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| Posted By : cussedness - 12/24/2007 3:22 PM | Because of all the help and assistance I recently received and kind acceptance from CrystalWizard, CyberWizard productions will be bringing out my anthology They are not What They Seem.
However, CW wants the book to be roughly twice as long as I was going to do it at. Therefore, i have reopened for submissions on it.
THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM
They're Not What They Seem: Tales of mimcry and deception" is about deceptions, mostly something that appears to be one thing and is actually another. In the natural world there are passive and aggressive mimics such as the milksnake and the venus fly trap. In lore, the myth of the kelpie is an excellent example of a mimic. It is a malign water spirit that appears to be a horse but when someone gets on its back it is carried off and drowned. Fantasy, dark fantasy and horror are all good. This is a broad enough category that it should produce some breadth of ideas.
Sword and Sorcery is fine. I have purchased three so far from that genre. I have a surrealist tale from Kaolin and a borderline mainstream story from lyn McConchie.
Jack Kincaid is my newest acquisition for the anthology.
cyberwizardproductions.googlepages.com/
janraefrank@gmail.com for subs.
Edited to add: a horror element is not required. Science fiction is welcome. All genres are welcome so long as they fit the theme of mimicry and deceptive appearances.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
Blood Rites
www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook29989.htm
website
www.janraefrank.com
Darkzone
www.janraefrank.com/Vanilla.1.0.1/ |
| Posted By : MichaelEhart - 12/25/2007 1:51 PM | Word limits, payrate, deadline, reprints?
I may have something for you.
Buy my book!
The Servant of the Manthycore available Nov. 17th from DEP
Illustrated by Rachel Marks, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock
Read me in 2007!
"The View From the Shotglass Floor" Ray Gun Revival, Feb 2007
"Voice of the Spoiler" The Sword Review, June 2007
"Servant of the Manthycore" The Sword Review, July 2007
"Darkling I Listen; and for Many a Time" Fear and Trembling, coming soon!
"Weaving Spiders Come Not Here" The Sword Review, August 2007
"Six Zombies Doing That Mick Jagger Strut" Damned in Dixie, Summer 2007
"Nothing But Our Tears" The Sword Review, September 2007
"Night of Shadows, Night of Knives" Magic and Mechanica, Fall 2007
"The Scarlet Colored Beast" The Sword Review, October 2007
"The Stars by Law, Forbidden" Unparalleled Journeys II, November 2007
"Who Comes for the Mother's Fruit" Every Day Fiction, November 2007
"Stand, Stand, Shall They Cry" Flashing Swords, November 2007
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| Posted By : cussedness - 12/25/2007 2:03 PM | I would prefer to have stories that are under 8K, but I will accept novelettes if they knock my socks off.
I am offering a $25 advance against royalties. I am doing this a bit different because I see it as a joint venture of all concerned and will split the royalties equally between all authors. My share of the royalties will be identical to everyone else's instead of taking the traditional editor's portion which would have been higher.
The anthology will be roughly 50% reprint because there are so many outstanding stories that deserve to be seen again.
I would like to say that the deadline is open until the end of March so that I can have everything wrapped up by the end of May, however, I will extend it if I do not get enough good stories for it.
It's a labor of love.
I have not done an anthology since 1995, and I loved doing it.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
Blood Rites
www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook29989.htm
website
www.janraefrank.com
Darkzone
www.janraefrank.com/Vanilla.1.0.1/ |
| Posted By : Daniel - 12/26/2007 12:57 PM | Cool!
"Art is the celebration of the ego's destruction."
Daniel |
| Posted By : cussedness - 12/26/2007 1:06 PM | Thanks, Daniel.
I had been at the point of canceling my anthology plans because I had become so worn out this year. Then people started rallying around and offering to help with the work load. CW is a miracle worker.
My previous anthology was New Eves, entirely reprint, traced the place and contributions of women writers in science fiction. I enjoyed doing it. Forrey Ackerman would pull all the old pulps and other magazines in his collection off the shelf and send them to me. Then Jean would read through first for what she thought was the best ones and pile them up in my in box. Then I made the final selections. It was such a pleasure to do. That one came out from Longmeadow in hardcover and ended up on a lot of feminist reading lists. It went through three printings.
I would love to see this one become as successful as New Eves.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
Blood Rites
www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook29989.htm
website
www.janraefrank.com
Darkzone
www.janraefrank.com/Vanilla.1.0.1/ |
| Posted By : cussedness - 12/26/2007 1:09 PM | I just accepted a story from Angeline Hawkes which is so intense that it made me shiver. She told me that I was the only editor with the "balls" to accept it. I suspect that it will be the story that gets the most reaction from reviewers. They will either love it or hate it, but I doubt that any of them will be able to ignore it.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
Blood Rites
www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook29989.htm
website
www.janraefrank.com
Darkzone
www.janraefrank.com/Vanilla.1.0.1/ |
| Posted By : MichaelEhart - 12/30/2007 4:41 AM | Okay, a Joe Denfar story on its way.
