Pimpin' a web-zine and issuing a challenge

Haggis · May 2, 2008

So the other day I was trolling through Duotrope and came upon this publication for the first time--Necrotic Tissue. They didn't offer to pay much ($25.00) but they also offered a neat t-shirt. Who wouldn't want a t-shirt that said "Necrotic Tissue?" I submitted. They rejected. But I'm not bitter. :e2teeth:

Not any more, anyhow.

'Cause here's the thing about them:

While we welcome professional writers, our goal is to assist new writers by providing personal responses with any rejections and some recommendations for improving their story. Submissions that are very close but need some work may be selected for a rewrite with assistance from one of our editors.

Pretty neat, huh? I also noticed something else:

Our long-term goal is to get enough subscribers to draw web site advertising for the publication so that we can increase our payments to professional rates (which are currently 5 cents per word) and to be considered a professional publication by the HWA.

Also pretty neat. We need more pubs like that. So I'd encourage you to take a look. Subscribing is free and the stories I've read so far are pretty good. I'd encourage everyone to support them. It's good for us too.

This brings me to the challenge part of this post.

Along with regular short stories and flash, Necrotic Tissue also accepts 100 word stories. This from their website:

The second length is The 100 word story. 100 words precisely, not 99 or less and not 101. For purpose of word count, the 100 word story includes the title and the body of the story. The writer's name and even the word "by" which usually appears after the writer's name is not included. Don't trust any word processing word count tool, you should manually count.

The pay is the same--$25.00 and a t-shirt.

What I'm suggesting is this. Let's write a bunch of 100 word stories, then put them up in the Horror section of SYW. We'll crit each other 'til we drop, and then we'll have something to submit to them (or anyone else we want to) when they reopen for submissions on July 1st.

No prizes this time. Just a chance to stretch your talents a little bit more, and maybe wind up with that neat t-shirt.

Who's game?

Jaycinth · May 2, 2008

You see, Haggis, this is why I BEGGED mother not to drown you, even though you were runtly at the time.

My daughter would love that tee shirt, and $25.00 would get me good and happy (not to mention free nachos) at 'Joes'.

But, may a person write more than 100 words? I'm a bid cranially impaired and have a hard time with anything under 1,000.

Do. Not. Say. It.

Haggis · May 2, 2008

Jaycinth said:
You see, Haggis, this is why I BEGGED mother not to drown you, even though you were runtly at the time.

My daughter would love that tee shirt, and $25.00 would get me good and happy (not to mention free nachos) at 'Joes'.

But, may a person write more than 100 words? I'm a bid cranially impaired and have a hard time with anything under 1,000.

Do. Not. Say. It.

More than 1000? Absolutely.

But for this challenge? Not on your life. :e2teeth:

That would have been too easy.

Kerr · May 2, 2008

Haggis, I think I like this idea.

Kerr · May 3, 2008

So... did they give helpful advice?

JeanneTGC · May 3, 2008

I'm tentatively in. I'm working on 4 novel WIPs simultaneously, but these kinds of challenges are great for when I need a break. So...if I doodle one out, I'm in. If not, I'll crit what others put up. (I mean, I'd do that anyway, but, you know what I mean...or maybe you don't...but that's so like you, isn't it?)

DL Hegel · May 3, 2008

Will check them out--you always watch out for the other horror hounds
:snoopy:

for haggis

Haggis said:
So the other day I was trolling through Duotrope and came upon this publication for the first time--Necrotic Tissue. They didn't offer to pay much ($25.00) but they also offered a neat t-shirt. Who wouldn't want a t-shirt that said "Necrotic Tissue?" I submitted. They rejected. But I'm not bitter. Not any more, anyhow. 'Cause here's the thing about them:

Pretty neat, huh? I also noticed something else:

Also pretty neat. We need more pubs like that. So I'd encourage you to take a look. Subscribing is free and the stories I've read so far are pretty good. I'd encourage everyone to support them. It's good for us too.

This brings me to the challenge part of this post.

Along with regular short stories and flash, Necrotic Tissue also accepts 100 word stories. This from their website:

The pay is the same--$25.00 and a t-shirt.

What I'm suggesting is this. Let's write a bunch of 100 word stories, then put them up in the Horror section of SYW. We'll crit each other 'til we drop, and then we'll have something to submit to them (or anyone else we want to) when they reopen for submissions on July 1st.

No prizes this time. Just a chance to stretch your talents a little bit more, and maybe wind up with that neat t-shirt.

Who's game?

Haggis · May 3, 2008

DL Hegel said:
Will check them out--you always watch out for the other horror hounds
for haggis

Thanks, DL, but I'm only doing my job. It's why I get the big bucks.

