Stargate Novels - Writers, Start Your Engines!

[morjana]

Received the following e-mail from the Stargate Novels site:

Dear Stargate SG-1 fan,

If you've ever wanted to write a Stargate SG-1 novel, now's your
chance.

Fandemonium Books, publishers of the new series of Stargate SG-1
novels, is pleased to announce that we will be opening the submissions process for proposals of original, new novels for one month, starting 1 November 2004 and closing 30 November.

Preliminary information is posted on our Submissions page at
www.stargatenovels.com/submissions.shtml. More information to follow
once the proposal submissions process has begun.

Best regards,
Tom
Stargate Novels
www.stargatenovels.com


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Morjana

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[Elite Anubis Guard]

wow.....thats something id like to take part in but I can't finish a book in that short a time...

[morjana]

wow.....thats something id like to take part in but I can't finish a book in that short a time...

You don't have to COMPLETE the novel within a month...

The month of time is when the open call for submissions of story proposals is open...

Morjana

[Elite Anubis Guard]

yeh i read the site....u get a month to do ur submission and they tell u if they want u....

will they be doing more than one of these?

[morjana]

will they be doing more than one of these?

Would imagine that depends on how successful this opportunity turns out...

Morjana

[Skydiver]

i would imagine that they're looking for a set number of books/writers. they'll secure those stories, then if that batch is successful, they'll open it again

just my guess

[Elite Anubis Guard]

jesus they want a 2000 word synopsis? ive just written a prologue with 3 and abit a4 pages and it only comes to 1904 words....jesus...


when they say 30 page sample do they mean 30 a4 pages?

[JediTrilobite]

Interesting. If I had more time and some good ideas, I'd give it a try. 2000 words isn't that much. 5 pages?

[Skydiver]

2,000 words is about 4 pages in 12 pt type (times new roman)

60,000 words are about 70 single spaced, 10 pt times new roman pages.

if you use 12 pt type (which, i think, is standard for submissions) you average about 500 words per page so your story would be roughly 150 pages (that's single spaced, it's 200 something if you double space them)


It can be done. I wrote just a shade over 60,000 words in a month.

they key is to have your plot, have your story and just work on it a little at a time.

there's a saying: how do you eat an elephant?

One bite at a time

[CultTVGirl]

Wow! Thanks for posting that link, morjana. As an aspiring writer, I'd be mad not to give this a try!

I guess I know what my next writing project will be!

[Elite Anubis Guard]

yeh my prologue was 3 and abit pages, best get writing more...

but a 4 page synopsis, i thought that was only supposed to be something telling about the story?

[Elite Anubis Guard]

well i just added an extra page and abit onto my prologue and its now 2605 words. and i also looked up synopsis in the dictionary and it says a brief description, im bloody well saw 4 pages is a brief description!


could it be possible they meant 200?

[Mr Prophet]

If they're judging whether to commission a novel they'll want a detailed synopsis. The 2000-4000 words would include the basic action for the entirety of the 80,000 word novel. They need enough detail to judge how the book will go in the end.

I think I might give it a go if I can bring my style back down to a more conventional Stargate millieu. I mean, if I don't, I'll only wonder what might have happened.

[Tok'Ra Hostess]

[QUOTE]

If they're judging whether to commission a novel they'll want a detailed synopsis. The 2000-4000 words would include the basic action for the entirety of the 80,000 word novel. They need enough detail to judge how the book will go in the end.

Here's an url you all might find helpful:

http://www.fictionwriters.com/tips-synopsis.html

It explains the what, how and why of synopsis writing.

I think I might give it a go if I can bring my style back down to a more conventional Stargate millieu. I mean, if I don't, I'll only wonder what might have happened.

We love your style, Prophet!

Please, aspiring novelists, no cookie-cutter fic. We can get that for free on the net.

[Elite Anubis Guard]

wow thats gonna be helpful, im newbie to writin the story but for a 4 page synopsis i am a newbie, thanks alot!