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Submitting: "Welcome to the Desert of the Real" In the highly influential film The Matrix, the first time Neo is taken beyond his fabricated world he is theatrically welcomed to 'The Desert of the Real'. This it turns out, is the reality which greets most writers when they enter the harsh wastelands of agent submissions. …
The first #vss365 anthology has been an incredible success and this is a message of thanks to you.
Greetings friends, As you may have seen, I've been working day and night to get the anthology ready. Thank you to all those that responded while we were performing author checks. Reading the stories, communicating with the authors (and those that contribute each day) has reaffirmed what an incredible pool of talent we have and …
Thank you (again) to everyone involved with the vss365 community, from the very first story to the latest Tweet - you are amazing! One of the draft mock-up covers A quick bit of background... As most of you know, this anthology was not my idea. I was asked a number of times ( over a …
Continue reading "VSS365 Anthology – work left to be done and possible timeline"
The anthology is a massive job for the people involved in creating it. Our Ambassadors have worked tirelessly, volunteering many days of their own time to read every one of the thousands of submissions. Hopefully everyone who submitted is incredibly thankful to them. They have been nothing short of generous, amazing and inspiring in their …
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Want to know more about the history of #vss365 ? Click here to find out more. Why have an anthology? As the original creator of #vss365, many people have proposed an anthology to me over the last few years. Why? In short, because it's something to celebrate. Many people have found a supportive, encouraging and …
FlashDogs Update 5h September 2017 will see the anniversary of VSS365. What is VSS365? A daily prompt (sometimes more than one) is posted each day on Twitter from the @flashdogs account. This for anyone that wants to write a tweet-sized story based on the prompt. Generally, this is just a word, but sometimes it is …
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