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I don't have much experience with blood & gore, but I'm always up for a challenge! Let me see what I can put together, Shae! Ha ha, don't think I'll be buying many copies of this book, though - I'm a major scaredy-cat! ;)
Stephanie, ... LOL. No problem. Blood and Gore are not necessary. Just a good scare. And I understand as I can only handle so much "scare" myself. Can't wait to see what you come up with.
I created a guide to writing Horror stories if you are interested in writing for the Anthology. check out https://groups.google.com/forum/#!top...email stories to daysofoctober31@gmail.com
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Thank you, Denise. I used to compete in my church's music and art divisions; I won some trophies. My art work still hangs in the church that my grandmother preached at. A picture can say so much more than words sometimes.
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I think you'll do a good job. Find your inspiration.
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This sounds like fun, especially since we have more words to tell it. I know, write tight. Anyway, I think it is a good idea.
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Glenda wrote: "My inspiration for writing my story came while I was still in bed somewhere in between sleep and waking yesterday. I wrote a complete story; it's about 1550 words. Did you want stories sent to your..."Yes please. I prefer in a document but inside the email works as well.
Rejoice wrote: "I am going to scare myself and take up the challenge Shae."Cool, Rejoice. Can't wait to see what you come up with.
Denise wrote: "This actually sounds interesting. I'll have to read through all the information to make sure I understand what's expected. I don't know how well I'll do with horror, but maybe I can terrify people...."Bring it on! It's good to stretch to new things.
Shelly wrote: "This sounds like fun, especially since we have more words to tell it. I know, write tight. Anyway, I think it is a good idea."It can be fun. Hoping for lots of great stories. Thought it would be nice to give a little more room to tell though. Can't wait to see what you come up with.
Glenda wrote: "Another banner I made today"
All your banners are great Glenda. I really like the one you emailed to me also.
Glenda wrote: "I emailed Shae a short story. Hope she got it."Got it, and Todd's.
I also got inspired the other day as I was going to bed and emailed me a rough draft of my own story from my kindle. Amazing what your mind can come up with as you drift off to sleep.
We are counting down folks. we have 36 days left for submissions. If you think you need more time, contact me and we will see what we can work out but I need to at least know you are working on it and when you might finish. So Get Those Stories In.
Just a reminder...Please email story submissions to
daysofoctober31@gmail.com
Just sent my submission, "Monster" to the email address you provided! Hope it meets your criteria, Shae! :)
Stephanie. Thanks. I'll take a look. hoping to get a few more by the end of the month.
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Did you email it to the email Shae set up daysofoctober31@gmail.com ?
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Hi everyone. Well, the google forum doesn't work so hot.... well. it didn't work hardly at all. not sure what it was supposed to do but it didn't. So... there is just the email ( daysofoctober31@gmail.com ).I have 6 stories from five authors (including me).
So far, I have Todd's, Stephanie's, Rejoice's, and Glenda's two. If you submitted and are not on the list, I didn't get it. Please send it again.
If you are on the list, please consider submitting a second story.
If you haven't submitted and you considered it, please email me with your idea and I will discuss it with you.
We need 5 more stories minimum and I have room for up to 10 authors total. Beyond 10 authors and I can't list everyone. It takes an Act of God or a decree of congress to get more on Amazon. I've tried.
If I need to, I can fill the void. I was just hoping that others were interested in getting published. Especially if you already have books out. If you would like another genre, let me know. I would be glad to check it out.
These anthologies are getting attention all year round. I put them in Kindle unlimited and they are getting read. The better the story, and the more like your other works, the more likely that readers will come find you for more.
Thanks everyone. And, for those who I have a story from, you should be hearing from me shortly. Thank you for your patience. It was a busy month in May.
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Yes, I have them now. Thank you Glenda.
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As far as I know it is. I haven't heard a peep yet though. I messaged Shae just now.
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Hopefully we'll get an update soon. ☺
I would like to inform all readers of sci fi romance that the Pradorian mate is available on amazon and your reviews are most welcome. Thank and my humble regards to all of you.
Hi. Sorry about the delay in getting your stories back to you. I hadn’t expected to go back to work so soon and didn’t realize the toll my treatment is having on me. I have sent out emails. You should have one if you sent me a story.
Thanks for submitting and Thanks for the great stories.
God Bless,
Shae Hamrick.
Kindle Book is up. Paperback is still pending. I'll let you know when its up and can order.... Its KDP this year so I don't know the delivery times. Sorry. Thanks everyone who participated.
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Hope you like it. Please comment. Thank you.
okay folks.I called KDP because it updated the price there and they didn't update amazon. the answer is that it takes 3-5 business days to update amazon, after KDP accepts the change. SO.... I'm leaving the price at 4.06 for the foreseeable future so that you can use it as a promotion or to buy copies. The catch is, you have to watch for amazon to finally update first.
Sorry. Next year, if we do this again, i start with the lowest price for the first 6 months and then raise it. that way there is no issue. and I publish it two months earlier to have time to fiddle with covers and insides while i wait for them to accept and publish updates. Maybe it will actually be out on time then and right. Dang they have made this so hard.
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Glenda wrote: Thank you." Excellent trailer on YT. Great job Glenda.
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for a rush job, its great.
Waiting for the price to drop on the book but Amazon still has it at $9.95.
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Today is the 20th and it still has not dropped.
I called and called... I officially will never price a book over min again. they just keep telling me its under review. Don't use KDP.
We will be primarily looking for three categories: blood and guts, scary, and terrifying. This will be an adult book.
