Comments on: Kickstarting an anthology of speculative fiction with marginalized people as heroes http://boingboing.net/2013/03/09/kickstarting-an-anthology-of-s.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: echar http://boingboing.net/2013/03/09/kickstarting-an-anthology-of-s.html#comment-1675787 echar Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217653#comment-1675787 This is an excellent idea. This is an excellent idea.

]]> By: Crossed Genres http://boingboing.net/2013/03/09/kickstarting-an-anthology-of-s.html#comment-1675658 Crossed Genres Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217653#comment-1675658 That's $20,000 TOTAL. The initial goal ($12,000) covers the cost of the initial 100,000 words, plus cover art, editing, copyediting, proofs, and all the other production costs, plus Kickstarter and Amazon fees, plus taxes, PLUS rewards for backers (print copies for example). The additional $8,000 will pay for the extra fees, taxes and rewards, plus the extra cost of buying and shipping larger (i.e. heavier) books, plus the extra money to additional authors. Oh and the $8,000 also has to cover the cost of recording an original song, which is the stretch goal for when the Kickstarter hits $15,000. That’s $20,000 TOTAL. The initial goal ($12,000) covers the cost of the initial 100,000 words, plus cover art, editing, copyediting, proofs, and all the other production costs, plus Kickstarter and Amazon fees, plus taxes, PLUS rewards for backers (print copies for example).

The additional $8,000 will pay for the extra fees, taxes and rewards, plus the extra cost of buying and shipping larger (i.e. heavier) books, plus the extra money to additional authors.

Oh and the $8,000 also has to cover the cost of recording an original song, which is the stretch goal for when the Kickstarter hits $15,000.

]]> By: James Penrose http://boingboing.net/2013/03/09/kickstarting-an-anthology-of-s.html#comment-1675647 James Penrose Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217653#comment-1675647 "$20,000, which will let us buy ~50,000 more words at SFWA pro rates of 5¢/word--' That'd be $2,500 if I am not mistaken in my arithmetic.   Leaving a tidy $17,500 for what?  Overhead? Sounds more like a government project to me. “$20,000, which will let us buy ~50,000 more words at SFWA pro rates of 5¢/word–’

That’d be $2,500 if I am not mistaken in my arithmetic.   Leaving a tidy $17,500 for what?  Overhead?

Sounds more like a government project to me.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/03/09/kickstarting-an-anthology-of-s.html#comment-1675537 oasisob1 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217653#comment-1675537 If this were Speculative Science Fiction focused on minor characters in SF stories I'd be all over it. Someone do that, please. If this were Speculative Science Fiction focused on minor characters in SF stories I’d be all over it. Someone do that, please.

]]> By: retepslluerb http://boingboing.net/2013/03/09/kickstarting-an-anthology-of-s.html#comment-1675435 retepslluerb Sun, 10 Mar 2013 07:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217653#comment-1675435 Any sufficiently advanced subculture is indistinguishable from mainstream. Any sufficiently advanced subculture is indistinguishable from mainstream.

]]> By: MadLogician http://boingboing.net/2013/03/09/kickstarting-an-anthology-of-s.html#comment-1675327 MadLogician Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217653#comment-1675327 Sounds good.  Backed. Sounds good.  Backed.

]]> By: Mordicai http://boingboing.net/2013/03/09/kickstarting-an-anthology-of-s.html#comment-1675301 Mordicai Sun, 10 Mar 2013 02:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217653#comment-1675301 Yeah, it is funny to me how many cyber"punk" & steam"punk" novels are not subversive in any way shape or form.  Hooray for this! Yeah, it is funny to me how many cyber”punk” & steam”punk” novels are not subversive in any way shape or form.  Hooray for this!

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