Gridlinker

[Neal Asher]

Hello all.
I'm Neal Asher an English science fiction writer, published by Pan and tor Macmillan. The first of my books has appeared in America (Gridlinked) and the second will be out there in April (The Skinner). In England there's also The Line of Polity and Cowl (next March). More information here:
http://freespace.virgin.net/n.asher

[I, Brian]

I have never read a Neal Asher story.

But I do recall that a little earlier than this time last year - when I realised that my "Chronicles of Empire" was probably not suitable for a first author submission - I contacted a number of published sf/f authors by e-mail and postal delivery, asking advice on getting published.

Neal Asher was one of those few who bothered to make a reply. And for that, I am very thankful.

With that due, warm greetings - to Neal Asher - welcome to the chronicles-network.

Hopefully, I have learned far far more and am at a much more professional state of mind for sending out my current work after Christmas. I am now fully confident that - with necessary patience - that I will get my first tpublishing contract in 2004.

If you'd like to read how Neal got into publishing, here's his own article on the subject:

http://freespace.virgin.net/n.asher/getting_there.htm

To finish off that article add the last paragraph from here: http://freespace.virgin.net/n.asher/biography.htm

[Mark Robson]

Come on, Brian! Stop procrastinating. We want to see you getting your stories into print and then you can give yourself your own forum again!

I remember liking the little I read of your work. It was overwritten at the time, but your ideas were good. You really should start pushing again, you know.

Neal, I'll be honest - The Skinner is still in my 'to read' pile, but it is nearing the surface now. I look forward to being able to join in with the discussions of your work here soon. Great to see you with your own forum.

[Neal Asher]

Thanks for this Brian -- did you get that contract?

Mark, no problem. Yours is in the same pile. I went through some crap lately so wasn't reading much and I'd also got books from publishers that I'd promised to read. Still not reading a lot, since I appear to be going through one of those periods where fiction doesn't hold a lot of interest for me. However, that being said I have stuck my nose into Imperial Spy and I do like the way it starts. People lobbing knives at each other seems a bloody good way to start a book to me!