude more effective than I actually am. You’re one of the handful of people I look up to and look forward to, and it’s an honor.

All the best,
Dave

(Now I have to go fly my helicopter.)