[Graham]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

1) Possibly allow for an increased word length on working stories, which may open up new possibilities, maybe?

The stories we have feel about right at the lengths that they've come in. We could open up a larger word count for new stories, perhaps, but 8,000 words is already quite a long short story - particularly in a cross-genre anthology where not everything will be to the reader's taste.

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I'm not certain what you mean in your second enumerated list: "[M]ay be tied up for years..."

Just that I could see the process going on for many, many months, with no assurance of an end date, and we've committed our stories to it. If we wanted to publish them elsewhere - even as free samples - we wouldn't be able to.

I don't think there's an appetite within the existing 5 authors to contribute more stories - the 8,000 word limit feels about right - so we're relying on other authors coming forward.

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Sorry, but what was the goal for the total word count on the project?

Minimum 80,000 words.

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

This is a worthwhile project. I can't imagine anyone not in favor of getting editing assistance/positive critical comments on a developing story. Everyone benefits.

Too, I think this is an important project here at Mobileread. (I can't speak for the other moderators here, but I have no hesitation in voicing my opinion as a member/writer here.)

Please keep working on this.

Thanks for the positive words. I think the tricky part is that we need some other people to join us. Although we can keep working on what we've got, that will not be enough material.

Graham