Pike · May 4, 2008

This is the kind of distraction I needed! The game is a foot! (he says while waving a decaying left foot)

Pike

Haggis · May 4, 2008

Pike said:
This is the kind of distraction I needed! The game is a foot! (he says while waving a decaying left foot)

Pike

*steals decaying foot story idea*

Pike · May 4, 2008

You fiend! Never mind, I've just finished my first entry idea. Anybody else ready to post? Here's a link to mine. I welcome all abuse and floggings. I know, Jeanne is probably oiling her whip right now.

Pike

Calla Lily · May 4, 2008

Pike, I worry about your affinity for whips. Almost as much as I worry about my affinity for blood.

As you can see in my entry here:

ETA: Pike, you rock. Now I has linky!

Pike · May 4, 2008

I figured out how to do that by highlighting a word and then hitting the "add link" button. Then a window pops up and you can add the link which will imbed your link to the highlighted word.

I almost sound like I know what I'm talking about. Almost.

Pike

Calla Lily · May 4, 2008

Okay, I'm only on a rol because I'm cannibalizing stuff from my books. With changes, of course.

Here's #2 and the last. Did I mention blood?

JeanneTGC · May 4, 2008

Pike said:
You fiend! Never mind, I've just finished my first entry idea. Anybody else ready to post? Here's a link to mine. I welcome all abuse and floggings. I know, Jeanne is probably oiling her whip right now.

Pike

I don't whip in crits.

I tell the truth.

That's much, MUCH worse.

For some, at any rate.

Calla Lily · May 5, 2008

*volunteers to whip Pike if he's feeling the need*

(I'm getting sicker the more I write... This is probably a good thing if kept to fiction...)

And Jeanne, your crits are worth the pain.

Tymolee · May 5, 2008

I just stumbled across this thread and wanted to second the pimpin' of Necrotic Tissue.

I subbed one story to them back in Oct/Nov of last year... I was rejected, but got some really good comments from them.

So I had another idea floating around, polished it up, and subbed it in January. "The Silent Treatment" will be in their July issue (okay, so I had to pimp myself a little, too

).

The editors are great - the response time is reasonable and once they pick up your story, they respond quickly to emails. They pay super promptly and the t-shirt is indeed awesome (I got that within like a week of my acceptance). They're great people to work with.

I'd like to try the challenge, but I've only ever written one 100-word story and I'm pretty sure it broke my brain.

Haggis · May 5, 2008

Tymolee said:
I just stumbled across this thread and wanted to second the pimpin' of Necrotic Tissue.

I subbed one story to them back in Oct/Nov of last year... I was rejected, but got some really good comments from them.

So I had another idea floating around, polished it up, and subbed it in January. "The Silent Treatment" will be in their July issue (okay, so I had to pimp myself a little, too ).

The editors are great - the response time is reasonable and once they pick up your story, they respond quickly to emails. They pay super promptly and the t-shirt is indeed awesome (I got that within like a week of my acceptance). They're great people to work with.

I'd like to try the challenge, but I've only ever written one 100-word story and I'm pretty sure it broke my brain.

Congrats on the acceptance, Ty. :hooray:

I'm not at all jealous that you got a shirt and I didn't. :rant:

You realize, of course, that you now MUST contribute a 100 word story for our challenge. I'll be looking forward to your contribution.

czjaba · May 5, 2008

I just had to try, so here's mine. Any and all comments are welcome. Since I don't use whips or blood, I'm not quite sure what to call it.

Calla Lily · May 5, 2008

Congrats, Ty!

And thanks for pimping this, Haggis. So why isn't your avatar sporting a wide-brimmed fedora, lots of bling, and a grill on those fangs?

Haggis · May 5, 2008

callalily61 said:
Congrats, Ty!

And thanks for pimping this, Haggis. So why isn't your avatar sporting a wide-brimmed fedora, lots of bling, and a grill on those fangs?

I still haven't found the right outfit yet. Do you think this one is too much?

Tymolee · May 5, 2008

Haggis said:
You realize, of course, that you now MUST contribute a 100 word story for our challenge. I'll be looking forward to your contribution.

Okay, okay... but if my brain breaks again, I'm totally blaming it on you.

By the way, love the bling. The purple really brings out your eyes.

czjaba · May 5, 2008

Yeah, Haggis. Thanks for setting up this challenge/contest or whatever it is. This is fun. I've put up flash #2 here. These stories are quick to write and a nice break from edits.
Congratulations on the acceptance, Ty.

Haggis · May 5, 2008

czjaba said:
Yeah, Haggis. Thanks for setting up this challenge/contest or whatever it is. This is fun. I've put up flash #2 here. These stories are quick to write and a nice break from edits.
Congratulations on the acceptance, Ty.

I'm on it, cz. Thanks.

Calla Lily · May 5, 2008

Haggis, that's like a pimp in drag. All wrong for lovin' the (dead) ladies.

Haggis said:
I still haven't found the right outfit yet. Do you think this one is too much?

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