AAR Anthology

[Rex Anglorvm]

I'm still following this with avid interest, by the looks of the contributors this will be a great read when its finished.

[Robin de Bodemloze]

Not on topic or anything but - SBH why is "murder and identity theft" the most prominent thing in your tag cloud besides "drama" and "war action"?

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

I think it's because of the 'The Ostraka Plays'

[SeniorBatavianHorse]

Ostraka - oh yes! Plus one particular play set on an alien planet is all about murder and identity!

[Robin de Bodemloze]

Ostraka - oh yes! Plus one particular play set on an alien planet is all about murder and identity!

Identity theft on an alien planet? In..teresting

Btw, SBH - sent my bit to your email.

[SeniorBatavianHorse]

Thanks, robinzx! FIRST POST UPDATED.

[Thokran]

Submitted; let me know if you need me to make any last minute changes!

[SeniorBatavianHorse]

Great and thanks, Thokran! FIRST POST updated.

We only need McScottish to submit and the Anthology is ready for me to edit and publish. This will be quiet month in that I will be mainly editing and so on. I may PM you on an individual basis about some elements of the AAR (layout, minor spelling, and so on) otherwise, I will post up here later when the first draft is ready! I am very excited as this is looking very promising indeed!

[Robin de Bodemloze]

Hurry up McScottish

Just kidding. Awesome news though

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

I can almost smell the Anthology

[SeniorBatavianHorse]

I love the smell of 'Anthology' in the morning!

FIRST POST updated!

[Schrödinger]

Can't wait to see this all come to fruition! Great work you are doing here SBH and also to all my fellow contributors

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

How are things looking mate?

[SeniorBatavianHorse]

Shhh, working hard on editing and writing (do not disturb) . . . Just kidding! About half way through the intro essay.

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

Brilliant!

[SeniorBatavianHorse]

Ok the anthology is edited and needs to be proof-read by all the contributors. You will be responsible for proof-reading your own submissions so have a read through and let me know - I will edit it here and finalise the anthology. It is looking great and I am really excited by it, I have to say!

I have standardised the font and lay-out so that the anthology as a whole is consistent. Lay-out matches Smashwords guidelines so I am confident it will be approved within 10 minutes of uploading.

So: this is the final stage in the editing process! Please read your own submissions and advise me if it is OK or you want me to make ammendations.

I will be finalising the cover design over the next few days so we may see this up and available within a week!

AARanthol.pdf

[Boustrophedon]

What an incredible piece of work this has turned out to be! We're writing history here in AARing worldwide by having these fabulous authors and their stories published! Truly impressive feat, I think.

I really like the lay-out, it looks professional and it's easy on the eyes. I have only a few small gripes.

Page 15, line 5: "The travel took us 3 months." I was always taught that it's better to write numbers in full when writing fiction? I don't think it's a rule, but these sort of things catch my attention hehe.
Page 34, line 3: "seemed a major achievement even to have our own sub-for a." error in spelling, I assume?

Just two things I noticed while skimming through the document Once again, congrats to the team and to SBH for editing! If this project is succesful then the AAR crowd at TWC will have gained some attention

+rep to SBH for the effort he's put into it

[SeniorBatavianHorse]

Thanks for the feedback, Boustrophedon!

The number issue is either way as long as whatever option is chosen it remains consistent. With the AARs, each submission is unique and therefore the 'three' or '3' option is down to the individual writer rather than the editor. His AAR is consistent in using numbers rather than spelling them so it may stand but we will see!

Well spotted on the page 34 error! I will edit that - thanks.

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

Brilliant work my friend, as Boustro has said it looks brilliant.

I'll give it a read letter on, and although I'm not a contributor, if I see any mistakes (which I'm sure there won't be) I'll let you know.

Here is to everyone who's made this possible! This must be the first of its kind.

I've read the intro, tis very good. A couple of things I noticed:

to the film approach where the game becomes dressing for a story

becomes a dressing for a the story?

in which the writer/reader/ structure

This is just a formatting thing, you don't have spaces for writer/reader but you do for reader/structure ?

Just petty things really.

I also feel it could do with a little bit to round it all off, instead of it ending with the coming soon bit for Restoring Rome.

[SeniorBatavianHorse]

Well spotted! I will change the spacing issue - that one slipped past me - but will leave the 'dressing' phrasing as I prefer it that way!

Thanks for the notifications, Shankbot12 - I appreciate your support and advice here!