Buy my book!
The Servant of the Manthycore available Nov. 17th from DEP
Illustrated by Rachel Marks, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock
Read me in 2007!
"The View From the Shotglass Floor" Ray Gun Revival, Feb 2007
"Voice of the Spoiler" The Sword Review, June 2007
"Servant of the Manthycore" The Sword Review, July 2007
"Darkling I Listen; and for Many a Time" Fear and Trembling, coming soon!
"Weaving Spiders Come Not Here" The Sword Review, August 2007
"Six Zombies Doing That Mick Jagger Strut" Damned in Dixie, Summer 2007
"Nothing But Our Tears" The Sword Review, September 2007
"Night of Shadows, Night of Knives" Magic and Mechanica, Fall 2007
"The Scarlet Colored Beast" The Sword Review, October 2007
"The Stars by Law, Forbidden" Unparalleled Journeys II, November 2007
"Who Comes for the Mother's Fruit" Every Day Fiction, November 2007
"Stand, Stand, Shall They Cry" Flashing Swords, November 2007
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| Posted By : Bill Ward - 12/30/2007 10:48 AM | No science fiction for this, right? Fantasy and contemporary/urban/slippy/etc?
billwardwriter.com |
| Posted By : cussedness - 1/2/2008 6:55 AM | science fiction is fine also. I want to stretch the boundaries of the topic and show just how far it can be carried. People tend to think that a theme has to be rigidly attached to a single genre. I saw what a bang up job that Kaolin did with GUD and I would like to have something that is as good as GUD.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
Blood Rites
www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook29989.htm
website
www.janraefrank.com
Darkzone
www.janraefrank.com/Vanilla.1.0.1/ |
| Posted By : MichaelEhart - 1/17/2008 4:06 PM | Did you receive my submission? Thanks!
Buy my book!
The Servant of the Manthycore available Nov. 17th from DEP
Illustrated by Rachel Marks, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock
Read me in 2007!
"The View From the Shotglass Floor" Ray Gun Revival, Feb 2007
"Voice of the Spoiler" The Sword Review, June 2007
"Servant of the Manthycore" The Sword Review, July 2007
"Darkling I Listen; and for Many a Time" Fear and Trembling, coming soon!
"Weaving Spiders Come Not Here" The Sword Review, August 2007
"Six Zombies Doing That Mick Jagger Strut" Damned in Dixie, Summer 2007
"Nothing But Our Tears" The Sword Review, September 2007
"Night of Shadows, Night of Knives" Magic and Mechanica, Fall 2007
"The Scarlet Colored Beast" The Sword Review, October 2007
"The Stars by Law, Forbidden" Unparalleled Journeys II, November 2007
"Who Comes for the Mother's Fruit" Every Day Fiction, November 2007
"Stand, Stand, Shall They Cry" Flashing Swords, November 2007
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| Posted By : cussedness - 1/17/2008 4:54 PM | yes I got it. I have about one to two weeks of work left on a book I have to turn in as I got the edited copy and the publisher wants it turned around as fast as I can do it. So I'm running behind while I satisfy them A list of 36 things they wanted fixed, some of it fairly heavy revisions. I have it down to 28 by dint of working at a frantic pace. It has to be turned in no later than Feb 1. Then I will focus completely on the anthology.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
Blood Rites
www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook29989.htm
website
www.janraefrank.com
Darkzone
www.janraefrank.com/Vanilla.1.0.1/ |
| Posted By : MichaelEhart - 1/17/2008 6:18 PM | I hear you. I get farther behind every day, it seems. I keep telling myself that it is a good thing; that it means I am in demand.
Buy my book!
The Servant of the Manthycore available Nov. 17th from DEP
Illustrated by Rachel Marks, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock
Read me in 2007!
"The View From the Shotglass Floor" Ray Gun Revival, Feb 2007
"Voice of the Spoiler" The Sword Review, June 2007
"Servant of the Manthycore" The Sword Review, July 2007
"Darkling I Listen; and for Many a Time" Fear and Trembling, coming soon!
