There's nothing quite as exciting to an author as being asked to
do a story for a magazine. I received that honor last month from Lincoln
Crisler, new managing editor of The Midnight Diner. I've long been
interested in contributing to their annual anthologies, but I never seemed to
have a story ready for them, so needless to say, I'm thrilled.
I'm also thrilled to see The Midnight Diner opening for business on a more regular basis. Here, you'll find some great stories in a Christian-friendly setting that aren't preachy or whitewashed. Trust me, I know Lincoln: the man loves realistic, rough-around the edges tales of people who struggle.
In order for them to launch under a new format (and pay their
contributors, another joy!), they are having a fundraising campaign.
Lincoln gives the details below, but I have a special surprise as well...
See where it says "Become a character in the serial novella?"
That's a DragonEye story! You will have the chance to be in a case with
Vern and Sister Grace. (One of two spots has already been claimed!)
Thursday, I'll tell you a little about the story, Good Intentions. For now, please read what Lincoln has to say, and if you can spare even a dollar or two for a worthy cause, click the link and help out.
Kicking
Off The NEW Midnight Diner Fundraiser!
Some
of you may be aware that, as of a couple months ago, I became the Managing
Editor of The Midnight Diner. Since 2007, The Diner has been released
as an annual, print anthology of hardboiled genre fiction with a Christian
slant. No restrictions on God, no restrictions on reality. If you're familiar
with my CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY? anthology, it's pretty much the same
take on spirituality as my take on superpowers--as gritty, realistic and
non-bullcrap as you can get.
When I stepped into the Managing Editor's role, my first order of business was to help Editor-in-Chief Michelle Pendergrass turn the Diner into a paying market. To that end, we decided to make a couple of moves. One was to change the Diner's format from yearly print antho to digital quarterly, and to expand the types of creative efforts we'll encompass. The Diner will now have a poem, two short stories, an essay and a serial novella chapter in each issue, with the potential for an annual print collection at a later date. The other was to develop an operating budget--what it would cost to do the Diner right, for the first year.
In order to raise our first year operating budget, we've set up an Indiegogo fundraiser that will run until August 19th. We're not simply coming to you with our hands out, though. In exchange for the funding we need to pay some small expenses plus a decent chunk of change to our artists and authors, we're giving away some pretty good incentives.
When I stepped into the Managing Editor's role, my first order of business was to help Editor-in-Chief Michelle Pendergrass turn the Diner into a paying market. To that end, we decided to make a couple of moves. One was to change the Diner's format from yearly print antho to digital quarterly, and to expand the types of creative efforts we'll encompass. The Diner will now have a poem, two short stories, an essay and a serial novella chapter in each issue, with the potential for an annual print collection at a later date. The other was to develop an operating budget--what it would cost to do the Diner right, for the first year.
In order to raise our first year operating budget, we've set up an Indiegogo fundraiser that will run until August 19th. We're not simply coming to you with our hands out, though. In exchange for the funding we need to pay some small expenses plus a decent chunk of change to our artists and authors, we're giving away some pretty good incentives.
- FREE Digital Back Issues of the Diner!
- Yearly Digital Subscriptions to the NEW Diner!
- Become a Character in our Year One Serial Novella!
- Edit/Critique of Your Own Written Work by our Editors!
Thanks!
