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I love wuxia, but as always, I prefer to check in with the experts first.
Any comments?
I love wuxia, but as always, I prefer to check in with the experts first.
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GenreVerse Books / Wuxia Fiction Anthology
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Personally, I'd avoid an anthology for which the editor has not yet got the funds to pay writers. Your story could be sitting in limbo for a long time before the antho goes under, or before the editor scrapes up enough to pay you one cent per word, or until you're asked to donate the story for free:
At the high end of the projected pay rate -- 5 cents/word -- the editor will have to raise $5000. Where is this going to come from?
It sounds scarily like authors are expected to donate money so that they can get their stories accepted and recoup some of their donation via the payment for their story.
How is the antho going to sell thousands of copies? It will presumably be published by Genreverse Books, which appears to have zero books published to date. The editor's credits seem to be limited to the Kunlun Journal, which put out precisely one issue and then went on hiatus.
I'm getting the feel that this is a self-appointed editor with a passion for a niche subject but zero qualifications, who is hoping that the world will support him and share his passion.
At the high end of the projected pay rate -- 5 cents/word -- the editor will have to raise $5000. Where is this going to come from?
It sounds scarily like authors are expected to donate money so that they can get their stories accepted and recoup some of their donation via the payment for their story.
How is the antho going to sell thousands of copies? It will presumably be published by Genreverse Books, which appears to have zero books published to date. The editor's credits seem to be limited to the Kunlun Journal, which put out precisely one issue and then went on hiatus.
I'm getting the feel that this is a self-appointed editor with a passion for a niche subject but zero qualifications, who is hoping that the world will support him and share his passion.
Though it wouldn't solve the distribution/sales/experience problem, the editor could always try to raise money through Kickstarter. That would make a lot more sense to me than random donations (from authors or otherwise) and then would allow him to actually raise the money before getting authors involved.
The home of GenreVerse Books is book review blog The GenreVerse: http://www.genreverse.com/
John Dishon also edits Kunlun Journal of Chinese Historical Fiction (currently on hiatus).
John Dishon also edits Kunlun Journal of Chinese Historical Fiction (currently on hiatus).