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post Mar 5 2006, 01:11 AM
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QUOTE (SL James @ Mar 4 2006, 03:16 PM)
Theirs is fourth edition, contingent on a significant number of false setting assumptions, shows a marked preference for established authors, requires you to go through a two-step submission process, and has this particular "Do:"

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Use our set of core characters. This helps build their personalities and gives them depth. Writers whose story ideas are under consideration can be sent some basic information to work with, if need be.


This came up here but seems to concern SR4.

1) I was curious to hear what the false setting assumptions were.

2) How is it showing a preference for established authors? (Unless it follows the format of all SR submissions.) Just read where they start out saying they prefer established authors. Oh, well, fuck 'em. I'd rather have a new writer that tells a good story than a lot of the crap coming from the establishment.

3) The 2 step submission process does seem silly to me for a 1000-5000 word story. (If you write, this is like a few hours work, and if you are working for the chance to win a book, you work cheap already.)

4) What core characters? (This is the only reason I see for the two step process - sending in an idea and being assigned characters. But if you are creating their personality, why not just go change the names in the story to fit?)

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- tisoz   Shadowrun Fiction Request   Mar 5 2006, 01:11 AM
- - winterhawk11   Hey all, Figured I'd jump in here to clear up...   Mar 5 2006, 02:17 AM
- - SL James   Omitted, because no good can come from what I post...   Mar 5 2006, 10:00 AM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   QUOTE (tisoz)I thought reading the guidelines look...   Mar 5 2006, 01:12 PM
- - tisoz   QUOTE (SL James @ Mar 5 2006, 04:00 AM) Omitt...   Mar 5 2006, 07:54 PM
- - warrior_allanon   Hawk the only problem i see with doing that is tha...   Mar 6 2006, 02:25 AM
- - winterhawk11   QUOTE (warrior_allanon)Hawk the only problem i see...   Mar 6 2006, 02:45 AM
- - SL James   Frosty? Sweet. As for help, I would assume E wou...   Mar 6 2006, 06:37 AM
- - winterhawk11   QUOTE (SL James) As for help, I would assume E wou...   Mar 6 2006, 03:09 PM
- - SL James   Ah. I missed that. Oh, well. It's not like I h...   Mar 24 2006, 09:50 PM
- - Ancient History   Kane? Where've you been, man? Aside from the r...   Mar 24 2006, 10:34 PM
- - SL James   Yes, but it was a shadowrunner vs. pirate rivalry.   Mar 24 2006, 10:56 PM
- - Ancient History   I think Kane just resented anyone comparing themse...   Mar 24 2006, 11:19 PM
- - Demonseed Elite   QUOTE (SL James) The other one is Puck, which I do...   Mar 25 2006, 07:01 PM
- - SL James   ... Why didn't you just write that in SF? Eve...   Mar 25 2006, 08:54 PM
- - Demonseed Elite   Those are my writing notes, most of which never en...   Mar 25 2006, 09:46 PM
- - SL James   Oh, god. I tried to write something within the fra...   Apr 1 2006, 08:23 AM
- - winterhawk11   QUOTE (SL James)Let me put it bluntly, you cannot ...   Apr 1 2006, 05:27 PM

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