This anthology (along with the angels/demons volume) got put on hold for a while mainly due to personal/health issues, but I’m currently working on it very actively. I still have a few slots open, so if you or anyone you know write f/f erotic romance, check out the details of the call and feel free to pass it on. The deadline is now August 15 or when slots fill, so don’t wait too long to send in your stories!

RUMPLEDSILKSHEETS Call for subs:http://www.emlynley.com/cfs.html

If you subbed a story previously and haven’t heard back, please let me know. I might have missed sending a few decisions but I think I am caught up at the moment.

If you subbed for the angels/demons antho, that is still on hold, and I won’t be sending any more decisions for at least two weeks. I’ll make an announcement here at that point.

If you’ve gotten an acceptance and signed a contract for either of these, be sure they will be going forward during the next month or so, and you will be getting edits if you haven’t already received them. Thanks so much for your patience while I worked through everything here.

Word Counts - Today: 0 | June: 0 | 2010: 45,474

I just got cover art for Bedknobs & Beanstalks, m/m fairy tales anthology. This is the first antho I’ve edited and I’m so excited to see it coming out next week.

The stories include:

Jack and the Peenstalk by Clancy Nacht

The Rebelliously Single Prince by Lenore Black

Cry Wolf by Mercy Loomis

Kintaro by S.J. Frost

Ashes and Crystal by Jason Rubis

Handsome and Grateful by Kilt Kilpatrick

Swan Made by Mina Kelly

King’s Honor by JL Merrow

The Merman’s Tail by Jay Di Meo

Word Counts - Today: 0 | October: 0 | 2009: 161,028

[Lesson #1]

There are many reasons why I had to reject stories from the anthology. The most obvious is that the plot wasn’t very good. While this is somewhat subjective, there is no easy way to say that some stories didn’t do much for me.

On a less subjective note, there were good stories that got rejected. Some of them were due to issues writers can address and I’ll offer some suggestions on those.

1. The story didn’t grab my attention in the first few pages, so I didn’t read enough to find out how wonderful it was. There isn’t enough time to read every page of every story. And to be honest, if a story doesn’t interest me in the first page or two, is it going to interest readers who buy the anthology? How many times have you skipped to the next story because one didn’t get your interest? Don’t be the writer who gets skipped over. more…

Word Counts - Today: 1,560 | September: 1,560 | 2009: 159,602

It certainly felt that way when I tried to get out of bed this morning.

I got home late last night after a far-too-eventful journey home. I went to bed almost right away. Turns out my slightly sore throat and stuffed sinuses weren’t due to talking too much or allergies. I’m definitely coming down with something. Lack of sleep over the 5 days I was gone didn’t help, and I’m still not caught up.

The good news is that I had a few hours while I was gone to put the final touches on BEDKNOBS & BEANSTALKS and I sent it off to Ravenous. Just one more round of edits to get back and I hope to hear about the release date in the next week or so.

I’m reading angels/demons stories intermittently while I crank out the last couple of chapters of RARER THAN RUBIES which is due in a couple of weeks. It’s in pretty good shape but I’ll still have to work my butt off on that.

I’ll post about my trip soon, but right now, I feel like crawling back under the covers! I had a fantastic time and met some great new people as well as seeing old friends.

Word Counts - Today: 0 | September: 0 | 2009: 158,042

Here’s the line up for the upcoming Gay Fairy Tales anthology. I’m really excited by how many great stories I got. In fact, I decided not to put my own story in, to make  room for as many of them as possible. Publication date: late September or early October.

BEDKNOBS & BEANSTALKS: Gay Erotic Fairy Tales

Clancy Nacht: Jack and the Giant Peenstalk
Elizabeth Black: Furousen – The Fountain of Youth
Kilt Kilpatrick: Handsome and Grateful
Jason Rubis: Ashes and Crystal
Mercy Loomis: Cry Wolf
Jay Di Meo: The Merman’s Tail
JL Merrow: The King’s Honor
Natalie Kingston: Swan Made
Lenore Black: The Rebelliously Single Prince
S.J. Frost: Kintaro

Word Counts - Today: 361 | August: 8,300 | 2009: 155,070

Ravenous has been so pleased with the stories I’ve gotten that they have decided to publish two GLBT anthologies rather than one. First they’ll release one that is just m/m stories, BEDKNOBS & BEANSTALKS.

