Note about Darwin's Evolutions resurrection
Just a quick note here in LJ before the listing in Ralan's goes live.
I'm bringing Evolutions back from the grave but in a different format than before. Instead of a free-content webzine, it will now be an anthology. Instead of short fiction, I'll be looking for novelettes and novellas.
Each antho will be a minimum of 120k long. This means, worse case, about 12 stories, although I doubt it'll be that bad for any one issue. Output will be primarily ebook (Mobi/Kindle/ePub 3.0) with Lulu PoD for dead tree.
Pay this time will be $25 at contract time, $25 at publication for a total of $50 advance per story. If by some weird twist of fate a collection earns out to the point of making a profit, then each contributor (staff, authors, and artists) get an even share as a royalty.
Anyway, that's that. I remain firmly convinced that prose isn't served well by the free content model that seems to drive webcomics. On the up side, though, eBooks are finally becoming a viable marketing path alternative with the potential of increasing author fortunes. In retrospect, and without the lingering PTSD effects from my last job twisting my attitude around, I think that the anthology approach is more likely to lead to lasting success. It certainly reduces the load I have to carry as the editor/ringleader.
Here's the linkage: Darwin's Evolutions
Feel free to check out the updated site or not as your interests dictate. I have no doubt I'll be inundated with slush ere long, especially since I didn't leave anyone hanging for money last time. Please note that LJ is like the last thing on my mind anymore. Sorry about that. It just doesn't hold a candle to running things via WordPress anymore.