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Forsyth ([personal profile] forsyth) wrote2007-01-29 02:32 pm
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Machine of Death!

(Crossposted to [livejournal.com profile] snarkoleptics

Most everybody's probably see this already linked on the Dinosaur Comics page, but I figured I'd link it anyway. Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo, and David Malki !, are putting together an anthology based on this Dinosaur Comic. I can vouch for the hooptiness of all three of the froods involved. Submissions are going to be open, and they're offering cash money for the entries they accept. I'll paste their own words behind a cut, pulled from


WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

Machine of Death is an upcoming published anthology of short stories edited by Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo, and David Malki !, inspired by this episode of Ryan's Dinosaur Comics.

We are actively soliciting short story submissions for the book. Submissions are free and open to everybody. Ryan, Matt and David ! will choose their favorite stories from all submissions, and each contributor will receive $45 USD for each story selected for publication.

The book will be available through Amazon or any other retailer. We are also trying to work it out so that each contributor will have the right to purchase copies of the book at cost (with no retail markup), and will be free to resell the book however they like and keep their profits.

The manuscript will also be placed online, in PDF form, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial - Share Alike 2.5 license. That means people will be able to read, copy, and distribute your story for free, which we hope will expose more readers to the material, and which has proven to be a good method of building awareness and even driving physical sales. There may also be an audiobook version created, which will be placed for free on Podiobooks.com.

Finally, any eventual profits made by Ryan, Matt and David ! will be turned back around into the project, helping to promote and publicize your work.