In addition, I’ll edit a second volume which will be only lesbian fairy tales. It will be titled RUMPLEDSILKSHEETS, which was the runner-up in my title contest. Some stories will shift from the original line up to to this one, but now I have room for more f/f fairy tales and a few more spots for m/m stories I may originally have had to reject. Emails will go out over the weekend for anything that has already been submitted.

I have also reopened the call for subs for lesbian stories: http://www.emlynley.com/cfs.html (I’ll be reposting the specifics here and on writers’ boards as well).

I’d appreciate if you can pass the call information along to your friends, post on your blogs, etc.

Word Counts - Today: 3,677 | August: 4,465 | 2009: 151,235

As I said yesterday, the final decisions on the FAIRY TALES will be made in the next few days. I have not made the final cut and I am still talking with the publisher about the possibility of doing 2 volumes instead of one. Nothing has changed since I posted this information yesterday, yet I’ve suddenly had a swarm of people asking about their story.

Let me clarify one LAST time about the status.

–If you didn’t get a response yet, I’m still considering your story
–please don’t email me asking about your story status
–don’t expect me to reply to your email, unless you got another offer on it and need an immediate decision
–repeated emails asking me about your story may result in my rejecting it rather than using it in the second volume
–if I sound annoyed, it’s because I’d rather spend my time working on the anthology or my novel than answering questions when I thought I’d made it clear the final decisions have NOT been made

If you don’t hear from me about a fairy tale submission by SATURDAY, AUG 15, then email to let me know.

ANGELS/DEMONS: I am hoping to start reading them over the weekend. The date for publication got pushed out and the due date for my novel is now before the anthology, so I’ve been trying to finish the novel first. I hope to start sending decision on this antho by the end of August. I will post a specific update next week after the fairy tales get wrapped up and I get some idea how long it will take to read through the subs.

Word Counts - Today: 0 | August: 788 | 2009: 147,558

If you submitted a story for my GLBT Fairy Tale anthology, you should be getting a decision email in the next few days. I have one last slot to fill before I finalize the line-up.

I had so many great stories that it’s been very difficult to make the final cuts. I have enough stories to do a second volume, and I’m talking with the publisher to see if and when that might happen.

I’ll post a list of stories that will appear as soon as possible.

Word Counts - Today: 0 | August: 788 | 2009: 147,558

Fairy Tale decisions will be sent by August 15.
Angels/Demons decisions by September 1.

If you submitted a story to me for the Fairy Tale anthology, I’ll be sending out decisions starting next week. The title is tentatively set as BEDKNOBS & BEANSTALKS (or B&B Antho, going forward), thanks to Kilt Kilpatrick’s winning suggestion!

The decisions for Angels/Demons will be sent by the 1st of September.

I haven’t had a chance to reply to individual inquiries this week, so hopefully that gives you an idea of the status at this point.

There were a LOT of fairy tale subs to read and notes on each one.

Word Counts - Today: 1,526 | July: 17,335 | 2009: 140,234

UPDATE: The poll is closed, and all winners are announced here.

Here are the top entries for the contest for a title. You can vote for up to 3 titles.

The person who submitted the winning title will get copies of both the PRINT version and the e-book. The two top runners-up will get e-book versions.

VOTERS: leave a comment and you have a chance to win a copy of the e-book. I’m going to randomly choose at least two winners from all the comments on this thread.

The contenders, in alphabetical order. (I’ll reveal who submitted which ones after all the votes are in.)

After you vote, please stop by and check out the free stories I’ve got posted!

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Word Counts - Today: 3,229 | July: 13,419 | 2009: 136,318