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| Editorial | Ornoth D.A. Liscomb | |
| The Sea Hag's Daughter | Jim Owens | Seber 27, 1018 |
| The Great Houses War 6 | Nicholas Wansbutter | Yuli 23-Ober 30 901 |
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t's always easier to write an editorial when there's interesting
news to share. But sometimes there's such a wealth of news that it's a
challenge to keep the editorial from taking up more space than the
stories. Fortunately for you, this month's issue is already packed with
great fiction, so I'll have to be brief, even though there's a lot of
news to share.
The first item is that we recently returned from this year's
DargonZine Writers' Summit, which took place in exciting Las Vegas,
Nevada at the end of March.
As always, the nine people who attended split our time between
working sessions, sightseeing, and eating, with very little time left
over for sleep. Our expeditions included touring the immense Hoover Dam,
crawling around the massive canyons of the Valley of Fire, and hiking up
and around Mount Charleston, where there was still snow on the ground
despite the 80-degree weather in town. Food included Ethiopian and a
Japanese teppanyaki "performance", as well as Vegas' signature native
cuisine: the casino buffet. We did visit the Strip and enjoyed the downs
and ups at the gaming tables, but no one got married while we were
there.
In the working sessions we explored where story ideas come from,
and what it means to be an aspiring writer. We also spent a lot of time
writing and coordinating a series of stories that will show many of
Dargon's key people and locations. If you're new to DargonZine, these
stories should help you get an overview of the city and the characters
who live there. Look for them to start appearing in DargonZine issues
around the end of the year.
The Summit is always a great experience. We accomplished a lot
and came away energized, and got to spend time with great people and see
the sights in another cool location, all thanks to Dafydd's diligent
planning and gracious hosting.
As usual, we've selected several photos and added a write-up that
will help you get to know us a little better and get a feeling for what
this year's Summit was like. You can find those at
http://www.dargonzine.org/summit07.shtml
In other news, we've made a couple noteworthy improvements to our
web site recently. We have completely rewritten our Online Glossary's
search page, which should now be easier to use and produce better
results. There are additional search enhancements planned, but we
decided to publish what we've done with it so far, rather than hold it
back until all the little tweaks are done. The Glossary page can be
found at http://www.dargonzine.org/glossary.shtml
In addition, Carlo's been busy updating our set of maps to reflect
all the changes we've made in the past few years. Be sure to use
DargonZine's map page as a reference when trying to figure out what's
where, whether you need a street-level view of Dargon or a description
of all the neighboring kingdoms on the continent of Cherisk. They can
all be found at http://www.dargonzine.org/maproom.shtml
So that's a little bit of what's been up with DargonZine. Now let
me take a moment to introduce the two stories that appear in this issue.
First, Jim Owens, one of DargonZine's founders, returns to print with a
short story called "The Sea Hag's Daughter". Then, as has been our
practice for the past few months, we round out the issue with the newest
installment of Nick Wansbutter's "Great Houses War" serial, which will
continue for several more issues.
I hope you enjoy them, and thanks for your continued interest in
the fiction we offer.
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