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Introducing New WWP Editor Laura Harvey

1/12/2015

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We're pleased to introduce the second of our two new Assistant Editors to you today:

Laura Harvey is an editor, writer, bibliophile, horsewoman, historian, teacher, debate coach, nerd, DIY junkie, and occasional rescuer of kittens. She holds a BA, MA, and is ABD, making her an exceptional asset in Trivial Pursuit. She loves reading so much that all of her handbags share one crucial ability: fitting a standard paperback or Kindle. She lives in northern California with a menagerie of beasts (dogs, cats, horses, and family members).

Along with Assistant Editor Sarena Ulibarri and Editor-in-Chief Eileen Wiedbrauk, Laura Harvey will be reading queries for novels, novellas, serialized fiction, and single author collections in the open submission months of February, June, and September. 

While we are open to all forms of fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction if they are done well, we asked Laura Harvey to share what sorts of speculative fiction projects she hopes to find in the slush this year:

I love smart and snarky speculative fiction, from mostly-this-world-with-just-a-tiny-twist to immersive high fantasy. Monsters, magic, fantastic realms and epic struggles keep me reading late into the night, and still turning pages over my morning coffee.  

In particular, stories that re-imagine old myths and re-invent monsters (vampires, werewolves, shape-shifters, skin-walkers, assorted things-that-go-bump-in-the-night) grab my attention. Clever origin stories that re-examine standard lore (e.g.: silver bullets kill werewolves) stock my bookshelf.  

I gravitate toward urban fantasy, alternate history, real world with fantastic elements, and high fantasy stories. Whatever I read, the story-world must be well-thought out. This is a must for magic systems: what can it do? What can’t it do? Who can use it? Why? I also love immersive secondary worlds that include their own histories, languages, societal structures and cultural norms.

The heroes I cheer for are complex individuals usually in over their heads but trying to swim anyway, preferably with a hefty dose of wit. Heroes win some battles. They lose some battles. They take proactive steps to fix their own problems.

Likewise, the best villains are complicated people. (Or monsters. Or deities. Or A.I. gone off the rails.) Villains might laugh maniacally and disappear with a swirl of their cape into a puff of smoke, but they also build orphanages, help old women across the street, and treat their loyal hound well. Most importantly, they have read Peter Anspach’s “Evil Overlord List” and taken it to heart.

Loves: Xanatos gambits, fresh looks at ghost/monster origins, magic systems.

Hates: POV head-hopping, sudden character stupidity for the sake of the plot, disparate mashes of real-world magical and/or spiritual concepts, perfect characters (posers), and cinematic openings.
We're looking forward to seeing what her first projects will be when they hit the shelves late this year and early next! If you have something to submit, read through our guidelines before sending it in February, June, or September. In the meantime, follow her on Twitter @lauraharvey1535.
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Cheryl Low link
1/14/2015 07:58:18 pm

I always feel equal parts excited and terrified when I read what editors are looking for and what they can't stand. Good luck and I hope you find what you're looking for!

ps. You're not alone in requiring your purses to fit a book. Mine have to fit a book, notebook, random pens, tissues, gum, canvas bags, and, if there's room, my wallet.

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Laura Harvey
1/26/2015 06:37:29 am

No need to fear us. We're really just ordinary folk who have taken our love of reading to extremes. And my guidelines are just that--guides. I always make exceptions for good writing.

Thank you for the good wishes! I will do my best to help put more awesome books on the shelf (and in discerning handbags).

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Jason P. Crawford link
3/11/2015 04:00:14 pm

Thanks for your input and for your interest this recent #pitmad! I look forward to connecting with you...your "likes" sound right up my alley ;)

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Petr Měrka link
12/4/2015 04:21:29 am

Dear Sir or Madam,
I am a Czech novelist Petr Měrka. I would like to offer you a graphic novel called Van Gogh of the 21th Century and a comic book for children Road to Happiness.
I have so far had published four prose texts both in Czech Republic and in Poland (see the list below). However, I am currently preoccupied with the comic creation for both adult and child audiences.
I wrote for magazines in Czech Republic, Poland (Inter), and also in Slovakia (Okomix).
On the first of these titles: Van Gogh of the 21st Century is an allegory of contemporary world with strong undertones of social criticism. The second title is conceived as an original form of faery tales.


Examples:

Link to the first two chapters of the graphic novel Van Gogh of the 21st Century:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/u62ct8luzt8zt7n/Petr%20Merka%20David%20Marcin%20Van%20Gogh%20of%2021th%20century%20ENG.pdf?oref=e

Link to the first story from the book Road to Happiness:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ktbm19qd3np4a0x/komiks_en_netisk.pdf?dl=0


Warning:

Should the link not work, please contact me and I will mend the situation.



List of my published works:

Jestem egzaltowana lentilka (Instytut Reportazu, 2015, Poland)
Hitler se na vás usmívá (Druhé město, 2012, Czech Republic)
Fantasmagorie televize (Fra, 2010, Czech Republic)
Telekristus a Mentál (Fra, 2007, Czech Republic)


e-books:

Perfektní idiot (Psychománie, 2013, Czech Republic)
Pickled Toddler (Amazon, 2012)


Book collection:

7edm (Theo, 2010, Czech Republic)


In magazines:

Živel (Czech Republic)
Labyrint Revue (Czech Republic)
Okomix (Slovakia)
Inter (Poland)


My link on Wikipedia:

https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_M%C4%9Brka


My web (work in progress for now):

http://www.petrmerka.com/


Annotation of the graphic novel VAN GOGH OF THE 21ST CENTURY:

Van Gogh of the 21st Century is a graphic novel filled with black humor. Its mosiac form is meant to show glimpses of a memento of how far contemporary society could go. Curse words present in the novel alongside violent scenes create a backdrop that completes the decomposition of interpersonal relationships.
The main character is the world itself where all the values of the modern civilization fail. Everything is subject to the doom and gloom. Its genre can be classified as a dystopia that significantly criticizes society. It, however, also makes fun of things such as modern art. Crisis of the artist’s soul is not neglected either.
Van Gogh of the 21st Century is a controversial book not only for its open presenting of the dark side inside of us – the people.


Annotation of comic book for children ROAD TO HAPPINESS:

The concept of Road to Happiness is an unconventional comic book that tells stories that are fairy tales in their nature. Its concept is universal in relation to its readership. It can be enjoyed by ten-year-olds and adults alike. Each of the stories involve not only absurd humor but also a lesson. They urge the individual not to give up on their dreams and the fulfillment of such dreams.



Technical data:

Graphic novel Van Gogh of the 21st Century has spans over 196 pages. It is in the A4 format. It is available in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, German. Polish version is currently being worked on.
Fairy tale comic book Road to Happiness will be completed in February 2016. It will span a little over 50 pages and its format will once again be A4. It is available in the following languages: English, Spanish, German, Russian, French. Polish version is currently being worked on.




Graphic novel VAN GOGH OF THE 21ST CENTURY will be published in the spring 2016 at Malvernu (Czech Republic) and in February 2016 at Abismos Casa Editorial (Mexico).


With the wishes of a nice and successful day!
Petr Měrka

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