JeffTibbetts Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 It's go time, peoples. Please send your submissions to:submissions@tibbsforge.com (that's my blog. I'm not trying to drive traffic. It just helps me to filter my inbox since that's my 'hobby' email).By the end of May. That's only a few days away.I'm only looking for something to get started with. Any of the following will suffice: A picture of an awesome idea you scribbled on a napkin at the pub, as long as it gives us a sense of what the story will be about. An outline, with major characters, environments and a plot arc spelled out (seriously, lots of writers do this. It helps a ton). A very rough draft of 1K to 5K characters. We're shooting for 3K but that length will change as it goes through the process. A fully finished and edited 3K final draft. Don't think that lets you off the hook for further edits, though. Don't worry so much about what this draft looks like. Just get it to me.What happens next? I'll read through everything I've got. This could take a while. I'll either choose the stories that I think have the best potential/make the most sense together or post up some stuff here online if it's not very cut and dried so we can look at them together and decide (for instance, I may have a few 30K entries and want to use just one, so maybe I'll open up a vote or something if I think it's up in the air. The writers will be contacted to let them know which of their stories we've chosen. Once the stories are chosen, I'll do my best to set up some one-on-one chat sessions for really early drafts and workshop sessions for stories that are further along. My goal is to make sure each author gets no less than 3 feedback sessions of one kind or another. Some stories may require more. If you didn't realize, that means that the writers will be helping each other out. You will be expected to offer some constructive feedback to the other writers. This workshopping is vital to the project and I think it gels nicely with what we do all the time here on the B & C. Okay, now for the pitch--Do not be worried about the state of your writing or your draft. Believe it or not, some very successful writers struggle with grammar, spelling, even dyslexia. We want your best ideas, your most clever thoughts, your deepest insights. We don't want your insecurities to get in the way of telling a wonderful story and sharing it with the community. B & C is a safe place, whether you're posting a quick and dirty paint scheme, your first model ever, spit-balling new army list ideas, or riffing on some kind of hobby idea. I want this Fanthology to fit right into that model of sharing and encouragement. Yes, I expect a good presentation once we're done, but you'd be shocked by how much peer-editing can help. Some of my fondest memories of college are workshopping and peer-editing my own and others' work.This. Is. Going to be. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exetus Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Sent one of my synopses today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andurin Marvak Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I sent you some rough outline blurbs about what I'm thinking of. Let me know if you need more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Does a half-finished 1st draft count as a submittable idea? I only ask because I have no idea how I want to finish off the stuff I've started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 Does a half-finished 1st draft count as a submittable idea? I only ask because I have no idea how I want to finish off the stuff I've started. Yup. Totally fine. SEND IT OVER!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Done! EDIT: Grammar fail. 'Done and done' only applies when there was more than one thing to do, as opposed to click 'send' on my email. That's hopefully not an indication of how bad my submission was, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quozzo Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I sent you mine a while back, remember to check your spam folder :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 I sent you mine a while back, remember to check your spam folder I got it, buddy. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I'll be sending over cliff notes and the opening quotation, as work has denied me the time needed to write this thing out fully yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Works for me, man! Bring it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperors Immortals Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Can I submit a previous piece for expansion? The piece about the chieftans ride in the Lann'raydah with the chaplain in my Shields of Myrmidon link. I think they could be pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 For sure. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Juan Juarez Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 'Done and done' only applies when there was more than one thing to do, as opposed to click 'send' on my email. I disagree, sirrah! I use "done and done" for empahsis in singular situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 CJJ: It's a personal preference of mine, I'll admit. It just strikes me as odd to use it for singular actions. In other news, I can't seem to quote anyone anymore. Time to start the ritual prayers to the omnissiah, methinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Juan Juarez Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 CJJ: It's a personal preference of mine, I'll admit. It just strikes me as odd to use it for singular actions. I have nothing new to say except to taunt you lack of quoting ability *maniacal laugh* *maniacal laugh* *maniacal laugh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 CJJ: It's a personal preference of mine, I'll admit. ^_^ It just strikes me as odd to use it for singular actions. In other news, I can't seem to quote anyone anymore. :huh: Time to start the ritual prayers to the omnissiah, methinks! Were you burning the correct incense, Ace? Perhaps your unguents have become contaminated. I would escalate the issue to the technomats after performing the clear-your-cache-and-cookies ritual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argent Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Not going to be able to get anything to you till the 3rd or 4th as I don't have Internet at home until then. I am writing this from my phone so can't really send submission from that. Sorry. Maybe I will jump in on the next run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 Not going to be able to get anything to you till the 3rd or 4th as I don't have Internet at home until then. I am writing this from my phone so can't really send submission from that. Sorry. Maybe I will jump in on the next run. Go ahead and submit it when you can. I'm going to be reading through all these so I'd say you've got some time. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I'd like to submit a second idea, but I won't have time to work on it, so I think I'll keep it in reserve for now. Looking forward to getting properly started with this project :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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