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Notes from the editor - December’s hold

5:09 pm by D Kai Wilson, editor in Fiction, Issue 2, Issues, Notes from the editor

Winter is always an interesting proposition for writers.  Some of us slow down, cause our bodies decide to act on some primeval body clock.  We feel like we’re hibernating, and so we slow down.

 Others have just come off the frentic pace of the Nanowrimo, and need a break - so slow to a crawl.  And then there’s those writers who are slow and steady, and just continue, come rain, shine, sleet, loss of internet connection…

Whatever type of writer you are, the pieces I’ve chosen, and my editors have chosen for this month’s edition spoke to us on some level.  “Memories” is an amazing sci fi piece that touches on the human psyche, The flight of the Red Kite had the note, ’surreal and very worthwhile’ on it, and the articles we’ve chosen this month reflect what we believe to be important information for writers everywhere.

Thanks for reading, and Salut!

D Kai Wilson
Managing editor, Digitalisobscura.com
http://publishhacks.com

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Notes from the Editor

12:36 pm by D Kai Wilson, editor in Issue 1, Issues, Notes from the editor

Welcome to our FIRST issue of DigitalisObscura!
I just wanted to say ‘thank you’ to all of our submissions - each and every one of the submissions were amazing, and I’m delighted to report that everything we received was of amazing quality.
Our reading period re-opens on the 8th of November, so I’d really love to start seeing more submissions. And by issue 2, we’ll also have our own ISSN, and a new, more permanent site design.

Remember to grab YOUR copy of our PDF edition, and if you like it, feel free to head on over to our printers and order a copy - every copy we sell supports our writers and their honorariums directly.

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Editorial calendar update

3:53 pm by D Kai Wilson, editor in Notes from the editor, Site news

Hi guys!

Thanks for the overwhelming support for this project so far - I’m delighted that so many people have taken to it, and taken WELL to it.

I know that the honorarium is causing some consternation - if I could pay more, I would, and as soon as we can, I WILL.  This project is not for making money - its about having fun and sharing some cool pieces with the world that I have access to.

And yes, I know, a lot of you are asking whether your work is worth ‘more than a cup of coffee’ - I actually, and wholeheartedly believe it is, but if we can’t pay more, there’s no point in promising more.  Therein leads to issues that I really don’t want to encounter - either we pay more and accept less - or we offer more and possibly find that we’re not able to sustain pay.
So we’re deliberately starting out modest and working our way up.  And I appreciate your understanding in this.

I also wanted to announce that we’ve updated our editorial calendar - and announced our first three themes - added an actual CALENDAR to the site, via google, and can also offer anyone that’s willing to commit to items for all six issues an email address, masthead position, web space and support for things like Wordpress (cause, y’know, I play with that ;)).

If you’re interested, you can read all about it on our guidelines page, or editorial page, or by subscribing to our editorial calendar (the big blue calendar on the far right ;)).

Kai
http://tippingflamingos.com
http://write-and-earn.com

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