reminder: Call for Submissions

[salixbabylon]

Games in the Dark



An anthology of short stories with a kinky edge: restraints, blindfolds, spankings, threesomes - nothing too hard-core or heavy, please. We're looking for stories that are well-developed, consensual, and focus on exploring the emotional aspects of kinky play.

Length: 5,000 - 15,000 words (manuscripts shorter or longer will be considered but will have to be extraordinary)

Submission Deadline: August 20, 2009

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It's summer time, so you've got nearly three months to write some kinky fics for actual publication and cash dollars!

I'd love it if some of the writers on my f-list submitted work for this anthology - yes, I'm looking at *you* sarka, heartofslash, telesilla, arieltachna, chaosmanor, and lostiawen!

ETA: A quick glance over my flist remined me of some more of you whom I think have writen kinky play: annella, astrojen, bloominbabylon, elfscribe5, helena_s_renn, lennongirl, softbluebuddy, willowwing, icarusancalion, and probably a ton moe of you who I apologize for forgetting!

ETA2: Fan fiction converts into "real" fiction! Email me and we can discuss how shockingly easy it is to take something you've already written and alter it enough to publish!

Comments

[ennorwen.livejournal.com]

Um. I'm actually working on something for this.... Scary as hell, but I'm going to just pretend it's "just a story" - Gulp.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Yay! And it is just a story - write it for you, and submit it just to see. Sometimes even the most awesome stories are exculded from an anthology because they just aren't a good fit with the rest of them or something. PLease let me know how I can cheerlead and encourage you! :)

[ennorwen.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It's just weird taking the first genuine step in a different direction (than fandom) - it would be easier if I were an RPS writer by trade - but Tolkien's world really doesn't translate well, you know. I've read tons though, of m/m ebooks, etc. and I like where I've taken this little story so far. We'll see. Again thanks for the encouragement.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

FPS can be significantly harder to convert. That said, Tolkien's world has become sort of a fantasy standard, so depending on how much plot you have, it might not be as difficult as you think. Good luck! :)

[sileya.livejournal.com]

Tempting. Verrry tempting. Hmmmmmm.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

*poke*poke*poke*poke*

[sileya.livejournal.com]

*squeak* But I'm working on pirates! *claps hand over mouth*

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

OOoh, is there a pirate anthology? Or are you writing a novel?

[sileya.livejournal.com]

It's my sort-of-trying-to-work-on-novel-while-doing-way-too-many-other-things project.

[astrojen.livejournal.com]

Hiya,

Wow, I'm flattered you thought of me but I don't think I'm capable of writing anything useful any more. My imagination has tuned out slashfic at the moment. Haven't written anything in over a year. And I hardly even read much of it any more. Sad I know, but I think it was maybe a phase that has passed. Good luck with the project anyway. :)

Jen ;->

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Well, prior stories are ok to send in, too. It doens't have to be new. I'm sorry your writing muses has gone and I will miss them, but I'm glad life is going so well for you and that you're having so much fun with the goth scene. *big hugs*

[softbluebuddy.livejournal.com]

I just sent you an email, didn't realize I should reply here.

Anyway, yeah...I think I'll do it. It should be fun. Advice would be appreciated so I pick something to convert from fanfiction that has a better chance of being accepted. Thanks.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Email, LJ - either is good. I'll get to your email in a moment. :)

Glad you're thinking of sending something in!