Day two of CSFF blog tour of the ResAliens Website- seeking short stories!
In yesterday's blog about the ResAliens website I focused more on one of the short stories than I did on the actual web/webzine, so, here's a little more on this cool website.
Lyn Perry is the editor of ResAliens as well as the publisher of the print format of their magazine. (e-copies are usually 2-3 bucks and well worth it, print copies are $7-8, see link to purchase!) Well, why the name "ResAliens?" Lyn answers, "ResAliens is short forResidential Aliens. A resident alien is, of course, a foreigner who is residing temporarily in a country not her own – an expatriate of sorts. Believers in heaven (or a "coming new age") often consider themselves to be simply passing through this world on their way to a better land. The idea is that, although we're currently inhabitants of earth, we're really citizens of heaven and thus pilgrims, or aliens, on this planet."
Great, so, is ResAliens only written by Christian writers? Lyn continues, "I am a believer and follower of Christ, yes. The authors and audience, however, may or may not come from a position of faith. But what I think you'll find here is a collection of quality stories with a moral or spiritual thread that appeals to the broad and varied interests of fans of speculative fiction." (This may have been helpful yesterday, as I was wondering if the article I read was written from a Christian worldview. While I'm still unsure (it wasn't mentioned in his bio), it does help me to understand that the writer's worldview may not have been Christian in the first place.
The other cool think about the site is that they are actively seeking writers to write for the magazine. They accept family friendly (PG-Pg13 max) writing of speculative fiction in the following lengths:
+ Flash Fiction (900 to 1500 words)
+ Short Stories (1500 to 6000 words, firm; 7k to 9k stories are too long)
+ Query First: Serials (2 to 4 episodic installments; up to 20k words)
+ Query First: Poetry/Verse (Limited! Note: This is a very hard sell.)
+ Query First: Artwork/Artist Interview. Email: lyn at resaliens dot com.
Visit here to learn more about how you can write for ResAliens!
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Katie Hart
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Carol Keen
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Lyn Perry
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