Who Wants to be Published?

A suggestion was recently made by @Andrew_Mosier on the @ForbiddenPlanet profile... a damn good suggestion I might add! It's also something that @Narivah and I have been toying around with... so here's what I propose...

A collection of short Sci-Fi stories to be self-published, none-profit, through www.lulu.com - check out the site if you're unfamiliar with it. There's no cost whatsoever, other than the cost price of the actual book!

A writer for each sub-genre of SF (with the possible exception of Hard SF, unless there's anyone who knows enough about actual science to make such a story work).

Each person writes a short story within their chosen sub-genre... no word limit but keep it sensible. It must be an original story though, written specifically for this collection.

As the collection is to be published, each entry must be edited... now I for one know how difficult it is to edit your own work so I propose that one or two people edit all submissions.

So what are you waiting for? Full credit will be given to each author/editor... your name and/or work in print for all eternity... sounds good, eh?

The list posted below is all SF sub-genres and the name next to a given sub-genre denotes the author who has chosen it.. that's right it's first come, first served... so let's see how much interest we have, and go from there!

I'm not putting a time limit on this... not yet anyway and it isn't a competition...

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http://www.wattpad.com/2332534-sf-sub-genre-definitions-military-sf

Military SF - @SecretKeeper

Apocalyptic SF - @SamanthaJR

Time Travel SF - @MatthewJSwinney

Dystopian SF - @vanitycat

Super Human SF - @Voldermortess

Hard SF - qczhao - http://www.wattpad.com/3877340-eyes-on-the-universe-chapter-one

Soft SF - drDevil - http://www.wattpad.com/3238773-adaptation-synopsis

Social SF - @TheLocalGuerilla

Comic SF - @lafleurdeverite

Horror SF - @TheRobot

Space Opera - @ConnorSchween

Space Western - @TheOrangutan

SF/Fantasy - @Catluver2121

Alternate History - @AgathaChristieLover

DieselPunk - @nairxarika

CyberPunk - @GenXblogger - @Ezbius

PostCyberPunk - @lili_p

SteamPunk - @Mojo_Smileyface - @citykitty

TeslaPunk - StephenJennison-Smith - http://www.wattpad.com/2989766-the-inventor?d=ud

ClockPunk - @SteampunkerKinetta

BioPunk - @Anahlynn

NanoPunk - @theolddarkness

GreenPunk - @LoLeeTa

TransistorPunk - @BurningThePlayground

SpacePunk - @CraigAPrice

CandlePunk - JamesDSwinney - http://www.wattpad.com/3565215-a-simple-task?d=ud

StonePunk - @AkashKapur

SurprisePunk - @dreamingthought

PiratePunk - @KingBritain

WesternPunk - @LadyAstor

DecoPunk - @thesyrupnugget

Unsure as to what any of the above sub-genres are all about? Check out the link at the top..!

Editors involved... @AddictedToHeroine

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Oorah!!!

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@AngusEcrivain Do we have to write a new story? Because I already have a Sci-Fi Short Story that I would love to enter :)

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@Sunshine-Lollypop

That's something that perhaps should have already been decided... I think that it should be a completely new story though I'm afraid. :)

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@Sunshine-Lollypop

Oh I'm @AngusEcrivain by the way... just on the FP account :)

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Okay, so a few questions. Can only one person do one genre out of the whole list above? Also can we do combined works with another author and receive equal credit between the two?

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Heehee, Surprisepunk.

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@SteampunkerKinetta

Yeah... one story per genre, else we could easily end up with several Military SF stories, for example.

As for two authors working on the same story together, that is completely your call. Of course, both writers will receive credit :)

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@LadyAstor

haha, I'll put you down for that then, eh?

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@AngusEcrivain

Sweet. Sounds good! I might do a ClockPunk story with another author then!

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@SteampunkerKinetta

Sounds good to me... should I pencil your name in?

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@AngusEcrivain Oh, I don't know if one of the others would want a hand at that one. I might write a short story on another genre, though.

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@AngusEcrivain

Yes please! Maybe put down Lunadreamrealm as well since she might be interested in working with me on that genre.

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@LadyAstor

haha well, it's up to you... you can always change your mind!

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@SteampunkerKinetta

Shall do :)

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Oh, this is sweet! Think I'll do one for the Super Human SF! :D

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@AngusEcrivain

Thank you very much! :)

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@SteampunkerKinetta

No worries :)

@SecretKeeper

Putting your name down, right now :)

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I would so do this if I could write sci fi.

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sounds fun, i'm in :)

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Maybe!

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@Catluver2121

Sweet... SF/Fantasy it is!

@StephenJennison-Smith

Maybe..?

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Oorah!

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sounds mad ill defos look in to it more when i get chance :)

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