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    Update: I now have a working title for the Anthology series. It is derived ulitmately from a quote by Walter Benjamin and I used it for a play I wrote about 3 years ago which dealt with the philosopher Hypatia and her end in Alexandria. I will use it again now as I think it fits exactly what an AAR is doing. Here is the quote full:

    For Robespierre, Roman antiquity was a past charged with the here-and-now, which he exploded out of the continuum of history. The French revolution thought of itself as a latter day Rome. It cited ancient Rome exactly the way fashion cites a past costume. Fashion has an eye for what is up-to-date, wherever it moves in the jungle [Dickicht: maze, thicket] of what was. It is the tiger’s leap into that which has gone before.

    Here also is a cover pic I have in mind -



    'A TIGER'S LEAP'

    An Anthology of the AAR

    Volume One

    I think the concept of a 'tiger's leap' into the past sums exactly what we do when we write these AARs. Unless anyone objects, I will go with this!
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    It is good to see a definite plan forming. I will get my first submission organised over the next couple of weeks.

    Do you think it would help to have a list of contributers (and perhaps their chosen AARs) in the OP of this thread?

    PS. I agree that 'free' is probably to best way to go with this venture. Our purpose is to find out if we have a readership, charging would only get in the way of that.
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    Yes, I am still finalising a list. It should be ready in about a week. I still lack one or two ETW/NTW/STW2 AARs though.

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    Those of you who have aready agreed to submit your first installment (you know who you are!), please download this free ebook on self-publishing here. It will give you some basic tips about formatting your MS Word doc before sending it to me. It gives good advice on the difference between normal formatting and formatting for the ebook world. You only need to read the sections regarding spacing and indents, to be honest.

    Once I upload the entire book to Smashwords, they vet it for premium distribution - it will get knocked back if too many indents and para returns litter the pages. It is worth cleaning those out before sending it to me so that the book as a whole stands the best chance to pass the vetting process as quickly as possible!

    As editor, I will try and check all that before I upload but it will help if you can clean it up yourself first, I think.

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    Also, as editor and 'epublisher', I want to remain in the position of making all final decisions about how the first Volume appears (internal structure, cover image, opening intro, that sort of thing) as I want to move fast on this. Once the first Volume is out, then I suggest we all review it ourselves and then collectively take ownership from then on. That way I will take responsibility for the initial launch but afterwards we all become involved in making decisions about the future format, and so on. Is that OK? I know sometimes that having a single decision-maker can be alienating but am keen to get this up and running as quickly as possible.
    I think that's reasonable

    Honestly I think that's fine, considering you know what to do etc.

    I like the title, has a nice ring to it - and the pic is good

    I think the plan is great and should work well (hopefully ) Looking forward to reading it
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    EDIT first updated with confirmed authors so far!

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    Seems like a great idea. Good luck and hope the book is successful

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    Thanks - stay tuned and you will be able to download and review the first volume!

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    Can we have a list of submissions?

    I'm looking forward to Volume 1 Thanks for all the hard work you've probably put into this The finished result will be great!
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    We are still finalising the submissions list but it will be up soon! April will be a busy month but May will see the Anthology uploaded to Smashwords (fingers crossed) and then available for marketing.

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    Glad to here it
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    Really good idea and I like the title page as said in PM, hopefully have my submission in soon enough, would be grand to get AARs in the mainstream and a culmination of a vision that could only have started as a dream...

    Lots of hard work to knuckle down to before then and thanks to SBH for organising it all
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    Thanks Schrodinger! It will be an exciting experience to see if we can build an audience outside the TWC base - and also the develop awareness of the whole AAR genre.

    First Post updated!

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    SBH - would it help if I asked Juvenal to put an ad into the next Quill whenever that is? Just so more potential writers know about it. If you've got a big enough cast then ignore.
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    Had a look at the submissions (the ones that I don't follow ) and they're all brilliant works

    Well done!
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    Hi robinzx, yes, that is an excellent idea. Thanks for that! I think it would be beneficial even if it just to raise the profile of what we are trying to do here.

