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Night Bird and Nebulas!?!

  • Jan. 7th, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Paradox
Due to the SFWA having yet to cash my check and process my application nor given me access to the private pages of their website, I can't confirm this for myself, but [info]aliettedb  just informed me that "Night Bird Soaring" has received a Nebula recommendation. Wow! Of course it's not anything like a nomination, but I'm still stoked. Nice little feather for me.

ETA: I can't access the website, but have been provided photographic proof the recommendation. Woot woot!

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[info]aliettedb wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 06:23 pm (UTC)
I swear I'm reliable :-p
Congrats!!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 06:29 pm (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know about it!
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[info]silk_noir wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 06:34 pm (UTC)
Wonderful news!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 07:08 pm (UTC)
Thanks!
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[info]david_de_beer wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 06:34 pm (UTC)
it does have a rec, yes:
http://www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/guest_blogs/nebula_report_short_stories_dec_08/

down by M obviously.
congrats!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 07:09 pm (UTC)
Thanks, David! I should probably add a new Google alert that will give me results for stuff with my last name first. Then I probably would have known before today:-).
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[info]maryrobinette wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 08:46 pm (UTC)
I was just going to point that out.
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[info]ckastens wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 06:39 pm (UTC)
Congrats, Traci!

And SFWA hasn't even responded to my application yet.
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 07:10 pm (UTC)
Thanks, Chris.

All I'll say regarding the application process for SFWA is that I'm starting to lose patience but am still hopeful it will happen sometime this year....
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[info]maryrobinette wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 08:48 pm (UTC)
I'll email you. We had a glitch that I thought we'd gotten fixed. Evidently not.
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 09:46 pm (UTC)
Got the mail. Thanks for your help, Mary!
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[info]maryjdal wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 06:44 pm (UTC)
Congratulations!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 07:11 pm (UTC)
Thanks!
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[info]rimrunner wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 06:47 pm (UTC)
d00d.

D00D.

D00D.

That's AWESOME. Congratulations!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 07:11 pm (UTC)
Thanks, G!
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[info]zellandyne wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 06:59 pm (UTC)
Woooooooo!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 07:11 pm (UTC)
Thanks, Diana!
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[info]j_cheney wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 07:20 pm (UTC)
Nice!!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 07:59 pm (UTC)
Thanks!
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[info]xanthalanari wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 07:49 pm (UTC)
Yay! Go you! 2009 has got off to some good starts so far.
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 07:59 pm (UTC)
Thanks!
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[info]raebryant wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 08:26 pm (UTC)
Congratulations!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 09:45 pm (UTC)
Thanks!
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[info]rcloenen_ruiz wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 08:55 pm (UTC)
Does the tribal festival dance in honor of this occassion. Yayayay! Congrats, Traci :)

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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 09:46 pm (UTC)
Whooo! Dancing! Thanks, Rochita!
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[info]buffysquirrel wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 09:58 pm (UTC)
Well deserved! :)
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:19 pm (UTC)
Thanks, Debbie!
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[info]vaughan_stanger wrote:
Jan. 7th, 2009 10:41 pm (UTC)
Congratulations!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:19 pm (UTC)
Thanks!
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[info]mindseas wrote:
Jan. 8th, 2009 12:45 am (UTC)
Major Congrats!!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:19 pm (UTC)
Thanks Bonnie!
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[info]tallaudrey wrote:
Jan. 8th, 2009 04:52 am (UTC)
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot! :-) x
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:18 pm (UTC)
Thanks! Hope you're having fun at Clarion!
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[info]gabriel_writes wrote:
Jan. 8th, 2009 10:25 am (UTC)
Very nice. Congrats!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:18 pm (UTC)
Thank you!
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[info]jkratman wrote:
Jan. 8th, 2009 01:07 pm (UTC)
That is AWESOME.
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:18 pm (UTC)
Thanks!
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[info]sacredmime wrote:
Jan. 8th, 2009 06:43 pm (UTC)
OMG, what a way to start the year! Congrats!!! :D
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:18 pm (UTC)
Thanks, Mime!
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[info]kara_gnome wrote:
Jan. 8th, 2009 07:41 pm (UTC)
Wow, this is wonderful! Congratulations, double w00t! :D
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:17 pm (UTC)
Thanks!
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[info]justin_pilon wrote:
Jan. 9th, 2009 07:09 am (UTC)
Whoo! Sorry I've been pretty sparse on checkig out LJ lately. Great news!
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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:17 pm (UTC)
Thanks, Justin!
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:01 am (UTC)
Very well deserved. I literally just finished reading "Night Bird Soaring" about an hour ago, and was looking around for your LiveJournal so that I could congratulate you on it.

It was gripping, moving and beautiful; a very well-conceived and -executed concept, and characters that got me where I live; marvelous!

Cooincidentally, I saw the film Gattaca for the first time last night, and I was struck by similarities between it and your story. It's a compelling trope, the MC who dreams of the stars but is held back by his/her destiny. But the differences are striking too, and I can almost think of one of these texts as a commentary on the other.

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[info]tlmorganfield wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:17 pm (UTC)
Thank you, Ken! I'm glad you enjoyed the story!

Gattaca is one of my favorite films, and now that you mention it, I see the similarities too, but the story that actually inspired me to write Night Bird was "The Astronaut from Wyoming" by Adam-Troy Castro and Jerry Oltion. Quite a powerful story.
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[info]ken_schneyer wrote:
Jan. 13th, 2009 04:03 am (UTC)
Whoops! That last comment, congratulating you and comparing the story to Gattaca, was from me. I forgot to long in first.
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