Are any of you interested in joining a ring of writers and working on an online magazine / literary journal? There are currently five of us but applications are still open, we are looking for people with experimental styles, and also planning to do 'jam' writing projects in the vein of TLOTIAT or Hypersphere (although obviously we are not going to be working on anything of a comparable length for the time being).
We will potentially be expanding into short story collections or novellas given time, however this is completely dependent on how well our magazines are recieved, so for now that is our main focus.
If you are interested then please fill out this application including a
Leo Green
Also I have sent out emails to all successful applicants that submitted before this thread was made.
Jacob Roberts
Here is something written by a member to give you an idea of what you can expect
Jacob Reed
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John Cook
Your """magazine""" is shit.
Easton Jenkins
It doesnt exist yet
Nolan Nelson
How many times will these threads be renewed, will it be a weekly thing?
Isaiah Sanders
semi-regular threads until we have a decent number of people and then we will take a break from threads to put together the first magazine before making more
Lincoln Rogers
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Nathaniel King
bump desu
Nicholas Martin
Several of my friends and I are starting something similar, though we're all in university, so if you're not that's different.
Mason Wood
Is the short story section asking for a yes or no?
Liam Torres
you paste in a short story that is 1000 characters or less in length
Zachary Clark
Gravity's Rainbow only has 400 characters and it's a pretty long story.
Owen Morales
Why wouldn't you just set up an attachment. Why are you specifically asking for a short story
Jayden Parker
the point is to see who can make something good within strict limitations
Ian Cook
Ok, but, why a short story?
Cameron Ross
because it is not a writing ring for poets or writers of non fiction
Isaiah Rogers
what kind of fiction are you guys looking for? How do you examine the submissions, as in what features do you look for?
Luis Price
Don't understand the point of that. As long as it's short, why does it matter? Why would you not be interested in experimental non fiction? Seems like a silly, limited project.
Dominic Garcia
anything vaguely experimental, generally writing with some kind of weird prosaic quality to it. Not interested in how good a plot you can craft within 1000 characters or anything like that, it's more about having a style that sticks out.
you can submit experimental non fiction if you sincerely believe it will fit in a magazine with stuff like this and i will read it with an open mind
Nolan White
you could submit a experimental non-fiction, no one would know it wasn't fiction.
Carson Thomas
Isn't this one a meme? I like the other two, though
Carter Richardson
I'm interested Op. I'm actually a big name in contemporary writing and am often discussed here. I'll trade you my weight for a blowy.
Jaxon Wood
What kinds of things do you guys read / like. I'll probably submit but I'd also like for you to paint me a clearer picture of what it is you're trying to do. Basically I'm worried you're a bunch of try-hard neets, prove me wrong senpai.
Angel Kelly
hmm I think this is a bit lame. Are you just trying to see if you can write difficult ye olde' prose or not? Also what's with the apostrophe on nicklodeon's?
Owen Cook
The emphasis on "style" kinda says everything t b h
Dominic Martinez
Writing something coherent and effective is hard. Easier to just churn out lolrandom stream of consciousness. Since the majority of people don't give a fuck, you can still achieve the marginal hipster elite aesthetic, but with less effort than it takes to be genuinely innovative.
Cooper Thompson
;)
Jacob Gray
I'd have a couple essays to contribute.
> If you are interested then please fill out this application including a
Henry Martinez
I get it.
Eli James
Especially with a thousand words.
Mason Diaz
I submitted a couple of edited paragraphs I contributed to the Dreamscape collaborative project last night while tripping on xanax. 1000 characters are more than I thought
Benjamin Adams
Characters
Chase Jenkins
Post your essays
Angel James
O.p, could you give a quick, rudimentary definition of what "experimental" means to you? The word can mean a lot of different things to different people. Is it restricted to experimental prose like the example you gave or is a conceptually experimental story with convential prose acceptable to you?
Anthony Rivera
Your little google form counts characters, not words, you fuck tard. How you expect anyone's voice to ring through with 1000 characters is beyond me. And don't hand me no "muh Kafka muh Hemingway muh legendary GOAT microfiction bullshit." Any short piece you've ever read and liked is based off the pre-knowledge that that author is good. No one has ever written a 1000 character piece of fiction that rings through as having potential. Your criteria is as misguided as your project.
Lincoln Carter
I submitted something and wasn't accepted. It came as a relief.
Christian Taylor
this hurt to read
Thomas Hughes
Is this a first draft?
Eli Hall
Check the email already and let me in. I'm bored and need the focus.
Joshua Hill
bump
Colton Morris
I kind of want to join, but I know in my heart I'll just forget about it within a week.
Daniel Nguyen
fuck no
Nathan Long
I'll probably submit something by tomorrow night
Evan Wood
I haven't really been impressed by any of the excerpts I've seen posted ITT. Should I curb my pretentiousness and submit something anyway in the effort of making new friends who are into literature?
Thomas Barnes
why not be the king of the hill bud
Alexander Garcia
Where did I say 1000 words you fucking illiterate monkey
I am interested in experimental prose but open to a conceptually experimental story too.
Luke Sanchez
This whole thread is my submission op. Ama
Grayson Baker
Surprised I made it in tbqh
Brody Morris
Are you also sending rejection e-mails, or only acceptance ones? I want to know if my benzodiazepine-induced romantic drivel was written well enough for this elite literary circle.
Luke Carter
i sent out acceptance ones and i sent 2 rejections with the opportunity to reapply because i wasnt sure how i felt about them
Jonathan Jones
I don't get why anyone should apply to you.
How do we know you're not a talentless hack? I mean, you mentioned dumb /tv/ memes like Hypersphere which have nothing at all to do with Veeky Forums.
Ryan Perez
Then mine must have been rejected since I can't find anything in my inbox. Oh, well. I am looking forward to seeing what you make. Meanwhile I'll hone my skills.
Carter Kelly
if you applied after this thread was made then i haven't gone through it yet, i only did the first thread's applications so far
Ryan Long
Ah, yes, I applied after this thread was made, not the first one.
Benjamin Clark
Do them today, senpai. I'm dying with anticipation.
Joseph Thompson
"Please go through this interview process to write garbage."
Okay.
Angel Green
did i click the wrong link, isn't it just pen name and email?