And the Good News Is . . . Grifty Shades, a Not-Quite Rejection
These aren’t your run-of-the-mill fairy tales. The stories in this anthology are all about conniving creatures. We didn’t limit the genre, so expect humor, horror, romance, and tragedy.
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Really, we hope, by reading these stories, you will avoid making the mistake of trusting any type of Fair Folk. Still, if you do make that mistake, we’d sure love to include your future unfortunate story in volume two of this anthology.
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So the full title of the anthology was GRIFTY SHADES OF FEY, and the story I’d sent was called “The Kerry Pipers,” an original tale but with perhaps fey folk a little bit nastier than the guidelines suggested. That is, these weren’t exactly into just fun tricks and jokes. Then came the email today from Fiction Vortex Editor/Publisher Mike Cluff: Thank you for your submission! I really love the story. However, I have decided to not include it in this first GSOF anthology where it would not get enough deserved attention. [image error] So that’s not so good, though perhaps not entirely unexpected.
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But the email continued: I do want to include it in the next anthology as one of the primary stories. GRIFTY SHADES DARKER is set to hit Kickstarter in Spring 2020. The theme will be horror and the much darker side of the Fey. If you are interested, and willing to keep the story out of the market until then, I would list you as one of the authors on the Kickstarter campaign page and the re-designed Fiction Vortex homepage.
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So, long story short, this afternoon I sent back my “yes.”
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Really, we hope, by reading these stories, you will avoid making the mistake of trusting any type of Fair Folk. Still, if you do make that mistake, we’d sure love to include your future unfortunate story in volume two of this anthology.
.
So the full title of the anthology was GRIFTY SHADES OF FEY, and the story I’d sent was called “The Kerry Pipers,” an original tale but with perhaps fey folk a little bit nastier than the guidelines suggested. That is, these weren’t exactly into just fun tricks and jokes. Then came the email today from Fiction Vortex Editor/Publisher Mike Cluff: Thank you for your submission! I really love the story. However, I have decided to not include it in this first GSOF anthology where it would not get enough deserved attention. [image error] So that’s not so good, though perhaps not entirely unexpected.
.
But the email continued: I do want to include it in the next anthology as one of the primary stories. GRIFTY SHADES DARKER is set to hit Kickstarter in Spring 2020. The theme will be horror and the much darker side of the Fey. If you are interested, and willing to keep the story out of the market until then, I would list you as one of the authors on the Kickstarter campaign page and the re-designed Fiction Vortex homepage.
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So, long story short, this afternoon I sent back my “yes.”
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