Chloe Stowe's Blog: The Words and Madness of Chloe Stowe - Posts Tagged "wtf"

There should be sirens.

Or at least bells.

Hell, a chime or two would do.

When your doctor-confirmed insanity gets bumped up a notch there really should be noise… lots of it… for an extended period of time over several states.

But, nope. Nothing.

That’s crap, just saying.

So, what have I done? I’ve just challenged myself to write a 3,500 word short story in 5 days… well, 4 ½ days now.

Ok, here are the details…



Not Quite Shakespeare

Edited by Sue Brown and Anne Regan
Dreamspinner Press and UK Gay Romance are looking for romantic stories set in contemporary Britain. Let your imagination run riot through the British countryside, from the bleak beauty of the Scottish mountains to the rolling hills of the South Downs. Don’t just think of London but let your men find romance in the strangest of places. This anthology is to celebrate life in the UK, both the quirky and the mundane.

Editor’s Note: Because of the packaged nature of the anthology, all stories need to stand alone. No sequels to or spin-offs of previously published works, please. Dreamspinner’s American English spelling editorial policy will be waived for this publication.

Anthology is open to authors of all nationalities and locations – the only requirement is that the story is set in the UK.

Submission Deadline: January 25, 2014

Publication Date: June 2014

Single-book anthology story length: 3,500 – 12,000 words

Manuscripts shorter or longer will be considered but will have to be extraordinary.

Send all submissions to ukgayromance@gmail.com. Please list the anthology title in the subject line of your e-mail: Not Quite Shakespeare anthology submission.



Honestly, I wasn’t looking for trouble. I just ran across this call by accident and WHAM! And idea popped into my head and I was off.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

But kind of fun, too.

So, we’ll see how this goes.

Wish me luck…. I will definitely need it.

I’ll keep you updated!... and somebody, please, ring a freaking bell for me.

Chloe