Anthrofiction Network

Welcome

This website is by a writer, for writers. It is about improving as a storyteller and writer, and teaching others to do the same. It is also about readers—because without readers there is no need for writers. And this website is about the promotion of anthrofiction as a genre. Of course we need a definition of anthrofiction.

Anthrofiction Network is family friendly. There is nothing here stronger than the equivalent of PG-13, and some stories may be suitable for young people.

Read more about my motivation for starting this website.

News

Today: 2010-Jan-10

I really should update this news section more often.

First, the story I lost last quarter was reentered by its author before the deadline (Dec 7th). In fact, it was the story that won. So congratulations to Cerih.

Second, we lost our dog Peanut. She had IMHA and after 6 1/2 days under constant medical care her condition was under control and we were able to bring her home. Less than a week later, and with her red blood cell count rising, she started feeling pain in her shoulders. We took her back to the specialists and the verdict was meningitis. One of the medications for IMHA masked her symptoms, or we might have caught the problem a few days earlier, and three of her other IMHA medications had shut down her immune system. They pumped her full of antibiotics and put her on oxygen, but we were too late. She passed away a few hours later.

Peanut, you were the best dog ever. We miss you.

The Contest

The first method I’m using to accomplish my goals for this site is to hold a quarterly writing contest. The current contest is:

Short Story Contest, Spring 2010

The new contest season is upon us and the theme is Wildflowers.

Writers: I would love to have your anthrofiction short story in this contest. Go to the main page for the current short story contest and discover what’s involved. I think you’ll have some fun and maybe learn a little something too. Plus everyone of us gets to score and comment on the stories, so we can learn from each other.

Too many writing projects? Battling writer’s block on a novel that is due “real soon now”? I’ve found that setting that blockbuster aside to do a quick short, can help get the juices flowing. Borrow a character or two from your other work, pull them out of cannon, and try something new. Or take some event in your novel and turn it into a short story.

Readers: have patience. Your favorite authors are working on their new creations. Shortly after 2010-Mar-07 I’ll have everything ready to go for the judging of the new stories. Meanwhile, check out the stories from the past contests and the scores you, the writers, and the panel of judges gave to them.

Time on this website is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the current date and time are 2010-02-09 08:35:30.

History

I had been dreaming of creating a website for authors of anthrofiction to grow and improve, but didn’t do anything with that dream until Nathan Ryan was forced to cancel his anthro-story writing contest mid-season. Read more about the history of this website.

Finally…

At the bottom of every page is a contact me link. I’ve worked hard to make this site smooth running and robust, but the site is still new and it is not all here. If you see anything you feel needs attention, or wish to make some comment about the site, feel free to send me a message.

Thank you.

Scott Miller (ScottyDM)

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