Mit eget romanprojekt er skredet pinefuldt langsomt fremad. Det skulle have været en lille, hurtig sag skrevet på et par måneder efter Hospitalet, der var et meget stort projekt, men historien både gjorde knuder og voksede sig større, så jeg nu ikke kan sige noget begavet om, hvornår jeg bliver færdig.
For at gøre kvalerne endnu større fyger det med deadlines de kommende måneder og jeg må arbejde som en pisket grot for at komme med på vognen.
Den nyeste jeg er blevet opmærksom på Sword and Laser’s kommende antologi. For dem, der ikke kender til Sword and Laser er det navnet på en meget populær youtube-kanal.
(The Sword and Laser (S&L) is a science fiction and fantasy-themed book club, video show and podcast, started by Veronica Belmontand Tom Merritt. The main goal of the club is to build a strong online community of sci-fi / fantasy buffs, and to discuss and enjoy books of both genres.)
Det er altså af nørder til nørder og dermed er de svære at imponere.
Deadline er allerede 15. maj, så hvis du har en god idé til en science fiction, så er det nu tasterne skal varmes op.
De skriver selv:
WHAT KINDS OF STORIES WE WANT
Sword and Laser’s first anthology is intended to be a celebration of scifi and fantasy fiction.
What are we looking for in a story? Diversity. Not helpful? OK. Here are some better guidelines.
• Interesting characters. They can be evil or nice or mean or stupid, but they should be worth spending time reading about.
•Original settings, point-of-view, and voice. Not necessarily within your story, although that’s important too. But we want lots of different kinds of stories in the anthology. Hard for you to manage when you’re not reading all the other stories, but suffice to say if you’ve seen a story like yours before, it’s less likely to get chosen.
• Unique experience. We’re not going to ask you to ‘write what you know’ and also expect stories about aliens and dragons… form most of you… but situations and reactions drawn from your unique experiences that expose us to something new, will definitely be a plus.
• Stuff happening. Believe it or not, some people write stories where nothing happens. Please don’t be one of those people. Have a central, compelling idea or conflict. We want exciting ideas and character growth. At least a little.
• Love, laughs, fights, philosophy, insight are all also welcome.
• It needs to be in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. We define this pretty loosely of course. Not every story has to have spaceships or castles. We hope they don’t! But the farther you stray from the center of the sword or laser styles, the less likely we’ll want the story.
• That said, you’re not restricted in how you tell your tale. All styles, all settings, and all tones are welcome. Write the very best story you can, and do your best to surprise us with a new take on the genre!
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