"Weaving Spiders Come Not Here" The Sword Review, August 2007
"Six Zombies Doing That Mick Jagger Strut" Damned in Dixie, Summer 2007
"Nothing But Our Tears" The Sword Review, September 2007
"Night of Shadows, Night of Knives" Magic and Mechanica, Fall 2007
"The Scarlet Colored Beast" The Sword Review, October 2007
"The Stars by Law, Forbidden" Unparalleled Journeys II, November 2007
"Who Comes for the Mother's Fruit" Every Day Fiction, November 2007
"Stand, Stand, Shall They Cry" Flashing Swords, November 2007
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| Posted By : cussedness - 2/1/2008 4:51 PM | It happens to me a lot. However, I finally see the end in sight on The Shadowed Princes. The editor wants two more scenes to foreshadow an event near the end and a transition revised. Then I can breathe again and start reading on the anthology. It has been an exhausting editorial process this time, but i think it was worth it.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
Blood Rites
www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook29989.htm
website
www.janraefrank.com
Darkzone
www.janraefrank.com/Vanilla.1.0.1/ |
| Posted By : MichaelEhart - 2/1/2008 6:09 PM | I am down to finishing one story that is pre-sold but only about 15% written, writing a promised flash, and doing requested revision on another. This weekend. I am not complaining, not at all, because a) Holy cats! People want my stuff! and b) last weekend was worse. So like you, I am making progress, though it seems impossibly slow.
Buy my book!
The Servant of the Manthycore from DEP
Illustrated by Rachel Marks, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock
Read me in 2008!
"Night of Shadows, Night of Knives" Magic and Mechanica, Ricasso Press, Spring 2008
"To Destroy All Flesh" Return of the Sword, Flashing Swords Press, Spring 2008
Still in print!
"The Stars by Law Forbidden" Unparalleled Journeys II, Journey Books, 2007
"Six Zombies Doing That Mick Jagger Strut" Damned in Dixie, Tenoka Press, 2007
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| Posted By : cussedness - 2/1/2008 6:21 PM | It is nice to be wanted and appreciated so much that the work keeps coming in. However, sometimes i really do feel overwhelmed. My publisher IM'd me today to let me know that Kady's Vengeance will be out on Monday at Fictionwise. I got to bask in that fact for a moment , then she says "So you have the final book in the series finished?"
"Yes."
"What's the next one going to be? And when do I get the first book in it."
I sighed and made my excuses and left, once more feeling overwhelmed.
but all in all it's a good feeling.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
Blood Rites
www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook29989.htm
website
www.janraefrank.com
Darkzone
www.janraefrank.com/Vanilla.1.0.1/ |
| Posted By : crystalwizard - 2/1/2008 7:21 PM | cussedness said...
It is nice to be wanted and appreciated so much that the work keeps coming in. However, sometimes i really do feel overwhelmed. My publisher IM'd me today to let me know that Kady's Vengeance will be out on Monday at Fictionwise. I got to bask in that fact for a moment , then she says "So you have the final book in the series finished?"
"Yes."
"What's the next one going to be? And when do I get the first book in it."
I sighed and made my excuses and left, once more feeling overwhelmed.
but all in all it's a good feeling.
*hugs*
Tell her that you haven't had a chance to finish working out the details on the next series and let her know you will soon as you finish with the anthology. |
| Posted By : cussedness - 2/2/2008 2:05 AM | Thank you, CW. That's very good advice and I was much too tired to come up with anything to tell her.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
Blood Rites
www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook29989.htm
website
www.janraefrank.com
Darkzone
www.janraefrank.com/Vanilla.1.0.1/ |
| Posted By : Jim Stratton - 3/7/2008 10:08 PM | I sent a submission several weeks ago. Is this affected by the problems?
Jim S
Jim Stratton
Forthcoming publications:
“The Heretic” in Tower of Light Online Magazine in Issue #5 (March, 2008).
“Living With Miracles” in Big Pulp Online Magazine in October, 2008.
“One Life, One Arrow” in “Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel” due out in late 2009.
“Your Duty To Your Lord” in Morrigan Books' “Age of Blood & Snow”, due out Winter, 2008. |
| Posted By : cussedness - 3/8/2008 9:22 AM | It did go to the wrong address, but I was able to save it. I will be getting to the subs this week after way too many interruptions and complications. Several of which CW has helped me solve.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
The Shadowed Princes
www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook64690.htm?cache
website
www.janraefrank.com
Darkzone
darkzone.yuku.com/ |
| Posted By : Jim Stratton - 7/3/2008 11:00 AM | Hi Janrae,
Any word on the anthology?
Jim R
Jim Stratton
Forthcoming publications:
“The Heretic” in Tower of Light Online Magazine in Issue #6.
“Living With Miracles” in Big Pulp Online Magazine in October, 2008.
“One Life, One Arrow” in Fantasist Enterprises's “Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel” due out in late 2009.
“Your Duty To Your Lord” in Morrigan Books' “Age of Blood & Snow”, due out Winter, 2008. |
| Posted By : cussedness - 7/3/2008 11:02 AM | We're slowly trying to get organized to make the final choices. Natalie runs on Pagan Standard Time.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
The Shadowed Princes
www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook64690.htm?cache
website
www.janraefrank.com
[url]http://www.daverana.com[/url |
| Posted By : tchernabyelo - 7/4/2008 6:26 AM | I'm still not even sure if my submission reached you...
