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Outshine: More short short fiction
Tor.com —
... $5 per prose poem, which ups the ante from the $1.20 that Thaumatrope pays.
It seems a smart way to call attention to the anthology and the concept of optimistic SF, as well as a means to embrace new forms of digital expression in a world where print periodicals are facing challenges.
If you are interested in more information on Outshine, check out the submission guidelines.
The Twitter web page for Outshine can be found here (though it’s currently empty).
What do you think—is this just a fad or does this kind ...
Picowebzines as paying markets
Futurismic —
... - is starting another Twitter-based webzine named Outshine, due to launch January 14th; ...
Friday Photo Blogging: the bag-head blues
Velcro City Tourist Board —
Well, you know musicians and their propensity for keerrrrrrazy highjinx. Somehow last Sunday (for reasons now forgotten) my bandmate Phil ended up playing some evolving little riff for about ten minutes with a tote bag[1] on his head.
I’d like to be able to claim we were using some Eno-esque oblique strategies to come up with new ideas, but it would be more honest to confess we were mostly just mucking around… ...
Twitter
Gareth L Powell - science fiction writer —
... yet? If you are, check out Outshine, the Twitter-based magazine edited by Jetse de Vries. It currently features an untitled piece of fiction by yours truly - which at only 25 words is the shortest piece of paid fiction I’ve yet had published. ...
Feature: Mini-Directory of SF&F on Twitter
Bibliophile Stalker —
Every Wednesday, I have an essay on any topic that catches my fancy! I signed up for Twitter a few weeks back and the presence of the SF&F community there isn't lacking. Twelfthhouse compiled a list of authors on Twitter and there's a couple of online articles compiling personalities to follow on Twitter (Sci-Fi Wire and Tech Republic for example) so I thought I'd come up with my own that's focused on the SF&F genre. Not that this list is comprehensive (it's definitely not original) but hopefully it's a start for fans who are curious about Twitter. (The ...
Twitter Fiction
The Science of Fiction —
I thought that writing stories of 100 words or less was quite a challenge, but recently I’ve become aware of Twitter-based fiction – stories in 140 characters or less. There are already a few twitter zines and numerous individuals who regularly put out twiction, nanofiction, picofiction, tweets, or twisters as they are variously known. The ones I’ve particularly noted so far are Thaumotrope and Outshine – paying spec fic markets, Nanoism a paying general fiction market and PicFic a non-paying general fiction market. The website ...
Second Twitter Acceptance
The Science of Fiction —
My second titter fiction, Falling, has been accepted by Jetse De Vries’ OutShine twitterzine. Not sure when it will appear yet, but I’m very pleased to have now been accepted by both major specfic twitterzines. ...
26 Places for Fiction on Twitter (and Some Related Sites)
Grasping for the Wind —
... 140 characters or less. Here are some good places to find it on Twitter.
Multiple Authors
1. @thaumatrope - Thaumatrope is a twitter fiction magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror fiction under 140 characters - edited by @nelilly (Nathan E. Lilly) [Full Disclosure, I write reviews for Thaumatrope]
2. @twitterfiction - 140 characters of microfiction in all genres
3. @Outshine - Twitterzine for optimistic, near future prose poems: flashforwards
4. ...
Essay: Embracing the Online Initiative
Bibliophile Stalker —
Every Wednesday, I have an essay or feature article on any topic that catches my fancy! The readership of my blog continues to baffle me. You'd think a Filipino residing in the Philippines would draw a big audience from his country but that's not the case. For the past few years, more than half of my readership are Westerners (with some exceptions, such as last week's book blockade). I bring up this topic because the World Wide Web is indeed worldwide (barring US-only sites like Hulu). When it comes to the field of speculative fiction, I suspect there's a lot more diverse material out there, at ...
MIND MELD: Why is Genre Fiction Is Bleak and What Can Be Done About It?
SF Signal —
... : "The ultimate risk is not taking a risk" (James Goldsmith (1933 - 1997) / French-born British businessman and politician / Independent). Why is SF, supposedly a forward-looking literature, taking almost no risks? I call that a failure of both the spirit and the imagination. ...
Friday Photo Blogging: Hotrod Moggy
Velcro City Tourist Board —
... Album of the week
I can be unequivocal with this week’s recommendation: you need to go and listen to the music of one Willem Maker. His new album New Moon Hand is quite simply amazing; as I put it in my review for Outshine:
Non-ironic roots Americana blues from a gravel-throated angel; the most beautiful and soulful record I’ve heard so far this year. Buy it.
Seriously.
Writing about ...
Coming Up...
The Science of Fiction —
... in the spring, which is fast drawing to a close. In July I’m expecting my non-fiction article What Does An Editor Want Out Of Life? in the BSFA’s Focus, my first twitter fiction Falling in Jetse De Vries’ OutShine and a reprint of my flash fiction White Out in ...
Falling on Twitter
The Science of Fiction —
My first twitter fiction Falling appears on OutShine today. Most twitter stories aren't given titles and none appear on OutShine, but I couldn't leave it without a name. Appropriately I've limited it to one word. ...
MIND MELD: Behind the Scenes...How the Hottest Short Fiction Anthologies Are Created (Part 2)
SF Signal —
... One of the things that proved to be a boon was @outshine, the Twitterzine I started as a promotional and inspirational tool. It served (and serves!) as a good example of what I'm looking for in miniature (140 characters or less), but also brought me into contact with several writers I was not aware of, some of which have even found their story in Shine (either in print or online: I'll get to that). ...
Outshining the competition
When Gravity Fails —
Although Shine (our anthology of optimistic SF) is planned for release by Solaris Books in April 2010, readers can whet their appetites until then over at DayBreak Magazine ...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jetse de Vries
SF Signal —
... anthology (which portrays Islam and/or Muslims in a positive light), The Fleas They Carried (a relief anthology for animail aid) and The Apex Book of World SF (which celebrates SF from around the globe: upcoming November 2009). Right now, Jetse has an anthology of near future, optimistic SF called Shine coming up Solaris Books in April 2010, and edits the online gig DayBreak Magazine and Twitterzine @outshine. ...
Shine update and competition!
When Gravity Fails —
... In case you missed it, the @Outshine project on Twitter is publishing 140-letter prose poems on the subject of the future (along with quotations, soundbytes, and similar stuff for those who are interested); you can submit your poem by emailing ...
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