[B5JMS] Thanks, Joe! WAS Re: Late comics

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From: "Eliyahu" <lrooff at hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 17:32:59 -0800
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"Jms at B5" <jmsatb5 at aol.com> wrote in message
news:20020111000828.14686.00000766 at mb-bj.aol.com...
> >The impression he is giving to some is
> >he can't keep his monthly commitment (though the commitment is
> >"implied").  That can turn off some who only collect comics.
>
> But see, this is where it gets to the part that pisses me off.
>
> Lemme put this into perspective here for a moment, okay?
>
> I began writing and selling when I was 17 years old.  Fresh outta high
school.
>
<snip>
>
> Thirty years of punctual work and it's all dismissed because of one
situation
> like this, which in the case of ASM meant a difference of only 2-3 weeks
> apiece.
>
> Let he who has never, ever missed a deadline or had to postpone something
give
> me shit about it.  Otherwise, I have 29 and a half years on 'em.
>
Don't let 'em get to ya, Joe. Some people are going to kvetch no matter what
you do and how well you do it. If it weren't a bit late, they'd bitch about
the color separation on page x being slightly off, or that they didn't like
the dialogue between two characters.
--
Eliyahu Rooff
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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 14 Jan 2002 05:32:13 GMT
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BTW, just as a reminder, it looks like DELICATE CREATURES is FINALLY hitting
bookstores this coming Wednesday after the printer's error was fixed.

'bout time....

 jms

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