LACE AND BLADE #2 - Now Reading for Second Volume!

[norilanabooks]

More good news!

There will be a new Lace and Blade volume!

The reading period and guidelines for the anthology Lace and Blade 2 have been announced on SFF Net (until I get an official webpage up over the weekend).

To see what kind of stories the editor Deborah J. Ross is looking for, be sure to pick up the first volumeNow, get your elegant

Comments

[saffronrose]

I'm in the middle of the last story of the first volume, and happy to hear there will be more.
Oh and btw, Vera, Chirp!

Marina Fournier '76

[norilana]

Hey, fellow Sagehen! *grin* Welcome!

Glad to hear you're enjoying this anthology, and there will certainly be more in the series!

Vera '88

[upstart_crow]

Oh I'd love to submit something for this ... but Vera? Must the story feature actual sword fighting? I don't know a parry from a thrust :(

[norilana]

Not at all, Jo, it is just about strong women in a sword and sorcery or high fantasy milieu.

The "Sorceress" part of the title takes care of the non-blade wielding women. :-)

I suggest you take a look at any of the previous volumes to get an idea of what kind of stories this classic anthology series has published.

[upstart_crow]

oops. did I accidentally leave this comment on the Sword and Sorceress entry and not the Lace and Blade? Aa. Sorry! LOL I figured a non-swordly story would be fine for Sword and Sorceress.

Thanks, Vera!

[norilana]

Nah, you didn't, I was thinking of the other and posted answer about S&S, this is how ditzy I am! Ok, the answer to your real question is, no, you don't have to have actual swordwielding battles, but come on, you can have your characters "carry." LOL! Or have any blade-crossings done off-set, etc. The milieu is what's important!

Or, you can completely concentrate on the courtly intrigue aspect of it. People can do glove-slaps and that is violent too, in certain circumstances a challenge to a duel, etc. Think of a ball or court scene, with people that have swords belted on (no need to ever use one, and verbal witty discourse rules anyway!