User talk:Eric J. Guignard

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Author image
Author images should not be posted on the Bio page because it duplicates the image on the author's database summary page. I will attempt again to remove it from this page. Please do not add it back. I've also deleted the page you created using the Bibliographic Comments links on the author's database summary page. That page should not be a duplicate of the Bio page, but is used to add bibliographic information that is not easily handled by the database records. It can also be used for discussions of a bibliographic nature about the author's publications. Thanks. Mhhutchins 01:41, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Dark Tales of Lost Civilizations
I had to reject your submission to add two formats into the publication format field of this record. There can only be one format per record. Here is a list of acceptable formats. Further research has shown that this is a trade paperback and should be entered as "tp". I will clone this record to create a separate one for the ebook. Mhhutchins 21:00, 1 April 2013 (UTC)


 * I've deleted the bibliographic comments page you created for this record. If you have the book in hand, that should be noted at the time of the submission to create the record or update an existing one. After the submission has been accepted do a Primary Verification of the record. The instructions to do that are linked in the Welcome section above. Mhhutchins 22:36, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

After Death
The submission adding this publication to the database was accepted (a second attempt was rejected, please wait for a moderator to handle it before making a duplicate submission). Several changes will have to be made. Please keep these in mind when making future submissions. Also take some time to read the instructions on how to enter publications in the database.


 * 1) Format field was changed to "tp" (see the previous message). Each format requires a separate record (cloning an existing one is the best way to do this).
 * 2) The ISBN-13 as given in the Amazon listing was added to the record.
 * 3) Title was changed to After Death . . . (note the spaces between the periods of the ellipsis, the ISFDB standard)

I could find no record of an ebook edition on Amazon. Once it is published, you can clone the present record and make the appropriate changes (the format would be "ebook").

I also added the source of the data. If you have the book in hand, let the moderator know this in the "Note to Moderator" field of the submission. If you're working from a secondary source, you must give the source for your data in the "Note" field of the submission. Thanks. Mhhutchins 21:17, 1 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Mhhutchins, Thank you for your corrections. Per your request, I do have: "book in hand" for reference.


 * When adding a response to a message, you should use a colon to indent it from the previous one. This makes it easier to read the response and to follow the discussion. Also, you must end each post by adding four tildes (~) which will sign and date the message. Thanks. Mhhutchins 22:42, 1 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I'm slowly working my way through this site and learning it. I appreciate your e-mail and I e-mailed a response back. When I first entered the anthology book, "AFTER DEATH . . ." into the database, there was a section for "Reviews". I tried to enter one, but it may not have been done correctly. I no longer even see that as an option. Is that something I am able to change?Eric J. Guignard 23:02, 1 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Reviews are not entered into the publication record of the work being reviewed. You have to create a publication record for the publication which contains the review. For example, if the work is reviewed in Asimov's SF, then there is a review content record in the publication record of the issue containing the review. Unfortunately, we can not create publication records for non-speculative fiction publications like Publisher's Weekly. You have the option to add this data manually by updating the title record of the work being reviewed. So go to the anthology's title record, click on "Edit Title Data" and in the Note field enter the data for the review. BTW you should add a colon to the number in the previous message so that each subsequent post is indented from the one above it. If you look at the raw data of this topic (click the [edit] link to the right), you'll see that this message has four colons in front of it (it's the fourth response to the original post). If you respond to this message, you'll need to enter five colons in front of the response. (This is standard Wiki language.) Also, I've responded to the questions you asked in the email. You should have received it by now. Thanks. Mhhutchins 23:17, 1 April 2013 (UTC)


 * I understand. I mis-read it while I was initially inputting the book. Thank you again for your help. Eric J. Guignard 23:21, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

INTERIORART records
Records for interior art should be titled the same as the work they illustrate. You have the option of creating one record for each work of art, or one for the entire book. I changed the title of the INTERIORART record for this book to the title of the book. One question, was the cover art a collaboration between you and Kevin Scott Sutay? Or are there different elements that each of you are responsible for? Thanks. Mhhutchins 00:20, 2 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi, yes, for Audra Phillips, she has 35 separate illustrations all within the book interior. For the cover, I credited in the copyright page as Cover Art by Kevin Scott Sutay and Cover Design by Eric J. Guignard. Thank you.Eric J. Guignard 00:28, 2 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Then you should not be credited in the Cover Art field. We only have the option to credit the Cover Design in the record's Note field. Please correct the record when you get a chance. (I removed the extra colons you entered in the previous response. Remember, just add one to the number in the previous post. This is the second response to the original message so it has two colons.) Thanks. Mhhutchins 00:31, 2 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Okay, I made the corrections, per your request. All should be good now! Thank you for your review and insight.Eric J. Guignard 00:42, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Evil Jester Digest, Volume 2
Submission adding this record was accepted by a few changes were made. The deep-link to the cover image file on Goodreads was replaced by the one on the Amazon.com server. We can only link to files on servers for which we have been given permission. Those permitting sites are listed here. You always have the option of uploading the file to the ISFDB server. Just click on the link "Upload cover scan" under the metadata of the publication record, and follow the directions. The file must be saved on your hard drive first.

