Shards submission

[dragovianknight]

Either I got the dates wrong, or the submission window has been adjusted. Not that I'm complaining; it's an extra month to finish my story.

Of course, it's ALSO an extra month to fuss over whether "hero triumphs over the villain by killing the hell out of him" is out of fashion in modern fantasy.

Comments

[queenoftheskies]

Hooray for deadline extension!!!

[jehanne1431]

It's a deadline extension. The editor confirmed it on FB.

Sounds like an interesting story! :)

[dragovianknight]

This is what I get for not using Facebook. :)

Well, in this case the hero happens to be a dragon, so "kill it with fire" is...a bit more literal for him than for most. I'm just not sure if I should try to find an alternate ending.

[darthneko]

Yay, extension! Which is totally sensible, they kind of crammed themselves up against a deadline, never mind the writers submitting. =P

Given the theme, I feel that a mostly off-camera kill-it-with-fire should be okay? By their standards? *I'M* all for it, I miss the days when fantasy was almost guaranteed to end with "and the villian is dead and the heroes are victorious".

[jehanne1431]

Is one ending more noblebright than the other? Or does one ending contribute more to the shards theme than the other?

Let me see if I can copy the FB post. I can't remember if this is an open or a closed group, so you might not be able to see it.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/440107622678110/permalink/1625556100799917/

ETA: This FB group is a valuable resource if you're looking for places to submit spec fic to.

[dragovianknight]

Thank you! It is a closed group, but I went ahead and joined because it DOES look like a useful resource.

On the one hand, I feel like the current ending is justified; on the other, I can't remember the last time I read something that didn't have some sort of alternative to killing the villain. So I remain conflicted (for an extra month, now).

[dragovianknight]

Well, I know YOU will agree with me; we're both murderhobos at heart.

[jehanne1431]

It is pretty useful. I've seen some listings I've submitted to that I wouldn't otherwise have known about.

Hmmm... could you write out both endings and read the two stories through and see which one works better?

[white_aster]

Personally, I'm willing to be led by the author on such ethical questions. I mean...if the author writes the villain as reasonable, and there's a way for a compromise to be had, it's good to see that compromise brought up/considered, even if it's discarded because one party can't accept it for a good reason.

On the other hand, if that villain's gonna do the thing until they dead and that's the way they're written, then hey, you do what you have to do, hero, y'know? ;P

I guess I just like it all to make sense, to read like real people thinking out whether or not they really want to risk their life/take a life over the thing they're fighting over. I've enjoyed stories that end either way. :D