KW ANTHOLOGY II - SELECTED SUBMISSIONS

Post by **Loredoctor** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:11 am

Aelyria Mireiswen wrote:Ummm. . you are looking right at a person with a B.A. in English Literature. . who might be persuaded (quite easily, I might add) to have a read-through of your story for grammar issues.

Thanks. But what I meant was - jokingly - I wish I could act like that here.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:50 am

Khaliban wrote:
aliantha wrote:Yay! I'm honored. Can't wait to read everybody else's efforts! Khaliban, the title of your story is particularly intriguing...
I wish I could take credit for it, but it's from the short story "The Ugly Chickens" by Howard Waldrop. I read it on the SCI FICTION archives.

Hmm... Waldrop's name seems to pop up all over the place lately. I need to look into that (and he's been published by Small Beer, which gives me an excuse to put in a big order there).

Post by **Dragonlily** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:32 pm

I ran across this useful article on writing for publication. It isn't just for internet writers, where the writer modestly aims it.

www.coffeehouseforwriters.com/fictionfi ... iener.html

This page will change, but for the moment it has some other interesting articles, including interviews with booksellers:
www.coffeehouseforwriters.com/fictionfix/current.html

Post by **aTOMiC** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:18 pm

Thanks, DL. Those articles are very interesting. I can always use some helpful hints.

Post by **drew** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:05 am

How come this one only has ten submisions; while the last one had sixteen?

Post by **kevinswatch** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:21 am

I think it's a GOP conspiracy.-jay(Although I was wondering the same thing.)

Post by **Wyldewode** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:18 am

Loremaster wrote: Thanks. But what I meant was - jokingly - I wish I could act like that here.

Wow. . . I completely missed your joke. Sorry about that!

~Lyr

Post by **Dragonlily** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:58 am

Drew, I expect it's because there was such a short period of time in which to make the deadline. If I remember right, there were quite a few more submissions for the first one -- also, fewer poems were selected this time.

But then, I'm not on the committee, so I'm guessing.

Post by **sgt.null** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:33 am

hell i tried, don't blame me.

Post by **Xar** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:24 pm

If I remember correctly, the word limit in the first one was 10,000 words, and in this one it was 20,000 words, so it's also possible that there are less stories because they're bigger (I know mine definitely is!)...

Post by **CovenantJr** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:49 pm

Xar wrote:If I remember correctly, the word limit in the first one was 10,000 words, and in this one it was 20,000 words, so it's also possible that there are less stories because they're bigger (I know mine definitely is!)...

That was my assumption too.

Post by **Xar** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:24 pm

Who knows whether one day, the KW Anthology will be published in thirteen volumes because of the size of the stories and the amount of selected submissions...

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:14 pm

Xar wrote:If I remember correctly, the word limit in the first one was 10,000 words, and in this one it was 20,000 words, so it's also possible that there are less stories because they're bigger (I know mine definitely is!)...

Yeah. My story from Anthology I was 6,000 words, I think, whereas this one was maybe 9,000 or so. Or maybe they were the same size, I dunno. This one for Anthology II felt bigger, anyway.

Post by **CovenantJr** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:43 pm

Xar wrote:Who knows whether one day, the KW Anthology will be published in thirteen volumes because of the size of the stories and the amount of selected submissions...

For anthology 37, submissions should be under 250,000 words...

Post by **Dragonlily** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:46 am

Braddock Pines is a couple thousand more words, Foul.

JC, with submissions like that, I'm going to need a truck to carry the stories to work with me.

Post by **Xar** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:37 am

Dragonlily wrote:Braddock Pines is a couple thousand more words, Foul.

JC, with submissions like that, I'm going to need a truck to carry the stories to work with me.

At that point, we could call it the Kevin's Watch Encyclopedia...

Post by **CovenantJr** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:44 am

Dragonlily wrote:Braddock Pines is a couple thousand more words, Foul.

JC, with submissions like that, I'm going to need a truck to carry the stories to work with me.

Oh, sorry, I meant the poetry. The stories will be longer.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:26 am

As we do the final touch-ups on the editing -- yes, you heard me right

-- there is one more thing for the authors to consider.

Do you want a bio to be included before your story? We have 3 authors who weren't in the A1 (Drew, Lucimay, Xar, congratulations), and A1 authors may want an updated bio before your A2 story.

It's your choice. If you want to do one, send it to me. I plan to finish the initial layout over the Thanksgiving weekend, so don't take too long deciding.

Post by **aliantha** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:56 pm

Mine needs updating. I'll send it right now, Joy. Thanks!

Post by **Loredoctor** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:02 am

Dragonlily wrote:As we do the final touch-ups on the editing -- yes, you heard me right -- there is one more thing for the authors to consider.

Do you want a bio to be included before your story? We have 3 authors who weren't in the A1 (Drew, Lucimay, Xar, congratulations), and A1 authors may want an updated bio before your A2 story.

It's your choice. If you want to do one, send it to me. I plan to finish the initial layout over the Thanksgiving weekend, so don't take too long deciding.

I'll write a bio, but I wont have my name with 'Loremaster'.