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Throughout the month of February I will be showcasing dark fiction by women writers on my blog - The Feardom. Each day will feature fiction or poetry from a different author - though some authors will appear on more than one day.
All the writers are women whose writing I respect and who veer towards the dark side, all of whom received a personal invitation to submit. This includes a very special selection of TBers.
Tomorrow I have the day off to select the final twenty-eight days' entries. I am excited and daunted, as the quality is outstanding.
I'll be back with more news tomorrow - no doubt very late! More info at http://lilychildsfeardom.blogspot.com/2011/01/february-femmes-fatales-coming-soon.html
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That's all finalised. Not accepting any further subs. Now I've printed them all out, I am rereading and categorising them so that we get a mix across each week.
I'll be back later with news on the TBers who are in - after I've emailed them with the dates their work will be appearing.
The lovely TBers taking part are:
* Red
* Dorothy
* Lou Treleaven
* Pixie
* Little Wanda
plus lil' ole me.
I'll add to this thread every time aTBer's work is posted. I'm afraid mine will be first on the 4th - not through choice but trying to split out different styles and subject matter. Mine were slotted in last. The showcase proper starts on the 1st and runs for the whole month. Do visit, and comment if you like what you read.
* Wafts off provocatively.
:D
http://loutreleaven.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/frightful-february/
REALLY looking forward to kicking this off at midnight+1.
I've just scheduled the first FFF to go live at one minute past midnight.
http://lilychildsfeardom.blogspot.com/2011/02/first-february-femme-fatale-is-susan.html
Susan is a regular contributor to my weekly Prediction challenge. She lives in London.
http://lilychildsfeardom.blogspot.com/2011/02/sun-always-shines-on-lou-treleaven.html
Going out for coffee to muse on the goings on in the house and poor Derek. If you've not been there yet, go look! It'll knock your Sunday for six!
[quote=dorothyd]so I've been and I've read and I'm freaked out. I'm sitting here thinking, how in the name of heaven did I get chosen alongside people who write like this?
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How can you think like that, Dorothy, you are brilliant and a published writer!
Nah, you're awright.
Can't, I only use that one on Saturday nights!
The subject and genre is not for me but those who like it have enjoyed.
Well done.
And do you have a Sunday name?
Another TB member tomorrow. Ssshhh! Don't tell.
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I got distracted by the kids before, but just had a midnight feast on Lou's 'n' Red's stories - damn good stuff!
Oh, 'n' I commented as Col, not Collette, since the weekend's over. :D
Do visit The Feardom today. Red's story Driftwood began life as a disturbing 100-word drabble on one of my weekly Prediction challenges, and we all begged for more. Here it is - http://lilychildsfeardom.blogspot.com/2011/02/aj-humpage-is-todays-astonishing.html
I'm up for MMM :P
I'm sorry but at the moment I don't think I can promise a men's showcase - at least not this side of July - otherwise I don't think my family will ever speak to me again! There WILL however, definitely be a FFF 2012 - I'll just start sending out invitations in November/December instead of January! I also have some other ideas in mind...
Thanks to everyone who has contributed and to those who are supporting the writers in this showcase; I know your comments mean a lot.
x
http://lilychildsfeardom.blogspot.com/2011/02/pixie-flutters-by-february-femme-fatale.html
brilliant and deeply meaningful poem, this.
My second, previously unpublished FFF piece Truth and Lies has just gone live at http://lilychildsfeardom.blogspot.com/2011/02/may-i-dally-in-darkness-as-saturdays.html if you'd like a likkle lookie.