Working with Tachyon Publications
As we looked over the galleys for the Steampunk antho this morning, Ann and I were just remarking how smooth the process has been with both Steampunk and New Weird. And, further, just how much we’ve enjoyed working with Jacob & Rina Weisman, Jill Roberts, and the rest of the gang over at Tachyon. Communication and follow-through have always been excellent, and as a result two potentially exhausting projects have been, well, fun and enjoyable. Although we’ve done projects for a slew of great, talented, wonderful editors and publishers, there have been occasions when even projects that should’ve been fun have been sheer torture, so we really appreciate this aspect of dealing with Tachyon.
Check out the Tachyon blog for more information about their various books, including our anthologies.
February 10, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I have to ask: Will the Steampunk anthology have the same sort of introduction and discussion pieces that The New Weird has? Because I’m in the middle of reading these and while I’ve read the condensed version before, that message board discussion piece really helps in placing those pieces and it’d be nice if something similar existed for Steampunk.
February 10, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Nothing like that exists for Steampunk because it’s pre-internet, the term, etc. We have a lovely introduction from Jess Nevins that does for Steampunk what we did for NW, however, and two longish essays by Rick Klaw and Bill Baker on how Steampunk has entered the popular culture.
JV
February 10, 2008 at 4:20 pm
That’ll work for me, then. Cool.