I'm originally a fiction writer. The love of invention, of the impossible limits of imagination, not only propelled me safely into the Writer skill set, but informed the very fascination with video games that fuels my career today. I owe a lot to just noodling around with personal fiction. And you know what? It's been too long without writing some.
Veiled Worlds is a site that I'll be updating monthly with a short piece of fiction of around a thousand words. It launched today, on the first of the month; I have a few things scheduled, but the monthly post rate fits my pace perfectly. Well, okay, so I actually could write thousands of words of directionless fiction a day, but I'd rather spent that time writing hundreds of words for money. Writing lots of fiction is playing a dangerous game; you risk disappearing up your own arse. The aim is to post prose "as is"; discuss in the comments, by all means, but there you go.
I'd also like to mention that I'm accepting submissions for it. Send me a .txt file (no word docs, no inline text), do /this/ to denote emphasis (don't use html), and like I said, keep it around a thousand words. If it's more, split it off. This should be your own high quality work. No fan stuff (within reason), make sure to spell check it, and don't be afraid to write for an adult audience if that's what you want to do. The only requirement is quality. You can email me at jazmcdougall@yahoo.co.uk, and try not to sound like a Nigerian banker. Don't, for example, express your urgent need in the subject line. If you're an illustrator, web designer, or, you know, if you have any special skills to balance out the dearth of writers, and you want to get involved, just jump in and email me.
Oh yeah, spread the word!
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