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Message no. 1
From: Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 10:14:38 EDT
The battle has changed, mon troops. Disturbing news from various fronts has
come to my attention. This is no longer a battle to get just the Josie
Cruise novel into publication, but one to possibly save the Shadowrun novel
line altogether.

Now, don't get alarmed, ROC hasn't cancelled the novel series, but from what
I hear they were close at one point to doing it. This cut-back to only 3
novels per year is the only reason we're still seeing SR novels at all.

So, here's the list of names in support for the Josie Cruise novel that I've
gotten over the past three days. Anyone who is interested in signing this
online petition for Jon's Josie Cruise novel and to keep the Shadowrun novels
going in general (maybe to return them to the original 6 per year), please
e-mail me privately with your handle and e-mail address. The petition will
now be sent to ROC as an all-around request for the reinstatement of the 6
novels per year for the Shadowrun novel line, with Jon's novel at the top of
the list.

The people I've heard from so far (including my own vote):

1)Twist (Twist0059@***.com)
2)Mist Warrior (themistwarrior@********.com.au)
3)Alexander Koerver (darth-maul@***.net)
4)Xyron-II (markus.meisen@****.uni-muenchen.de)
5)Fenris (logan1@*****.intercom.net)
6)Geoff Haacke (knight_errant30@*******.com)
7)Munin (munin@*****.inka.de)
8)Danyel Woods (9604801@****.ac.nz)
9)Rafael Vega G. (fliavega@***.net.co)
10) Iridios (iridios@***.net, Iridios@****.com, iridios@*********.com)
11)Wolfbane (wolfbane@***.passagen.se)
12) M. Bryant (kismet_sr@*****.com)
13)Anders (anders@**********.com)





-Twist
"Soylent Green: Mmm-Mmm good."
Message no. 2
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:37:54 EDT
In a message dated 7/27/1999 9:16:26 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
Twist0059@***.com writes:

> The battle has changed, mon troops. Disturbing news from various fronts
has
> come to my attention. This is no longer a battle to get just the Josie
> Cruise novel into publication, but one to possibly save the Shadowrun
novel
> line altogether.
>
> Now, don't get alarmed, ROC hasn't cancelled the novel series, but from
what
>
> I hear they were close at one point to doing it. This cut-back to only 3
> novels per year is the only reason we're still seeing SR novels at all.
>
> So, here's the list of names in support for the Josie Cruise novel that
I've
>
> gotten over the past three days. Anyone who is interested in signing this
> online petition for Jon's Josie Cruise novel and to keep the Shadowrun
> novels
> going in general (maybe to return them to the original 6 per year), please
> e-mail me privately with your handle and e-mail address. The petition
will
> now be sent to ROC as an all-around request for the reinstatement of the 6
> novels per year for the Shadowrun novel line, with Jon's novel at the top
of
> the list.


Twist, a question. Do you LIVE for Gaming Paranoia and Misinformation?

Lets' see here...ROC was cutting back the number of books, this much is true.
As for dropping the whole line...well, lets' see, since FASA was in the
process of finding, and aquiring, a better publisher, I suppose in a twisted
sort of manner, this is true also. However, they have a new one, but ROC is,
last I knew, finishing out the contract for the remainder of the year
(current). I can't recall right off the top of my head who FASA was
beginning/looking to work with concerning the future novels though (Steve?
Mongoose? Rob???).

Twist, did you say you were going to Gencon this year? IF you are, would you
PLEASE go to the "Whats' up with FASA" and "What's up with Shadowrun"
seminars that are going to be held there. It might let you relax a bit.

-K (geesh, and people call me crazy... ;-P)
Message no. 3
From: Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 19:38:24 EDT
In a message dated 7/27/99 4:41:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Ereskanti@***.com writes:

>
> Twist, a question. Do you LIVE for Gaming Paranoia and Misinformation?
>
> Lets' see here...ROC was cutting back the number of books, this much is
true.
>
> As for dropping the whole line...well, lets' see, since FASA was in the
> process of finding, and aquiring, a better publisher, I suppose in a
twisted
>
> sort of manner, this is true also. However, they have a new one, but ROC
is,
>
> last I knew, finishing out the contract for the remainder of the year
> (current). I can't recall right off the top of my head who FASA was
> beginning/looking to work with concerning the future novels though (Steve?

> Mongoose? Rob???).
>
> Twist, did you say you were going to Gencon this year? IF you are, would
> you
> PLEASE go to the "Whats' up with FASA" and "What's up with
Shadowrun"
> seminars that are going to be held there. It might let you relax a bit.
>
> -K (geesh, and people call me crazy... ;-P)


Actually, everything I said came from a conversation I had with Mike and
Donna over the past few days. The only reason we still have SR novels is
because a deal was cut to lower the number released per year to three.
(Mechwarrior apparently got the other three.)




-Twist
"Soylent Green is people."
Message no. 4
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 11:42:06 EDT
In a message dated 7/27/1999 6:40:18 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
Twist0059@***.com writes:

>
> Actually, everything I said came from a conversation I had with Mike and
> Donna over the past few days. The only reason we still have SR novels is
> because a deal was cut to lower the number released per year to three.
> (Mechwarrior apparently got the other three.)

Donna??? You talked with Donna???!!!???

