Nasty Snips II is Open… and a Personal Statement
Posted by Chris on October 6, 2011 at 15:30
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After much thinking, and deliberation, you can send in your short, sharp and shocking tales for consideration in this, the very first Pendragon Press e-anthology!
On Monday I returned from the fun in Brighton sun that was FantasyCon feeling revitalised – I still over-spent and sales were on the slow-side (but I was expecting that), but it was just the kick I needed to push me out of a recent malaise I was feeling with publishing: it was quickly becoming a chore; I wasn't getting that excited really. I won't bore you with financial pressures of running a business – yes, this is a business with accounts and tax-returns – since you too are also under the same strain (we all are, apart from a very select few) but prior to FantasyCon I came very close, very close indeed to saying, "fuck it" and closing up altogether, contacting authors, customers and printers, that sort of thing.
But, last weekend changed all that: it put a vim and a va-va-voom back in my step.
Of course, the recent controversy of that weekend did dampen my spirits a little but I am still in a fun mood…
Since returning from the weekend, I have received a number of orders for the three hardcovers and in a move to try and help customers out, I have slashed the price of said hardcovers by 50% – but only until the end of October. That's Silversands, Feral Companions and We Fade to Grey for £6 each.
As always, I thank you for your continued custom and here's to the future!
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October 9th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Hi there,
Good to see that FantasyCon revitalised you!
When you say our "short, sharp, shocking tales"; how short are you thinking?
I have one that is a shade under 5,000…
Dennis
October 13th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
Hello Denis, 1000 words or less; not that it is a pre-requisite, but purchasing a copy of original "Nasty Snips" will give you a better idea.
November 22nd, 2011 at 7:38 pm
[...] Perfect Woman' has been accepted for Chris Teague's forthcoming anthology sequel Nasty Snips II over at Pendragon [...]
December 19th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
Hi loved the original Nasty Snips anthology and glad to see a new one being done! What is the average response time for submissions?
January 5th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
Hi, how long after the submission deadline will the writers know if they are included?
January 9th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
I'm trying to accept submissions fairly quickly, but if you're (un)lucky enough to be in the "maybe" pile then probably another couple of weeks after deadline.
January 23rd, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Hi Chris,
Just wanted to check that you received my submission 'Tom Fool' for Nasty Snips II. Let me know if it's not of interest as I have another piece that is beneath 1K words that I could send along for you to have a look at,
Many thanks,