    So, on that note: I want to just reiterate exactly the submission process for all the AARtists who have kindly agreed to be involved in the inaugral launch of the first volume. As of April, we now enter the main submission period. Use this time to edit and format (using the Smashwords guide hyperlinked above) the main first part of the your AAR. I will be looking for something around 3/4,000 words in length and something which will hang together as a good read with perhaps a suitable 'cliffhanger'! You will also write an introduction where you can describe the AAR, yourself, the writing process, inspiration, or anything else that sort of introduces you and the AAR to the general reader. It can be factual, irreverant, cryptic, or indeed in any style you choose. It will frame your work so you will be the arbiter here. Length is again down to you! Finally, a short end-piece which teases the reader with a 'coming next!'.

    Don't get too caught up in the formatting side. I can edit here easily as long it is in Word Doc.

    No pics or fancy graphics as it may throw out the Smashwords online formatting process. Again, check the downloadable guide for hints and tips!

    Send it all to me by the end of April at the latest - earlier if possible so that I can review it.

    I wil then use the first week in May to finalise the whole draft with my own introduction essay and cover design. It will then be uploaded to Smashwords at the end of the first week. They will convert it within a few minutes and it then goes 'live' for instant download ONLY at Smashwords while they also vet it for premium release to their premium sites. This latter process can take up to 4 weeks.

    I suggest we hold off on publicising 'A Tiger's Leap' until it is cleared for premium distribution. We can then launch a marketing campaign and cover all the main download sites (Barnes and Noble, Sony, Apple, etc.). I think that would be a good time to launch a 'review' in the Critic's Quill, for example.

    This is also a good time to write here what we all think we might want to achieve with the project - so I will outline my stall first, if that is OK?

    I see this as an opportunity to both widen the potential public of the particular AARs featured; raise the profile of the AAR itself as a viable and respected writing genre; and finally allow our AARtists to gain valuable experience in publishing and getting feedback from a non-specialist 'AAR' audience. That's it really.

    Anyone else have other thoughts or would like to deepen the ones above? (Don't be shy!!).
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    Seriously, I'm so so proud of this venture. I had my doubts at first, and didn't think it would get this far. To SBH and the one's taking part, you are doing an amazing job, you are bringing what is a literary staple for us into mainstream discourse and that is commendable. Seriously, the fact it's got this far and that we are having this stuff published cannot be praised enough! If we add to the fact the proceeds are going to the site, and that the publicity thus generated will highlight the AAR format as a viable form of story telling and perhaps even increase public interest in it, it's a very very positive situation! I salute all those involved in making this a reality, and SBH especially for taking the role of editor-in-chief and so forth.

    Good stuff chaps!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeniorBatavianHorse View Post
    I suggest we hold off on publicising 'A Tiger's Leap' until it is cleared for premium distribution. We can then launch a marketing campaign and cover all the main download sites (Barnes and Noble, Sony, Apple, etc.). I think that would be a good time to launch a 'review' in the Critic's Quill, for example.
    I don't see why not, although once it is up on Smashwords I don't see why we can't advertise it here - if it gets more 'views' on the site will the 'upgrade' to premium happen any faster?
    Quote Originally Posted by SeniorBatavianHorse View Post
    This is also a good time to write here what we all think we might want to achieve with the project - so I will outline my stall first, if that is OK?

    I see this as an opportunity to both widen the potential public of the particular AARs featured; raise the profile of the AAR itself as a viable and respected writing genre; and finally allow our AARtists to gain valuable experience in publishing and getting feedback from a non-specialist 'AAR' audience. That's it really.

    Anyone else have other thoughts or would like to deepen the ones above? (Don't be shy!!).
    The aims, for me, is just to see some of the great work on TWC getting more recognition, everyone deserves it

    Oh and about our PMs: I'm sure if you were to search for 'shankbot12' on Smashwords and account might pop-up Can I have a link to your profile, I'll look forward to reading this and The Nowhere Legion

    EDIT: Cheers Knonfoda : Seriously though, it's glad to have your support
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    Alright PM'ed Juvenal. Will update all on what he says.
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    Thanks for the kind words, Knonfoda! I appreciate your support and it's a shame your own AAR is too multi-media driven to feature (yet!).

    Shankbot12 - it won't move faster to the premium site no matter how many reviews it gets on the Smashwords site. It is simply a question of time at their end in terms of editting the formatting! You can find my author's page for Francis Hagan here!

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