Charity Anthology, anyone?
Feb. 2nd, 2010 07:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Okay, I'm just going to throw this out there and see what comes back.
I'm very keen on putting together an anthology to raise some money for the Depression Alliance. Who's with me?
I'm just trying to gauge interest at this stage - do people think it's doable/worthwhile/interesting? I'm thinking it would be an ebook, as resources, time, and finances allow, and I thinking I'd be looking for urban fantasy/paranormal romance in terms of genre, since that's what I like to read (although I'm open to suggestions). Does anyone have any tips or hints for this sort of thing? I'm pretty confident in my skills as a writer (meaning I only meltdown and decide I'll never make it one a month now), but as an anthologist? Eek.
So what do people think? Is this a good idea or what?
I'm very keen on putting together an anthology to raise some money for the Depression Alliance. Who's with me?
I'm just trying to gauge interest at this stage - do people think it's doable/worthwhile/interesting? I'm thinking it would be an ebook, as resources, time, and finances allow, and I thinking I'd be looking for urban fantasy/paranormal romance in terms of genre, since that's what I like to read (although I'm open to suggestions). Does anyone have any tips or hints for this sort of thing? I'm pretty confident in my skills as a writer (meaning I only meltdown and decide I'll never make it one a month now), but as an anthologist? Eek.
So what do people think? Is this a good idea or what?
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on 2010-02-02 08:13 pm (UTC)It sounds doable to me.
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on 2010-02-02 08:45 pm (UTC)Would you want stories dealing with the subject of depression? Or specify another theme? Or just any urban fantasy/paranormal romance?
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on 2010-02-03 01:23 am (UTC)It sounds like a cool idea.
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on 2010-02-03 09:40 am (UTC)Its exciting! And I hope it all goes really well :)
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on 2010-02-03 12:54 pm (UTC)I've up-to-date DTP software and the skills to use it and huge amounts of experience in generating usable (and hopefully pretty) PDFs if you go that route. Can do printed books, but my contacts with local printers are woefully out of date.
And I've the editing and proofing experience, too.
Since it's a good cause, and the genre's not one I write so I'm unlikely to submit anything (let alone anything good), I'd happily help out.
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on 2010-02-03 03:10 pm (UTC)I'd definately be up for the challenge.
Just a couple questions:
- Is there a wordcap/how many words?
- Will every submission be in, or is there a selection criteria?
Also, I'm going to add you as a friend if you don't mind. Otherwise, I'll never keep track of this. ^__-
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on 2010-02-03 03:14 pm (UTC)There will be a wordcap, but I've not decided what it will be yet. And there will be a selection criteria - beyond the standard things like proper grammar and spelling (coz I am a Grammar Nazi), there are some genre tropes I just find too prevalent, and I'd like to see some fresh takes.
Anyway, I'll clarify all this over the next week or so. Thanks for your interest!
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