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The SPECULATIVE FICTION Showcase is Seeking Submissions!

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The Speculative Fiction showcase: www.indiespecfic.blogspot.com is seeking submissions!

There are several ways to be featured in the showcase:

New Releases
Guest Posts
Author Interviews
Spe-Fic Links
Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month roundup


Submissions will be posted on a first-come-first-serve basis.

If you would like to submit a new release (30 days prior- or post-release) (example: http://indiespecfic.blogspot.com/2014/08/half-faerie-by-heidi-garrett.html), please contact Heidi Garrett @ heidi _ g @ comcast . net UPDATED 12/29/2014 Jessica Rydill or Cora Buhlert. (See email addresses below.)

If you'd like to submit a spec-fic related Guest Post on any spec-fic related topic (Example: http://www.indiespecfic.blogspot.com/2014/08/i-went-to-worldcon.html) or featuring one of your books (example: http://www.indiespecfic.blogspot.com/2014/08/guest-post-by-harry-manners-author-of.html), please contact Jessica Rydill at jessica . rydill @ gmail . com

If you have a spec-fic related link (example: http://www.indiespecfic.blogspot.com/2014/08/indie-speculative-fiction-links-of-week.html) or have a new release to be included in the Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month roundup (example: http://www.indiespecfic.blogspot.com/2014/08/indie-speculative-fiction-of-month-july.html), please contact Cora Buhlert at cora @ corabuhlert . com

If you would like to participate in an Author Interview (example: http://indiespecfic.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/author-interview-cora-buhlert.html), please contact either Jessica or Cora at the respective email addresses above. (Interview formats will be slightly varied.)

Additionally, over at the SPECULATIVE FICTION high-five circle http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,173316.0.html authors have been participating in The Writing Process Blog Tour The Speculative Fiction Blog Hop since April, so we have a great chain going. If you'd like to participate please contact: Shelia Guthrie at newsfromsheilasworld @ gmail . com to schedule a date.

What is speculative fiction?

We use this quote from kboard author William D. Richards to define a big umbrella: an all-encompassing genre created to describe stories of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and other stories that have an element of "What if..." in them. A story in speculative fiction is one that adds an element of the unreal, or asks, what would become of our society if history took a different direction at some important event? Fiction with a little something extra thrown in.
 
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Andrei Cherascu said:
Jessica (& Heidi & Cora)

Thank you for featuring me :) It's a great feeling being able to talk this way about something on which I've worked solitarily for more than a year. Made me really realize "wow, I've actually published it and I'm now talking about it on a speculative fiction blog" :D That's a wonderful feeling.
It's a pleasure, Andrei! Sorry for not writing sooner (and more) but I've been at Bristolcon (yay!) and then had visitors. :)

CoraBuhlert said:
Today at the Speculative Fiction Showcase, it's time for the weekly link round-up, a day early because Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month is posted tomorrow.
Cora, I've been reading these - lots of fascinating stuff!
 
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I...Finally...published...Book 2...
I feel like I've been through a war with this book.
I didn't make it for the "Indie Spec Fiction of the Month" for either September OR October, which makes me feel like crap.
Because I'm an idiot sometimes when it comes to reading long threads with lots of links, but I'm interested in participating in some of this, what should I do next?
Thank you in advance for putting up with my dullard ways...
 
#134 ·
SB James said:
I...Finally...published...Book 2...
I feel like I've been through a war with this book.
I didn't make it for the "Indie Spec Fiction of the Month" for either September OR October, which makes me feel like crap.
Because I'm an idiot sometimes when it comes to reading long threads with lots of links, but I'm interested in participating in some of this, what should I do next?
Thank you in advance for putting up with my dullard ways...
Congratulations! And I feel your pain. With a new release, your first port of call is Heidi Garrett, and you can either send her a PM on here or else an email through the Spec Fic web-site - the link lives here: http://indiespecfic.blogspot.co.uk/p/authors.html

And Cora does the monthly round up at the end of the month. All our contact details can be found at that page. :)
 
#135 ·
JessieCar said:
Thank you very much, Cora! I'm sorry I scheduled my post for the same day - I made a booboo. :-[
No problem. Though we'd almost have had three posts in one day, because the weekly link round-up usually runs on Fridays, too, but then I noticed the clash and rescheduled it to Thursday.

SB James said:
I...Finally...published...Book 2...
I feel like I've been through a war with this book.
I didn't make it for the "Indie Spec Fiction of the Month" for either September OR October, which makes me feel like crap.
Because I'm an idiot sometimes when it comes to reading long threads with lots of links, but I'm interested in participating in some of this, what should I do next?
Thank you in advance for putting up with my dullard ways...
Congrats on publishing The Scientist's Son, SB. I've already added it to the Indie Spec Fic of the Month round-up for November (I add the books throughout the month as I see them). You can also submit it as a featured new release to the Speculative Fiction Showcase and/or do an author interview, if you like. Submission info is here.
 
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JessieCar said:
Congratulations! And I feel your pain. With a new release, your first port of call is Heidi Garrett, and you can either send her a PM on here or else an email through the Spec Fic web-site - the link lives here: http://indiespecfic.blogspot.co.uk/p/authors.html

And Cora does the monthly round up at the end of the month. All our contact details can be found at that page. :)
CoraBuhlert said:
No problem. Though we'd almost have had three posts in one day, because the weekly link round-up usually runs on Fridays, too, but then I noticed the clash and rescheduled it to Thursday.

Congrats on publishing The Scientist's Son, SB. I've already added it to the Indie Spec Fic of the Month round-up for November (I add the books throughout the month as I see them). You can also submit it as a featured new release to the Speculative Fiction Showcase and/or do an author interview, if you like. Submission info is here.
Thank you both very much! I will get started with this in between everything else! ???
 
#137 ·
Winter by Mark R. Healy is featured on the Speculative Fiction showcase today:

http://www.indiespecfic.blogspot.com/2014/11/after-winter-by-mark-r-healy.html

SBJames we'd love to feature your new release!

Anyone else interested in making a submission, please do! November is slim with posts so far! Don't forget, you can submit a Guest Post to promote any previously published book and also do an Author interview!
 
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Hey Cora,

I sent you an email about an interview or something about our Science Fiction book promotion service. I know you've been ill, so I won't hassle you to reply but just ask if you got it. Been having a few problems with our email in the last couple of days.
 
#143 ·
VydorScope said:
I am in an anthology that is coming out in Friday, is that the kind of think you might want to have on the site?


The Telepath Chronicles
Yes. You (or someone can send the usual!) Cover jpg, blurb, excerpt, buy link(s), I guess no author bio since it's an anthology. If you want all authors included in the post you could, perhaps, send a list of their names and maybe website links.
 
#144 ·
CoraBuhlert said:
Today at the Speculative Fiction Showcase, we have a guest post by KB's own H.S. Stone who helpfully informs us about some signs that you're living in a dystopian society.

As always, we're happy about submissions. And if you've been waiting for me to reply to a mail, I've been ill these past few days.
Thank you very much for posting the link, Cora! Sorry to hear that you've not been well. I'm heads down in Nanowrimo at the moment, only surfacing occasionally for air!
 
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