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Horizons, v. 2, issue 1, whole no. 5, October 1940
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VOX FAN From JACK F SPEER: I fear me that I must complain about the hektographing on some pages of the third Horizons [underlined]. All was readable, but some of it only with pain. But I don't want it mimeoed, I don't want it mimeoed, I don't want it mimeoed. I love the dear old hektograph quite irrationally. My expository-in-formative speech in Public Speaking (I'm attending summer classes) Monday is to be an explanation of the hekto process. ''''' Well, back to Horace -- or is that the nickname of some other fanmag? Cover nice, tho a flaw in the gelatin marred one eyebrow. Marconette's brite colors are his strongest suit.'''''As to Jayne Ellis' story, I had some good points, and some bad ones, too, neither of which I can exactly define. The details of the story seemed rather naive--partly, perhaps, an effect produced by her refusal to use contractions --, and the science was quite screwey-- and, well, what plot there was to it was very obvious. However, the story did produce some pretty good mental images, and with all its defects displayed some writing ability.'''''Molesworth's sequel is slightly better than Strangest Is Space, but I still don't think it was worth writing. Sort of like the Bob and Koso stories. And it complete lacked realism. There was the sense of too many strange things being thrown in--too many worlds and systems involved--like Well's "if hedges and houses also began to fly, or if people changed into lions, tigers, cats and dogs left and right, or if everyone could vanish anyhow." (Of course, Wells considered these things impossible, but the principle is good, anyway.) (And from another letter: [underlined]) Van Houten will probably jump on you for publishing The Trespasser, its being anti-science. One does get rather weary of these "There are limits beyond which we aren't meant to go" plots, not to mention our irritation at them for carrying on the Frankenstein tradition. The writing of this story was fair to middlin.'''''' "Dreamt" for "dreamed" -- the chief source of irritation in Carstairsons' story. Whenever you see the word, you pronounce it "drimpt", which sounds like ghu. ("ghu is synonym with "hell", "devil", etc.). Plot rather weak. Why is it that fans, as [unreadable] can judge, always have lots better ideas for stories than those that are used in stories in the pres, yet when they come to write a tale for a fan magazine, turn out the most unoriginal stuff conceivable? The writing in this story was pretty good, but needed a much stronger plot to be hung on. ''''' ...... Jayne Ellis' poetry scans excellently, and gets across a sufficiently strong idea. It is the first time, the, that I have seen Saturn cast in the role of Satan--you remember in Milton's epic that Satan and his followers, in high council in the castle of Pandemonium in Hell, considered the same idea that Ellis puts forth in the last six or so lines. ARTHUS L. WIDNER, JR. says: Horizons [underlined] just landed here this morning. You sure made some weird typing mistakes. Evidently you were in a hurry (Wrong tense: "are" is always correct. [underlined] HW) and didn't make a dummy. These poeple are all evidently pseudonyms. I can't seem to figure who Jayne Ellis is ... Carstairsons --- not bad. but amateurish. Kraft, And who teh devil is this Woodward guy? He's the best of the lot, anyhow, although nothing to brag about. Anybody that puts out a fan fiction mag is in a tough spot. Good fan fiction is about as scarce as a copy of the Necronomicon (unexpurgated, of course). If it--fan fiction--is any good at all, it can be marketed to the promag. If all of them reject it, it's a rare ms. that is worth reading let's have your [underlined] comments on this issue of Horizons [underlined]. Final opinions showed to cover last issue to be the best-liked thing; the readers seemed to have little preference among "The Trespassers", "Dream in Sleep" and "Invincible". Although they weren't asked for, I received several sets of ratings on last issue, the same as received for Spaceways [underlined]. If you feel like sending your ratings along, they'll be welcomed and if enough come, the averages will be published next issue. ........................................................................ Have you sent your booster ad for the Anniversary Issue of Spaceways [underlined] yet? Sending your along will help make that issue the best of all the Spaceways [underlined] to date. 10c for the small booster ads, 35c for a quarter-pager, half-page at 60c or a full page for $1. That issue will be out before long; you'd better hurry!
