SnarkyDarkSy - The Snarky Dark Fantasy Syndicate
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This is THE Syndicate for all things snarky and/or Dark Fantasy. If you like your vampire teeth mixed with a little tongue-in-cheek, you've come to the right place! Curated by C. Brennecke
Genres:
humor, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, and horror
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Joined: Dec 13, 2015
Here’s the two I’m looking at for our June book. Please share your thoughts or toss another suggestion into the ring :)
https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-rise-and-fall-of-gods-and-housewives
I’m not sure if this story becomes dark further into its plot or not, but it certainly captures the sense of humor this group likes.
https://www.inkshares.com/books/spiker-s-spiral
A bit more gore-horror than our usual fare, but it’s definitely quirky and fun.
And good news - Inkshares was able to fix my mistake - Congrats to @JDL Rosell !
In the Shadow of the Rook
Midnight’s Daughter
It’s time to cast your votes!
Best,
Rochelle
Fury from Hell
Yes - Here’s a few I’ve had my eye on:
Shades of Evil
Worlds Walker
Thoughts and/or other suggestions?
Here’s my picks:
A Day in the Lies of Inaru Meiwaku
Please express my extreme gratitude and appreciation to The Snarky Dark Fantasy Syndicate for choosing A Tale of Ghosts and Guardians as the November pick. Obviously, today is the final day of my campaign and I will not be reaching my goal, so it means even more to me that it was chosen in spite of that. I will be retooling and restarting my campaign early in 2017. The recognition you have given A Tale of Ghosts and Guardians will be a helpful part of that relaunch. Thank you all again, and I will be watching for your future picks with great excitement.
https://www.inkshares.com/books/catching-stars?recommended=true
Please stop in to place your votes :)
It’s sounds like Bad Medicine takes the vote - I’ll make it official shortly :)
https://www.inkshares.com/books/seismic-girls
https://www.inkshares.com/books/dreamland-book-one-in-the-faithful-series
https://www.inkshares.com/books/moon
https://www.inkshares.com/books/bad-medicine-slay-it-queen-
https://www.inkshares.com/books/bored-as-hell-the-second-war
https://www.inkshares.com/books/wine-bottles-and-broomsticks
With that said, Bad Medicine does sound like a riot. The whole drag-queen aspect sounds insanely fun.
As much as I like Bored as Hell, I think the above two might have a slight edge in worthiness, for my tastes.
Feel free to debate the pros and cons (politely, of course) and I’ll see if I can wrangle up some votes from former members/friends of the syndicate too.
Overture and Bored As Hell have both caught my eye. My vote is with either of them.
Since this is a smaller syndicate, we don’t have the numbers to really push a campaign into Quill, although it’d be great to do that if the opportunity presents itself!
@C. Brennecke with The Seventh Age, do we want to go in on something that is already funded to full publishing? Also, should our goals be to help give that last bit of push to help one get closer to Quill? Or merely to pick whichever is our favorite, without concern of whether or not the books make it to Quill?
I really like Overture. Both Hell books look great too!
Also, we should definitely back Wine Bottles and Broomsticks if given a chance to. It still has 70 days left. Bad Medicine looks great too!
Without further ado, here are the nominations for August:
The Seventh Age: Dawn
This is a great book that comes out in November, and I think it would be cool if we could back it sometime between now and then so that we can read and review it as a group.
Bored as Hell: The Second War
Guidelines & How this works:
However, with our number shrinking (where did they all go!?) and with the "little guy" in more need of our contributions, I’m leaning towards The Delicate Art of Soulripping and Overture. Those are my #1 and 2 votes (if I’m ranking them). Bored as Hell is my 3rd pick.
As I said, the other two entries are awesome, and I’ll be buying a copy from each, but I think we can make a better impact with the smaller guy, and maybe we can also recruit more to this syndicate as well by doing that.
Morose: A Comedy by Jim McDoniel
The end of the world is near. Just enough time for a newly laid off Death to get a life. Hopefully.
Seventh Age: Dystopia by Rick Heinz
Magic returns. Companies brand it. New abilities can be yours for one small payment ...just sign on the dotted line.
Bored as Hell: The Second War by Christopher Johnson
Lucifer starts a Second War with Heaven because he’s bored. Besides, what’s God going to do - send him to Hell?
Overture by Issa Puppi
Elma’s life, predictable as a sheet of music, is rewritten as she evolves from risk-adverse pianist to supernatural powerhouse. In a symphony of vampires, werewolves, evil and magic, Elma sings a pivotal song. Watch as she learns the tune.
The Delicate Art of Soulripping by Sara Polk
When you die your soul doesn’t just leave your body. There’s a process: ripping, reaping, replacing.
Our February pick, The Vampire and the Dragon by @Michael Welch , is campaigning once again, so be sure to check that out and re-pre-order if you can!
