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blog made for zine organisation . currently working towards a water themed horror zine

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Here's a short "lessons learned" sort of post bc we just reached 100 notes for the zine - thank you everyone :]

- next writing zine i will plan more time for every single step in the process. Sign ups, writing, editing etc. A bunch of people dropped out and i think thats bc the deadline was a little too close for comfort

- better communication. The main communication will still be via email but I think a discord to share wips and ask questions might be helpful

- learning how exactly epubs work. I think i approached it a little wrong this time, and I'd like for the next one to look nicer (if that's possible)

Anyway. Thank you for participating and following along this little project. The next one (whenever I get to it) will be Scifi instead of Horror

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IT COMES FROM THE SEA

A collection of 7 horror short stories united by the theme of water - be it a bog, ocean, river or even a well.  Includes everything from creature feature to domestic horror and fairy tale nightmare.

You can download it on google drive or itch io!

Thank you to @abyssinvokesabyss @rainfall-istrue-3130 Florian @not-a-space-alien @halfmoonism and @turtelini for contributing! 

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Sign-ups are closed now!

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Thanks to everyone who has already applied, i can now confirm that the 'it comes from the sea' horror zine will 100% happen!

If you have already applied, no need to apply again. You should have gotten an email with all the other info already. For everyone else, please fill out this form if you want to take part in this horror zine

The rules for writers are simple:

1. Write between 1000 - 5000 words 2. A body of water has to be a significant part of the story 3. No AI or reusing older work

Artists can also contribute pieces, just ignore the first point ;]

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Answering a few more questions here

I think inspiration is fine! As a guideline, if people can't immediately guess what game you were thinking about, and you don't copy the plot 1 for 1 it should be okay. This is not a commercial project, after all, so i think we can be a little bit more lenient.

When it comes to adults, go wild go crazy 👍if you are unsure, you can send me a message and we'll talk about it

No samples needed! You have time until the 12th December. At the end, there will be a section for the contributors, I'll send more info via mail (which will follow in a few hours or so).

Speaking of art, if you want to submit a piece with your short story, thats totally fine! People who just want to draw are also allowed to take part :) the more the merrier

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forgot to ask this on the form but if this does end up running what would the timeline potentially look like?

Hi there! Sorry for the late answer.

My plan so far was to have a proper announcement post next week (bc more than enough people replied to that interest check - thank you everyone!). Currently I'm considering the 12. December for a deadline, so with a little luck, the whole thing can be released between Christmas and New Year.

Sign-ups would be open until the 1. of December, so people can join whenever they want (if they're fast writers). But that leaves nearly 2 months for writing for everyone whos already signed up.

But if people need more time, i am willing to push the deadlines a little :] we're here to have fun, im not going to rush anyone, just keep me up to date if anything comes up!

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Horror Short Story Zine Interest Check

Would you be interested in taking part in a horror short story zine? The topic will be bodies of water. Everything from Oceans to Bogs, Seas to Rivers and Wells is fair game.

Sign up here and I'll send you more information once enough people applied!

More info is on the blog / prior posts

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First of hi and thanks for the questions!

A: You can of course print the whole thing for yourself (as long as its not commercial etc). Depending on the overall length of the project, i might also provide an extra printable copy, but theres gonna be a pdf and some sort of e-reader friendly format for sure.

B: I want this project mainly focused on writing but if people are interested in spots for artists I will not say no!

C: I'm currently sticking to email for communication because I want to have some sort of overview of how many people are (potentially) going to take part. Its mostly so i can make sure the project isnt too small but there will be more time to apply! More info will be posted here once im sure theres enough interest but there will still be a sign-up.

If you are uncomfortable with email we can also figure out some other way via Tumblr asks / dms btw

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Horror Short Story Zine Interest Check

Would you be interested in taking part in a horror short story zine? The topic will be bodies of water. Everything from Oceans to Bogs, Seas to Rivers and Wells is fair game.

Sign up here and I'll send you more information once enough people applied!

Some info under the cut, but feel free to send me an ask if there's more you want to know!

This zine is open to everyone and will be published for free digitally. While short stories are often defined as everything under 10k words, I would aim for 1000 - 5000 words (but that's open to discussion!).

While the topic is water, in some shape, don't feel pressured to stick too closely to it. The sea can be a catalyst for hidden pain, a river a breeding ground for a monster, and a bog might not just hide bodies but also a long repressed trauma. (In short: go wild, go crazy).

I will not tell people what to write or how, but please try to keep some sort of restraint when it gets to hurting children and animals (I'm okay with a lot, but i draw a line at splatterpunk stuff like 'playground'. For my sake. I am going to have to edit it all after all.)

I will not accept anything made with AI.

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Baby Bat's first ABCs

So many questions arise with a kindred's embrace: "Am I am monster now?" "How am I supposed to feed?" and most importantly: "What the fuck is everyone talking about?" 

In this Zine we're going through the whole Alphabet with many important terms a baby bat should know like Diablerie, Haven, Shovelhead and many more!

You can download it on OneDrive or Itch.io

Thank you for participating...

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