This approach definitely has caught my interest. I do have a question regarding point number 2 where you explain that applicants will submit a short story concept that suits the theme, plus links to their published novels. Do you mean that they can link to their published novels only if it matches the theme? Thanks.
Thanks for asking for clarification. The applicant authors past writing is merely proof that they are a serious writer and put out work with reasonable quality. The theme of that writing could be anything, though I expect if I have a surplus of applicants then writers whose novels are closer to the theme of the month will have a bit of an advantage. So if one anthology is science horror, then anyone who wrote a science horror novel will be more likely to get selected, but authors who write space opera but come up with a killer concept for their short story will still have a good chance.
This approach definitely has caught my interest. I do have a question regarding point number 2 where you explain that applicants will submit a short story concept that suits the theme, plus links to their published novels. Do you mean that they can link to their published novels only if it matches the theme? Thanks.
Thanks for asking for clarification. The applicant authors past writing is merely proof that they are a serious writer and put out work with reasonable quality. The theme of that writing could be anything, though I expect if I have a surplus of applicants then writers whose novels are closer to the theme of the month will have a bit of an advantage. So if one anthology is science horror, then anyone who wrote a science horror novel will be more likely to get selected, but authors who write space opera but come up with a killer concept for their short story will still have a good chance.