I just got an email from Anotherealm.com. They want to buy my goat story!
OK, folks. This is my first sell. Help me out here. It's only $10 with First Worldwide Electronic rights, but for a first-timer, I'll take it. Should I?
Any horror stories you've heard about Anotherealm? Any other advice you can give? Geez! I thought I'd done my homework. I thought I was ready for this. But here we are, at the wire, and I've completely lost my head, my doubts are hurtling at me from the farthest reaches of the universe.
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Minister (Member # 2213) on :
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
Boy, if someone is paying ten bucks a goat story, I can make it rich. I knew growing up on a farm was good for something!
Seriously, though, congratulations! Somehow that doesn't seem emphatic enough. Oh well, I'll leave it to the creative folk to be emphatic. As far as it goes, I don't know much of anything about anotherrealm. But it sounds like you're about to join the ranks of the published. Don't forget about us poor ordinary people. And once again, congratulations! I doubt they could have picked a nicer writer.
Posted by Rahl22 (Member # 1411) on :
Congratulations I bet you're pumped.
Oh, and take it. Those rights are perfectly reasonable.
Posted by MaryRobinette (Member # 1680) on :
Way to go Dakota! Another Realm is a respected market, don't even hesitate.
Posted by GZ (Member # 1374) on :
Way To Go!
Posted by shadowynd (Member # 2077) on :
Awesome, Dakota!! This is your tale from the Billy Goats Gruff rewrite, I take it? They are not only really neat and fun exercises, these rewrites, but they're already paying off!
Thanks, Dakota, for being "in charge" of the monthly rewrite challenges! I hope you'll be continuing them for a long time to come. *g*
Susan
Posted by Christine (Member # 1646) on :
Yeeeee haaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!
There's not a question in my mind about whether you should take it. I haven't heard anything bad about Anotherealm, in fact, I have a story with them right now. (One that's been the round at *all* the pro markets but I still think it's good so I'm not giving up.) And it's more than the $10 that's important. It's your name in print at a paying market that you can put on your credits to the next market you send a story out to. Just read the contract carefully to make sure they don't want your first born child and go for it!
I hope you sent this to a pro market or two first, but if you didn't, I'd still take this sale and run. The truth is, it's a buyers market for short stories. Whiel you should always start from the top and work your way down (and I would suggest doing that in future if you didn't now), you tend to have to sell to the bottom and work your way up.
I know I haven't participated in your rewrite challenges, but it's mostly been a time thing. I'm probably going to try to come up with a Christmas story next month and I think it's really neat that you've started it and even better that you've found some success by doing it. Let us know when to go look for your story.
Posted by EricJamesStone (Member # 1681) on :
Congratulations.
Posted by Beth (Member # 2192) on :
Congratulations! That's so great.
Posted by Robyn_Hood (Member # 2083) on :
Congrats Dakota!
I haven't even finished revising my goats story, let alone sending it out.
It's nice to see that these stories are well worth the time and effort.
Cheers!
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Posted by djvdakota (Member # 2002) on :
I just realized I have been remiss in giving my heartfelt gratitude to all my friends at Hatrack. First for the idea of the Rewrite Challenge, secondly for going over my story with a fine-toothed comb until it was ready for this glad, glad day.
Grazi! Danke! Gracias! (Thanks in some other language)! (And another)!
And my deepest, humblest gratitude to God for bestowing upon me this most wondrous gift.
Posted by dpatridge (Member # 2208) on :
another language?
domo arigatou! (not mr. roboto) haha, i couldn't resist :P
EDIT: btw, conga rats! partay, partay, partay!
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Posted by Kolona (Member # 1438) on :
Oooo...I haven't been here for a while. Way to go, Dakota!
Posted by Hildy9595 (Member # 1489) on :
Yes, indeed, congrats to you, Dakota! Send, send like the wind!
Posted by autumnmuse (Member # 2136) on :
Mucho kudos! Those are the types of problems it is nice to have! Posted by yanos (Member # 1831) on :
Well done Dakota. I knew you had it in you. I hope to emulate your feat one day Posted by Magic Beans (Member # 2183) on :
Congrats! Sorry to not notice a change at this topic sooner! Posted by mikemunsil (Member # 2109) on :
Excellent!!!!!
Beer makes a great expression of gratitude.
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Posted by djvdakota (Member # 2002) on :
For those of you who care, Trip Trap will appear on www.anotherealm.com the first week of May!
Posted by yanos (Member # 1831) on :
Glad to see you went ahead with it. Well done.
Posted by MaryRobinette (Member # 1680) on :
Oh, I care. Yes, indeedy. (Yay!) Posted by Keeley (Member # 2088) on :
Thought I'd responded to this one. Don't see my name up there, so congrats! I'll put a note on my calendar.
Posted by Hildy9595 (Member # 1489) on :
Can't wait to read it Posted by Kickle (Member # 1934) on :
Thanks for the update. I'm looking forward to reading it and congrats!
Posted by djvdakota (Member # 2002) on :
For those of you who have been waiting as impatiently as I, it's UP!!!