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VOX FAN From JACK F SPEER: I fear me that I must complain about the hektographing on some pages of the third Horizons [underlined]. All was readable, but some of it only with pain. But I don't want it mimeoed, I don't want it mimeoed, I don't want it mimeoed. I love the dear old hektograph quite irrationally. My expository-in-formative speech in Public Speaking (I'm attending summer classes) Monday is to be an explanation of the hekto process. ''''' Well, back to Horace -- or is that the nickname of some other fanmag? Cover nice, tho a flaw in the gelatin marred one eyebrow. Marconette's brite colors are his strongest suit.'''''As to Jayne Ellis' story, I had some good points, and some bad ones, too, neither of which I can exactly define. The details of the story seemed rather naive--partly, perhaps, an effect produced by her refusal to use contractions --, and the science was quite screwey-- and, well, what plot there was to it was very obvious. However, the story did produce some pretty good mental images, and with all its defects displayed some writing ability.'''''Molesworth's sequel is slightly better than Strangest Is Space, but I still don't think it was worth writing. Sort of like the Bob and Koso stories. And it complete lacked realism. There was the sense of too many strange things being thrown in--too many worlds and systems involved--like Well's "if hedges and houses also began to fly, or if people changed into lions, tigers, cats and dogs left and right, or if everyone could vanish anyhow." (Of course, Wells considered these things impossible, but the principle is good, anyway.) (And from another letter: [underlined]) Van Houten will probably jump on you for publishing The Trespasser, its being anti-science. One does get rather weary of these "There are limits beyond which we aren't meant to go" plots, not to mention our irritation at them for carrying on the Frankenstein tradition. The writing of this story was fair to middlin.'''''' "Dreamt" for "dreamed" -- the chief source of irritation in Carstairsons' story. Whenever you see the word, you pronounce it "drimpt", which sounds like ghu. ("ghu is synonym with "hell", "devil", etc.). Plot rather weak. Why is it that fans, as [unreadable] can judge, always have lots better ideas for stories than those that are used in stories in the pres, yet when they come to write a tale for a fan magazine, turn out the most unoriginal stuff conceivable? The writing in this story was pretty good, but needed a much stronger plot to be hung on. ''''' ...... Jayne Ellis' poetry scans excellently, and gets across a sufficiently strong idea. It is the first time, the, that I have seen Saturn cast in the role of Satan--you remember in Milton's epic that Satan and his followers, in high council in the castle of Pandemonium in Hell, considered the same idea that Ellis puts forth in the last six or so lines. ARTHUS L. WIDNER, JR. says: Horizons [underlined] just landed here this morning. You sure made some weird typing mistakes. Evidently you were in a hurry (Wrong tense: "are" is always correct. [underlined] HW) and didn't make a dummy. These poeple are all evidently pseudonyms. I can't seem to figure who Jayne Ellis is ... Carstairsons --- not bad. but amateurish. Kraft, And who teh devil is this Woodward guy? He's the best of the lot, anyhow, although nothing to brag about. Anybody that puts out a fan fiction mag is in a tough spot. Good fan fiction is about as scarce as a copy of the Necronomicon (unexpurgated, of course). If it--fan fiction--is any good at all, it can be marketed to the promag. If all of them reject it, it's a rare ms. that is worth reading let's have your [underlined] comments on this issue of Horizons [underlined]. Final opinions showed to cover last issue to be the best-liked thing; the readers seemed to have little preference among "The Trespassers", "Dream in Sleep" and "Invincible". Although they weren't asked for, I received several sets of ratings on last issue, the same as received for Spaceways [underlined]. If you feel like sending your ratings along, they'll be welcomed and if enough come, the averages will be published next issue. ........................................................................ Have you sent your booster ad for the Anniversary Issue of Spaceways [underlined] yet? Sending your along will help make that issue the best of all the Spaceways [underlined] to date. 10c for the small booster ads, 35c for a quarter-pager, half-page at 60c or a full page for $1. That issue will be out before long; you'd better hurry!
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