We have had many great ones in the previous books, and they are still getting picked up on Amazon Unlimited. The income is not enough to offset the cost as yet, but the advertising has been very limited and yet they are still being read. This encourages me to believe we might get more exposure this year. This time, we are going to focus more on the “Horror”.
"… what most Kindle readers want these days is horror short stories. That means you don't have to spend months getting a long novel written! Because many readers of this genre actually want to buy short stories." Temper Thomas
If we get a tighter style of stories this year, we could hit the market for horror stories harder. Given that, I am hoping for many submissions but will be accepting only the best.
And there will only be one volume this year. If there are enough good stories, I may create a new series of Books under a different title and it will publish at the same time.
The theme will be Revenge Halloween Style, so either Halloween or October must be in the story as a setting piece.
Three prompts are provided. You must use at least one.
~ Revenge
~ Transformation
~ Nightmare
And the story must have a horror/scare/terror plot and a twist.
The ending can be either happy, sad, or tragic. (Tragic is defined as the MC caused the problem and couldn’t overcome it.)
The word count must be 2000 words or less. Preferably between 1000 – 1500 words. Shorter would be great, longer may need a little editing. (Please pre-edit or have someone give you an edit before submitting. If I find I have to do major edits, I will send it back and request you to work with an editor.)
Stories will need to be submitted before June 1st...
(email them to daysofoctober31@gmail.com).
And next year we will use “The Dead Will Rise” theme with someone dead, someone alive, and a graveyard or archeologist dig. If You want to start writing for next year, You can.
So what do you think? Anyone interested?
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Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Paranormal, Mystery, Crime, Romance, or a mixture (BASICALLY, anything but erotica)
Blood and gore are fine ... IF ... it's a Spine-Chilling Short Story. I'm talking suspense horror. Stalkers-monsters-vampires-serial killers-twisted mountain people-cannibal type of stories. It can end sweet but only after scaring the pants off the reader. It's about the scare, the terror, the twisted endings. The story should open with a puzzle, lead to a fear or scare, and end as a tragedy or comedy (laughing or crying).
Rules and Directions -
* Type in English - between 100 to 2,000 words; no erotica and no profanity.
* Post your title, by line, and word count total in the first line of your story/poem/article.
* Upon acceptance of a short story, authors will provide an Afterword and/or bio for their story title with a word count of about 75 words (to fit on one page in the book). You may include a list of previous author publications and/or a website.
* Each Author will be able to purchase paperbacks “at cost” in addition to shipping cost provided you give me 3-4 weeks to get them to you; Authors are not required to purchase anything. The Author can mark up a book price on their own purchased copies; the Author can sell their own books; the Author can make a profit this way.
* For regular retail book sales, the Licensee maintains publication profit to use for anthology cost production, promotion, and if sales are enough, for marketing materials.
* Writers are responsible for their own copyright. Authors keep all rights. PRIVACY POLICY IS ENFORCED. COPYRIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS BELONG TO INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS. THIS CONTEST DOES NOT GRANT ANY PERSON THE RIGHT OR LICENSE TO COPY OR USE OTHER STORIES. EACH STORY IS PROTECTED BY THE COPYRIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR.
Timeline: STORY SUBMISSIONS CLOSED AFTER May 31st
*Edits by author group/leaders by Aug 1st
*Returns for author acceptance to approve changes between Aug 15th
*Author contracts and acceptance of story edits returned by Aug 15th with Afterword/Bio if not already returned.
*Cover design by August 30th and out to authors for pre orders.
*Formatting and up loading complete by September 15th.
*Pre-launch and marketing from September 15th to October 1st.
*Launch, and full on marketing from October 1st to November 5th.
Purpose - The main purpose of this project is some fiction writers are looking to participate in an anthology in addition to sharpen plot and character skills, collect their own short stories, receive good feedback, make a good connection with other writers, and take a short break from their current novel to get a fresh view when they return to it.
Halloween Story Starters (remember, this year is about revenge)
• As I looked at the Jack-O-Lantern, it seemed to look back at me, and then...
• Your child won’t stop crying and screaming in the middle of the night. You visit her grave to ask her why.
• There was a low growl from behind the bushes - its eyes glowed red.
• I thought there were no such things as supernatural beings until I met…
• The zombie was walking through my front lawn...
• As I reached into the bag of candy, I thought I heard a voice saying, “Pick me, pick me! (finish the story)
• I was putting my Halloween costume on when I heard something moving in the closet…
• It's been watching me for hours now... Sometimes I catch glimpses of its reflection on the computer screen, but I dare not turn around...
• Write a spooky story to tell around the campfire. Remember, you want to build suspense using onomatopoeia and alliteration. Don’t forget to have a big finale to frighten everyone who is listening.
What Ifs?
• What if you became the monster or character you were dressed as on Halloween night?
• What if there really were monsters under the bed? And one impersonated your child?
• What would you do if you saw a ghost who wanted you to follow him/her?
• What would you do if you heard a scream from an old abandoned house?
• What would happen if you took a walk through the cemetery at night and witnessed the dead rising?
• You just found out that your best friend is a mad scientist. What crazy experiment is she or he working on?
If you would like some writing prompt IMAGES, please go to Glenda’s Pinterest page where she has saved some images specifically for 31 Days of October (and others). www.pinterest.com/glendagreynolds/amw ...
Submissions and inquires may be sent to daysofoctober31@gmail.com and a google group will be formed with a full forum.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND – that our goal is to create an October/Halloween anthology. We do not have a book cover as of yet. We are still talking about all of this. Suggestions are welcome.
AND YES... I stole most of this from the previous anthology discussion. Thanks Glenda.