Also, there are a LOT of new projects that fit our Snarky DarkSy vibe thanks to the new contest, so be sure to check out some of the options and start forming opinions. I’m going to post a nomination list in the next few days, and I’ll need your help to whittle it down. :)
Thanks! You’re awesome! Peace Out! XD
What does everyone think? Shall we debate a couple others or go all in?
Hopefully by now you’ve all heard of Draftshares - a week long event highlighting projects in the Draft stage on Inkshares. (If not, check out the details on the forum: https://www.inkshares.com/forum_threads/dlc-and-inkshares-present-draftfest)
As a cross-promotion effort, I put together a list of recommended Drafts (with the artistic help of @Rebekka S. Leber ). If you’re participating in the event, be sure to check them out!
I was just looking at your book and was wondering - Are you from the Philadelphia area too?
Thanks to everyone for your input :)
A God in the Shed - a horror-fantasy novel that’s pushing for full funding with only 11 days left
The Northern Divide - an epic dark fantasy novel that has gone woefully unnoticed thus far
The Decaying Destiny of Rob the Zombie - a zombie humor novel by none other than our former (and future) member, Joshua Griffith
P.S. @Joshua Griffith feel free to weight in too, I don’t mind if you vote for yourself. Also, @Richard Heinz if you feel like meandering over, now would be a great time - even just to place a vote :)
:)
Anyways, the arrival of March means it’s time to discuss our March picks! Here’s my shortlist. Feel free to add to it - - we have a couple weeks to chat it all out. I’m certain we will pick the very best one, just as we always do! ;)
A God in the Shed by JF Dubeau
Lucifer and the Exorcism of Jamia Wilson by Taylor Dunn
God’s Evil by JS Carter Gilson
Witches Undercover by Rochelle Germano
I’d also like to get everyone’s thoughts on the idea of adding funded books to our selections in the future. A lot of the projects I’ve had my eye on are starting to turn back into drafts, so I’m just thinking ahead to scenarios where we might have a difficult time finding books that fit our niche. On the pro side, we’d be able to actually receive books - and on the con side, they might be books that we’ve already purchased individually. Let me know what you think.
Thank you both for your input! I think this will make the selection process much easier going forward. Being on the same page, and knowing you're on the same page, is nice.
(I'll post a few next week, but I'd like to hear from others first)
Also - I'd like to get some opinions on what approach this Syndicate should take when selecting a book.
We are too few in number to make a big impact, so I'm not sure if we should take the "push it up to/over the edge" approach that the bigger Syndicates are using. But maybe we should. I don't know, which is why I'm asking. :)
Perhaps instead could use our vote to give visibility and bragging rights to a project that has a longer funding period ahead of it?
Or choose books that are already publishing, so that we know we'll get a copy?
Or simply choose the best book based on merit alone, all other factors be damned? (and will we be able to reach a consensus on that?)
All thoughts are welcome, member or not!
(If not, read up by clicking here)
To help you choose a great Dark Fantasy (or simply snarky) read, we've put together a Top Ten list of currently funding projects here on Inkshares. Whether you're reviewing tomorrow or not, I encourage you to check them all out!
The Devil You Know by Alan Tucker https://www.inkshares.com/projects/the-devil-you-know?recommended=true
So You Might Be a Vampire by Rodney V. Smith https://www.inkshares.com/projects/so-you-might-be-a-vampire
Toasted Fiction: A Collection of Very Short Stories (That Nobody Asked For) by Christopher Patrick https://www.inkshares.com/projects/toasted-fiction-a-collection-of-very-short-stories
Mortimer by Robert Hughes https://www.inkshares.com/projects/mortimer
Morning Star by Rowan Cruikshank https://www.inkshares.com/projects/morning-star
Everyone’s Gone to the Rapture by Robert Hughes https://www.inkshares.com/projects/everyone-s-gone-to-the-rapture
Getting Buried in Vegas by Stephanie Bryant https://www.inkshares.com/projects/getting-buried-in-vegas
Blood Trade by Austin Bouse https://www.inkshares.com/projects/blood-trade
Carnival by Anita Reyes https://www.inkshares.com/projects/carnival
Witches Undercover by Rochelle Germano https://www.inkshares.com/projects/witches-undercover?recommended=true
Thank you for asking such an excellent question!
The top three I have my eye on for December are:
So You Might Be a Vampire by Rodney V. Smith
https://www.inkshares.com/projects/so-you-might-be-a-vampire
An Unattractive Vampire by Jim McDoniel
https://www.inkshares.com/projects/an-unattractive-vampire-4284
The Devil You Know by Alan Tucker
https://www.inkshares.com/projects/the-devil-you-know
I'd like to invite you to weigh in or suggest others here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/17866420-december-2015-selection
(and that goes to any lurkers out there too!)
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