-K (screaming from the WWW at speeds beyond imagination)
Message no. 5
From: Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 11:54:45 EDT
In a message dated 7/28/99 11:44:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Ereskanti@***.com writes:

> >
> > Actually, everything I said came from a conversation I had with Mike
and
> > Donna over the past few days. The only reason we still have SR novels
is
>
> > because a deal was cut to lower the number released per year to three.
> > (Mechwarrior apparently got the other three.)
>
> Donna??? You talked with Donna???!!!???
>
> -K (screaming from the WWW at speeds beyond imagination)


Yeah. I was asking opinions about the Josie Cruise novel situation and the
online petition. Why?




-Twist
"ACTS"
Message no. 6
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 22:16:10 EDT
In a message dated 7/28/1999 11:41:38 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
Twist0059@***.com writes:

>
> Yeah. I was asking opinions about the Josie Cruise novel situation and
the
> online petition. Why?

It's a personal thing I have where Donna is concerned actually Twist, nothing
against yourself.

-K
Message no. 7
From: Bai Shen baishen@**********.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 21:22:11 -0400
> The people I've heard from so far (including my own vote):
>
> 1)Twist (Twist0059@***.com)
> 2)Mist Warrior (themistwarrior@********.com.au)
> 3)Alexander Koerver (darth-maul@***.net)
> 4)Xyron-II (markus.meisen@****.uni-muenchen.de)
> 5)Fenris (logan1@*****.intercom.net)
> 6)Geoff Haacke (knight_errant30@*******.com)
> 7)Munin (munin@*****.inka.de)
> 8)Danyel Woods (9604801@****.ac.nz)
> 9)Rafael Vega G. (fliavega@***.net.co)
> 10) Iridios (iridios@***.net, Iridios@****.com, iridios@*********.com)
> 11)Wolfbane (wolfbane@***.passagen.se)
> 12) M. Bryant (kismet_sr@*****.com)
> 13)Anders (anders@**********.com)

Bai Shen (baishen@**********.com)
--
Bai Shen
Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
http://www.series2000.com/users/baishen
UIN 3543257 (Don't ask to join if you aren't going to send me anything.)
Message no. 8
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 12:26:42 EDT
In a message dated 8/10/1999 8:25:52 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
baishen@**********.com writes:

> >
> > 1)Twist (Twist0059@***.com)
> > 2)Mist Warrior (themistwarrior@********.com.au)
> > 3)Alexander Koerver (darth-maul@***.net)
> > 4)Xyron-II (markus.meisen@****.uni-muenchen.de)
> > 5)Fenris (logan1@*****.intercom.net)
> > 6)Geoff Haacke (knight_errant30@*******.com)
> > 7)Munin (munin@*****.inka.de)
> > 8)Danyel Woods (9604801@****.ac.nz)
> > 9)Rafael Vega G. (fliavega@***.net.co)
> > 10) Iridios (iridios@***.net, Iridios@****.com, iridios@*********.com)
> > 11)Wolfbane (wolfbane@***.passagen.se)
> > 12) M. Bryant (kismet_sr@*****.com)
> > 13)Anders (anders@**********.com)
>
> Bai Shen (baishen@**********.com)

Okay folks, stop here....

Though I too would really like to see "the Josie Cruise" novel (especially
since I count Jon as one of my better terms personal aquaintance/friends
types), it ain't likely to happen and it has NOTHING to do with decisions at
FASA. It has to do with ROC.

What was it Mike M. said at the seminars..."Mechwarrior-3 Novels are being
published by <cough>another publishing company<cough>..."

-K
Message no. 9
From: Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 12:37:30 EDT
In a message dated 8/11/99 12:28:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Ereskanti@***.com writes:

> Okay folks, stop here....
>
> Though I too would really like to see "the Josie Cruise" novel (especially

> since I count Jon as one of my better terms personal aquaintance/friends
> types), it ain't likely to happen and it has NOTHING to do with decisions
at
>
> FASA. It has to do with ROC.
>
> What was it Mike M. said at the seminars..."Mechwarrior-3 Novels are being
> published by <cough>another publishing company<cough>..."
>
> -K
>


Actually, the petition turned into a "Get The 6 SR Novels Per Year Contract
Back" to be sent to ROC. We really should stand up for our novel line and
make ROC stop treating it like second fiddle to their precious BattleTech
dynasty, IMHO.




-Twist
Message no. 10
From: Richard Tomasso rtomasso@*******.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:28:49 -0400 (EDT)
Ereskanti@***.com wrote:
> Okay folks, stop here....
>
> What was it Mike M. said at the seminars..."Mechwarrior-3 Novels are being
> published by <cough>another publishing company<cough>..."

No. He said that VOR novels were from another publisher. ROC loves battletech.
Message no. 11
From: Penta cpenta@*****.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:59:08 -0700
Richard Tomasso wrote:

> Ereskanti@***.com wrote:
> > Okay folks, stop here....
> >
> > What was it Mike M. said at the seminars..."Mechwarrior-3 Novels are being
> > published by <cough>another publishing company<cough>..."
>
> No. He said that VOR novels were from another publisher. ROC loves battletech.

Not that some of us wouldn't be happy to see ROC go; Getting books from them was
PULLING teeth out...with chopsticks. Notgood.

John
Message no. 12
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: Josie Cruise: A NEW CONCERN
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 19:03:59 EDT
In a message dated 8/11/1999 12:29:59 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
rtomasso@*******.com writes:

> >
> > What was it Mike M. said at the seminars..."Mechwarrior-3 Novels are
being
>
> > published by <cough>another publishing company<cough>..."
>
> No. He said that VOR novels were from another publisher. ROC loves
> battletech.

Ah yes, Rich you're right...however, *I* said Mechwarrior....

-K (just trying to not look so bad as he does in the picture of himself at
the table)

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