Brian Dolton
Land Of Wind And Ghosts stories:
"The Box Of Beautiful Things" - IGMS#3
"The Man Who Was Never Afraid" - Abyss and Apex #20
"At Blue Crane Falls" - Abyss and Apex #25 "Where No Wind Blows" - Staffs & Starships #2
"The Gray World" - Every Day Fiction (June 1st 2008) "What The Sea Refuses" - Black Gate (forthcoming)
"What The Heart Bears" - Black Gate (forthcoming)
"Above The Clouds" - Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel (forthcoming)
"Three Out Of Four" - Sorcerous Signals Feb-Apr 08
"The Dragon Path" - Fictitious Force #5
"The Last Arrow Of Liang Xi" - Darwin's Evolutions (forthcoming)
Stories in other settings:
"The Unicorn Hunter" - OG's Speculative Fiction #8
"Call Centre" - Necrotic Tissue #1
"When Winter Came" - ASIM #32
"Cold Fire" - Flashing Swords #9, The Age Of Blood And Snow (forthcoming)
"St. Saviour And The Devil's Dandy" - Flashing Swords (forthcoming)
"In This City" - Fantasy Magazine (forthcoming)
"If We Were Briar Roses" - Every Day Fiction (forthcoming) |
| Posted By : cussedness - 7/4/2008 6:42 AM | Natalie is supposed to be putting together a list of what is in the slush. I will nudge her to try and get that done. What I really need is a horde of slush readers instead of Nat and i trying to do it all ourselves.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
The Shadowed Princes
www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook64690.htm?cache
website
www.janraefrank.com
[url]http://www.daverana.com[/url |
| Posted By : Jim Stratton - 7/5/2008 11:35 AM | Cool. I wait on pins and needles. 
Jim Stratton
Forthcoming publications:
“The Heretic” in Tower of Light Online Magazine in Issue #6.
“Living With Miracles” in Big Pulp Online Magazine in October, 2008.
“One Life, One Arrow” in Fantasist Enterprises's “Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel” due out in late 2009.
“Your Duty To Your Lord” in Morrigan Books' “Age of Blood & Snow”, due out Winter, 2008. |
| Posted By : tchernabyelo - 7/5/2008 4:39 PM |
cussedness said...Natalie is supposed to be putting together a list of what is in the slush. I will nudge her to try and get that done. What I really need is a horde of slush readers instead of Nat and i trying to do it all ourselves.
I'd volunteer, but I might be biased and throw out all the stories that weren't mine 
Seriously, if there is a pile, I can take a look at some if you want.
Brian Dolton
Land Of Wind And Ghosts stories:
"The Box Of Beautiful Things" - IGMS#3
"The Man Who Was Never Afraid" - Abyss and Apex #20
"At Blue Crane Falls" - Abyss and Apex #25 "Where No Wind Blows" - Staffs & Starships #2
"The Gray World" - Every Day Fiction (June 1st 2008) "What The Sea Refuses" - Black Gate (forthcoming)
"What The Heart Bears" - Black Gate (forthcoming)
"Above The Clouds" - Paper Blossoms, Sharpened Steel (forthcoming)
"Three Out Of Four" - Sorcerous Signals Feb-Apr 08
"The Dragon Path" - Fictitious Force #5
"The Last Arrow Of Liang Xi" - Darwin's Evolutions (forthcoming)
Stories in other settings:
"The Unicorn Hunter" - OG's Speculative Fiction #8
"Call Centre" - Necrotic Tissue #1
"When Winter Came" - ASIM #32
"Cold Fire" - Flashing Swords #9, The Age Of Blood And Snow (forthcoming)
"St. Saviour And The Devil's Dandy" - Flashing Swords (forthcoming)
"In This City" - Fantasy Magazine (forthcoming)
"If We Were Briar Roses" - Every Day Fiction (forthcoming) |
| Posted By : SirOtter - 7/23/2008 3:41 AM | | I'm really looking forward to this anthology. |
| Posted By : cussedness - 8/13/2008 7:42 AM | Trying to get things moving on it again, I tossed the entire file of slush at my copy-editor and he created a spreadsheet for me with all the authors and stories listed. I am now in a better position to answer questions.
Janrae Frank
I have no skeletons in my closet, they are all hanging from the yardarm.
Once there were three brothers, Brandrahoon the vampire, Isranon called the Dawnhand, speaker to spirits, and Waejonan the Accursed, first of sa’necari. Isranon defied his brothers and was destroyed, his descendants forced into the darkness.
The Shadowed Princes
www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook64690.htm?cache
website
www.janraefrank.com
[url]http://www.daverana.com[/url |
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