Gathering of the Figments

Figment · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:35 am Post subject: Book of Stories...

Ok, i have decided that we will have a short story book coming out next year as well, if we have enough to put in it!

So... I need you guys to submit some short prose to me, via email( figment_queen@yahoo.com.au ) or PM me!

Lets make it between 4000 and 20,000... You decide... Not all stories will be garunteed to make it in, but it would be lovely to have a proper selection!

This one might come out mid-year, but the competition will end on the 31st of December at 11:59:59 PM.

Good luck guys!

And PLEASE enter! We can't have a book if there are no stories for it... And you won't make it in if you don't submit it!
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The Grey Dawn · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject:

I hope to have time to write for this. Seeing as marching season is drawing to a close I should have time (if I'm not too busy working for the school newspaper or something...).
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pommie42 · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:30 pm Post subject:

Any particular theme at all, or a free-for-all?
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Figment · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:33 pm Post subject:

A theme would be cool... But what do you guys think would be a good theme? I mean i know that there are a lot more fantasy writers here, and there would be a good market for the book... But i also don't want to stop no-fantasy writers from entering...
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luv2dream · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:30 am Post subject:

Short stories for all genres, that way you have the best of all marketing worlds. Something for everybody
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pommie42 · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:36 pm Post subject:

Yep, I'd agree with that one l2d.
Yes, like Figment said, a theme would be cool, but it will restrict certain authors here, and it would not sell to as wide a range of people. So yeah, a generic book I think; for the time being at least.

And of course, it will need to be 'g-rated'; or at the very least 'pg-rated' I'd say.
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DarkWaltz · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject:

I definitely wont submit till December... (NaNo...) But I think this sounds great!
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fbi_woman · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:37 am Post subject:

oh no, I'm terrible at writing fanatasy!

I have a short story I'm writing right now as part of one of my courses and another one planned, but they're def not fantasy. They're psychological thrillers.
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The Grey Dawn · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject:

I say keep it open now, and as more stories come in see what we think. Or at the very least wait until NaNo is over.
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pommie42 · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject:

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Ditto what DarkWaltz said (nothing 'til December) and I don't consider myself much of a short story writer anyway...
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luv2dream · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject:

I'm working on a short story.. such as it is. I can try and have it by December. If not it won't be a big loss, it my first short story Surprised

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pommie42 · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:55 pm Post subject:

I'm working on one now; in the Short Story section at the moment. Fantasy of course Wink

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Hawkins · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject:

I dunno...I really don't like having to work with copyrights and such; I mean, I want to contribute, but all the legal stuff freaks me out. That and publicity has always scared the living crap out of me.
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The Grey Dawn · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject:

Join me in publishing under a pen name then!
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