[Mkguild] Some MK Publication News

[Bill Kieffer aka Greyflank]

Yay!  And all this time, I thought I had the only MK story in there (altho I knew I wasn't the only MK writer in there!!)  I so cannot wait to read these stories!

And that makes 3 MK stories in print out there!  I hope it brings a fresh flush of writers to our little clubhouse.

Greyflank! 

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> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 02:55:24 -0400
> From: chrisokane at optimum.net
> To: deranged.kitsune at gmail.com; MKGuild at lists.integral.org
> Subject: Re: [Mkguild] Some MK Publication News
>
> CONGRATULATIONS! I'm happy for you! This is very cool my friend!
>
> Chris
> The Lurking Fox
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mkguild-bounces at lists.integral.org
> [mailto:mkguild-bounces at lists.integral.org] On Behalf Of Chris Hoekstra
> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 7:59 PM
> To: MKGuild at lists.integral.org
> Subject: [Mkguild] Some MK Publication News
>
> Greetings all!
>
> I know that I haven't been heard from around here in a terribly long time,
> and for that I am sorry. But something happened recently that is worth
> saying with you all.
>
> I have been waiting months to write this email. This is about why leaving
> old stories hanging around the internet can sometimes lead to some really
> cool things happening.
>
> Back this February, I get a nice little email, the gist of which is:
> "We at FurPlanet Productions would like to pay you for the permission to
> republish one of your stories."
>
> To which my reaction was pretty much:
> "You want to publish one of my stories? And pay me money?!"
>
> Suffice it to say, in the end I said, yes.
>
> The end result is the dead-tree anthology collection An Anthropomorphic
> Century will feature my Metamor Keep story Daylight Fading and Bill
> Kieffer's The Good Sport . The anthology debuted this weekend at Rainfurrest
> 2015 and is up for pre-order on FurPlanet 's website
> (http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=810). It was supposed to come
> out at Anthrocon, but due to foot-dragging around story rights issues
> (apparently caused by the professional publishers, not the
> amateurs) it was delayed till now. Thankfully FurPlanet was able to get it
> all sorted on their end!
>
> Now, I never got into writing with the goal of getting published, or making
> money, or anything like that. I got into it because I found it fun, I found
> I had a talent for it, and I found I could make some great friends along the
> way. So to have something like this happen is just absolutely, positively
> mind-blowing for me. To get an email from the editor of the anthology back
> in February and have him tell me that he still remembers that story and
> considers it good enough for solicitation and inclusion in a work like this
> was just such a heart warming occurrence.
>
> Getting to see the final full list of 20 authors is also a real treat for
> me. As I said, Bill Kieffer is there as well, as is Phil Geusz, but some of
> the other names are a bit of a surprise (How the heck did I get published
> alongside Peter S. Beagle, Michael H. Payne and Philip K.
> Dick?! Holy sh--t!). It's a shame Channing (aka Jeffrey Channing Wells)
> didn't make the list given some of his contributions to the fandom that I've
> sure most (if not all) of us have read over the years.
>
> And so there we go. I have been waiting since July, when An Anthropomorphic
> Century was supposed to debut, to post about this. It feels absolutely
> amazing to say that I am now a published author. (I don't care if it's
> fandom and not mainstream, it's still amazing!) For those reading this, just
> take it as a reminder that... well, you never really do know what may happen
> in the future.
>
> Take care everyone!
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