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jaxx6166 · 01-20-2010, 09:30 PM

My first thought was "Quothe the Raven"

But, since everyone was excited about doing the detective stories, I'd figured I'd take one of his famous detective stories. Purloined Letter was famous wasn't it? Or is it just known by weirdoes like me.

Moejoe · 01-20-2010, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

My first thought was "Quothe the Raven"

But, since everyone was excited about doing the detective stories, I'd figured I'd take one of his famous detective stories. Purloined Letter was famous wasn't it? Or is it just known by weirdoes like me.

Just you

Only joking.

How about 'Got Poe?' as a modern riff on the 'Got Milk' campaign, we could do a really cool cover with that title.

Got Poe? - 22 Scintillating Tales Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe....and milk

jaxx6166 · 01-20-2010, 09:38 PM

Is that your cool cover? =)

Moejoe · 01-20-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

Is that your cool cover? =)

God no! It was just a bit of fun

He hasn't even got a milk moustache in it.

Elfwreck · 01-20-2010, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

I just read an article that said Holmes is in copyright in the US until 2023. Would this complicate things?

The vast majority of Holmes is in the public domain in the US. Only the Casebook of Sherlock Holmes was published after 1923, and only some of it was original to that book.

Moejoe · 01-20-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Elfwreck

The vast majority of Holmes is in the public domain in the US. Only the Casebook of Sherlock Holmes was published after 1923, and only some of it was original to that book.

We could do a whole series then, one a month

Got Poe? Got Holmes? Got Dickens? Got Bronte?

jaxx6166 · 01-20-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Elfwreck

The vast majority of Holmes is in the public domain in the US. Only the Casebook of Sherlock Holmes was published after 1923, and only some of it was original to that book.

That still makes things complicated. I think we should stick with Poe for now.

MoeJoe - I didn't think so. Not only is he missing a milk mustache, he also isn't getting his eyes picked out by Ravens :-)

jaxx6166 · 01-20-2010, 09:44 PM

MJ - I like it.

As long as the community keeps reading, I'll keep writing and editing.

So - Poe for right now. It gives us a broad enough range to target so there will be something for everyone. Once submissions have been sent in, we can do a MR wide vote for title and cover.

ficbot · 01-20-2010, 09:45 PM

Sorry! I assumed that because Gutenberg has all the books, it was fair game

I do still want to do detective stories though. Who else wrote detective stories?

Moejoe · 01-20-2010, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ficbot

Sorry! I assumed that because Gutenberg has all the books, it was fair game

I do still want to do detective stories though. Who else wrote detective stories?

Edgar Allen Poe, but whatever we chose, you can still write a detective story. It's all about your interpretation, your take on the character or the writer, or one of the writer's ideas.

Moejoe · 01-20-2010, 09:49 PM

So who do we have so far?

Jaxx
Me
Ficbot
Montsnmags
Elfwreck

Am I missing anybody out?

Verencat · 01-20-2010, 10:06 PM

Holmes is PD in Canada and we have a Canadian server... just sayin'.

By the way Jaxx, Complete Sherlock Holmes . a wonderful read, if you decide to give it a try.

Glad we'll have a new writer's craze!

Moejoe · 01-20-2010, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

Holmes is PD in Canada and we have a Canadian server... just sayin'.

By the way Jaxx, Complete Sherlock Holmes . a wonderful read, if you decide to give it a try.

Glad we'll have a new writer's craze!

Are you joining us, it'd be great if we could make this more than just English, maybe some stories in French and German, Spanish maybe?

jaxx6166 · 01-20-2010, 10:09 PM

Who may submit works: Anybody and everybody.

For purpose of this anthology, all works will be licensed under creative commons/non-commercial

Length: Up to 10,000 words. While I'd prefer all submissions to be in the range of 1500 - 6000, I can understand if people need to go shorter or longer. This should give you ample room to tell your story.

Genre: Any, as long as it's inspired by Poe.

Submissions will close March 1, 2010 at midnight EST.

Payment: None.

Please, no gratuitous sex and violence that has no bearing on the story. No racist or other bigoted stories. No child, animal, or inanimate object sex (consensual or not)

In short, use common sense.

Please email or PM all submissions in either RTF or DOC format. Include MR Anthology in the header.

In your submission please include pen name(or user name), acknowledgements, and whatever contact information you want (Got a new book out? Link to it. A blog? Same deal.)

Email address to send correspondence is my username at yahoo.

jaxx6166 · 01-20-2010, 10:10 PM

Did I miss anything?

01-20-2010, 10:09 PM	#44
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Who may submit works: Anybody and everybody. For purpose of this anthology, all works will be licensed under creative commons/non-commercial Length: Up to 10,000 words. While I'd prefer all submissions to be in the range of 1500 - 6000, I can understand if people need to go shorter or longer. This should give you ample room to tell your story. Genre: Any, as long as it's inspired by Poe. Submissions will close March 1, 2010 at midnight EST. Payment: None. Please, no gratuitous sex and violence that has no bearing on the story. No racist or other bigoted stories. No child, animal, or inanimate object sex (consensual or not) In short, use common sense. Please email or PM all submissions in either RTF or DOC format. Include MR Anthology in the header. In your submission please include pen name(or user name), acknowledgements, and whatever contact information you want (Got a new book out? Link to it. A blog? Same deal.) Email address to send correspondence is my username at yahoo. Last edited by jaxx6166; 02-12-2010 at 03:29 PM. Reason: updated guidelines

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01-20-2010, 09:30 PM	#31
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	My first thought was "Quothe the Raven" But, since everyone was excited about doing the detective stories, I'd figured I'd take one of his famous detective stories. Purloined Letter was famous wasn't it? Or is it just known by weirdoes like me.

01-20-2010, 09:38 PM	#33
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Is that your cool cover? =)

01-20-2010, 09:44 PM	#38
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	MJ - I like it. As long as the community keeps reading, I'll keep writing and editing. So - Poe for right now. It gives us a broad enough range to target so there will be something for everyone. Once submissions have been sent in, we can do a MR wide vote for title and cover.

01-20-2010, 09:45 PM	#39
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Sorry! I assumed that because Gutenberg has all the books, it was fair game I do still want to do detective stories though. Who else wrote detective stories?

01-20-2010, 09:49 PM	#41
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	So who do we have so far? Jaxx Me Ficbot Montsnmags Elfwreck Am I missing anybody out?

01-20-2010, 10:06 PM	#42
Verencat Wizard Posts: 2,615 Karma: 96491 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc Device: xxx	Holmes is PD in Canada and we have a Canadian server... just sayin'. By the way Jaxx, Complete Sherlock Holmes . a wonderful read, if you decide to give it a try. Glad we'll have a new writer's craze!

01-20-2010, 10:10 PM	#45
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	Did I miss anything?