I also removed the Note that "Data from book in hand. Cover Art from www.goodreads.com. ISBN-10: 0615735444 ISBN-13: 978-0615735443" The primary source was noted in the "Note to Moderator" field, the cover art no longer links to Goodreads, and it's not necessary to add the ISBN to the Note field, that goes in the ISBN field. The system automatically generates the matching ISBN, e. g. entering the ISBN-13 generates the ISBN-10, and entering the ISBN-10 generates the ISBN-13. You should only enter the one that's given in the publication itself. (Publishers weren't require to use the ISBN-13 until January 2007, but some started earlier than that.) Thanks. Mhhutchins 03:07, 2 April 2013 (UTC)


 * All noted. Thanks again for your careful review!Eric J. Guignard 03:29, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

The Horror Zine [Books]
Hi. In researching some other Horror Zine-related submissions, I came to the conclusion that they call themselves "The Horror Zine", not "The Horror Zine Books", so I changed the only two publications we had referring to them with "Books" to omit that. One of those was your verified. From what I could see in the Amazon Look Inside, it looked like that is consistent, but the Look Inside does not show the title page. If you would check and let me know if you see "The Horror Zine Books", that would be great -- I can easily put it back. Thanks. --MartyD 11:12, 14 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Marty! The original e-magazine is "The Horror Zine" and the print books are compilations of "best of" from these stories. The interior title page of states: "Published by The Horror Zine Books". I do see that on Amazon.com, the publisher is simply listed as "The Horror Zine". Not sure where the discrepancy is, but the physical book does say: The Horror Zine Books.


 * Thanks. I put it back and added a statement to that effect in the notes.  I also changed the other book -- I can see it has the same "Published by The Horror Zine Books" on its title page (which is shown in the Look Inside).  --MartyD 11:38, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Smog / Baggage of Eternal Night
I'm holding the submission to add a record of this publication. It appears that this should be typed as either an OMNIBUS of two novels or an ANTHOLOGY of two novellas, not a NOVEL. At 222 pages, it's likely to be the latter. Do you know if either of the works are over 40,000 words?

Also, the Amazon Look-Inside shows the cover artist is Alan M. Clark, not Alan Clark. How is your copy credited? Thanks for checking. Mhhutchins 00:07, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

One last thing: Amazon gives the publication date as September 6, 2013. Is this correct? If so, that should be the date of the record, with Amazon given as the source. Thanks. Mhhutchins 00:09, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Looking at the Amazon listing, I see it indicates the contents are novellas. I'm going to accept the submission and make the changes. This will mean creating content records for each of the two novellas. Once I've finished, I'll let you know, and then you can make any changes to the data that doesn't match your copy. Mhhutchins 00:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Here is the amended publication record. Mhhutchins 01:10, 19 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi, and thank you for your updates!


 * To answer your questions: Word Count for each novella is as follows: 22,000 words for SMOG and 35,000 words for BAGGAGE OF ETERNAL NIGHT. Neither have been published before. I suppose you're right that Anthology would okay. I think an Omnibus is for "previously published material". Is 40,000 words the count needed for a novel?


 * Alan M. Clark is correct. He goes by both names of Alan M. Clark and Alan Clark. I think when I tried first to link his name, it was only as Alan Clark. Anyway, it is correct as your currently have it.


 * Yes, September 6, 2013 is the correct publication date.


 * Anyway, it appears all the updates you made are correct. Thanks again, and sorry for my delay in response.


 * Warm regards, Eric Eric J. Guignard 21:07, 15 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes, novels start at 40K words. About Clark, he has been credited both ways. The ISFDB record should credit him the same as he's credited in the publication. Thanks. Mhhutchins 22:09, 15 October 2013 (UTC)