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Web Fiction Guide Forums » Tag: Street - Recent Topics http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Web Fiction Guide Forums » Tag: Street - Recent Topics en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:53:43 +0000 Ryan Span on "Milestone: 1000 pages of STREET" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/milestone-1000-pages-of-street#post-6765 Mon, 23 May 2011 20:20:11 +0000 Ryan Span 6765@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Inspired by John Crandall's post, today's segment actually marks a couple of important numerical milestones for what has been my baby non-stop for the last four years. I wanted to tell everyone so maybe you can share a cheer and a big sigh with me! 225 posts. 250,000 words. 1000 pages. 2.3 novels. 6 years from the first idea to the current day. It's been a hell of a journey, and I hope my faithful readers will stick around to the end of this (for me) mammoth piece of work. Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "STREET: Clairvoyance released" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/street-clairvoyance-released#post-5829 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:30:58 +0000 Ryan Span 5829@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ I've got something to shout about today, so allow me to commence: STREET: Clairvoyance is out! The print paperback edition has been released and is ready to buy at fine stores everywhere! It's the full second volume in an explosive trilogy of intrigue, action and insanity, so if you haven't started reading STREET yet, now would be a great time and the paperbacks are a great way of catching up to the (still free!) web serial. Check out <a href="http://streetofeyes.com/?p=ordering">our Ordering page</a> for more info on where to get it. If you're interested in buying both volumes, I can tell you that the Empathy paperback will soon be lowering in price to match Clairvoyance. We're also going to be giving out vouchers for free Smashwords copies of Empathy, so if you'd like one, be sure to post here and I'll get those to you as soon as they're ready! I'm very excited. Can you tell? Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "New Reviews Request: STREET" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/new-reviews-request-street#post-5524 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:01:17 +0000 Ryan Span 5524@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Hi guys, It's been a long while since any new reviews of STREET appeared on the WFG -- more than 15 months, the last one was posted in March 2009! -- but the story has been moving on, with some significant rewrites and reworkings of the second book, which is now complete. I'd like to ask old fans and new readers to have a look and see whether there's anything worth writing about. ;) The link, as always, is: <a href="http://webfictionguide.com/listings/street/">http://webfictionguide.com/listings/street/</a> Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "Con presence!" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/con-presence#post-5172 Wed, 05 May 2010 10:41:25 +0000 Ryan Span 5172@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ I am an author guest at ConCarolinas this year, as I'm actually in the US and able to go. Looking forward to it! Gryphonwood Press has a dealer table where I'll be selling and signing and whatnot, so if you're in the area, be sure to stop by. Is anyone else going to this one? Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "STREET cover quote contest" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/street-cover-quote-contest#post-4790 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:27:18 +0000 Ryan Span 4790@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Adapted from the main site: Hey STREET fans, we've got something new for you! If you follow Ryan/STREET on Twitter or Facebook, you'll have seen <a href="http://ow.ly/1rH3I">this</a> already, a preview of the new Clairvoyance cover by the great artist Jan Pospisil, who also delivered the lovely Empathy cover back in the day. What's new is that we're running a wee contest; we want you to give us your opinion of the STREET series, or Clairvoyance specifically if you've been following things on the website. The most awesome line (or two!) will be given space on the back cover of Clairvoyance, with full credit! If you're a writer, it's one way to get some cross-promotion for your name and that of your webfic. There are three ways you can submit your entries. You can e-mail them to cs [at] streetofeyes [dot] com, with the subject 'STREET quote contest'; you can post them on Twitter in one or more Tweets with the hashtag #streetquote; or you can post them to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/STREET-A-Cyberpunk-Trilogy/201738298882">STREET page on Facebook</a>. This contest will run until 1 May, at which point the winner(s) will be announced. Hey, it could be you. ;) Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "GRYPHONWOOD PRESS/BLADE RED PRESS Halloween Giveaway" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/gryphonwood-pressblade-red-press-halloween-giveaway#post-4146 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:10:06 +0000 Ryan Span 4146@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Hi everyone, I'm here to tell you about Gryphonwood Press's Halloween event, where every book in our catalogue (including my own STREET: Empathy) will be free for a day on Smashwords. We've set up Smashwords coupon codes for all of the books, <a href="http://gryphonwood.blogspot.com/2009/10/free-e-books-happy-halloween-from.html">which you can find here</a>. There's definitely some holiday thrills to be found in these pages. And, as this is a joint promotion with Australian publisher Blade Red Press, you'll be able to <a href="http://www.blade-red.com/2009/10/29/blade-red-gryphonwood-free-ebooks-for-halloween-special/">get their books for free as well</a>. Remember, the coupons are only valid on the 31st, so get ready to start downloading! Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "Columnisation!" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/columnisation#post-2734 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:19:06 +0000 Ryan Span 2734@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ I'm happy to announce that I'll be starting <a href="http://www.xenagia.net/columns/">a brand new column for readers and writers</a> at Xenagia.com. It's going to be a regular op-ed about genre fiction, with articles about writing, publishing, the industry and fiction in general. Now, apart from reading it, I'd like your input as well! If you have any ideas for column topics or if you know anything you'd like me to write about, please post them here or e-mail them to me at cs -at- streetofeyes -dot- com. If I pick up the idea then your name will be mentioned in the article. Cheers! Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "T-Shirts" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/t-shirts#post-3103 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:34:37 +0000 Ryan Span 3103@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Well, I've gone ahead and done it -- I created some STREET t-shirts which are now up for sale in one of those horribly overpriced web shops. However, they may be pricy, but they definitely look the business. <a href="http://streetofeyes.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/" rel="nofollow">http://streetofeyes.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/</a> (edit: originally was <a href="http://www.printfection.com/streetofeyes)" rel="nofollow">http://www.printfection.com/streetofeyes)</a> I'm getting some in for my own use, and I really look forward to wearing them. What I'm wondering is, if you were a fan of a web fiction title, would you pay these sorts of prices for a branded shirt? Would you check something out if you saw an interesting logo on someone's t-shirt? Do you think merchandising is important to online entertainment ventures? Tell me what you think! Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "New Twitter story by me" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/new-twitter-story-by-me#post-2433 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:24:29 +0000 Ryan Span 2433@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Well, I'm shouting this one off the rooftops -- starting today I'm publishing SIGMA, a brand new STREET universe story on Twitter. It will feature multiple story updates a day and is interactive; the main character will respond to direct messages and @replies. It's something you should be paying attention to! ;) You can find SIGMA here: <a href="https://twitter.com/sigmastory" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/sigmastory</a> It's set decades before the events in Empathy, none of the familiar STREET characters have been born yet, but the past has been known to echo into the future in some ways . . . In any case, it's cool and you need to follow it. Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "New Gryphonwood Anthology Out Now!" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/new-gryphonwood-anthology-out-now#post-2623 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:25:03 +0000 Ryan Span 2623@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Hi guys, here to shout about the new all-genre anthology from G'wood, "You Don't Know What You've Got: Tales of Loss & Dispossession". It's just been released with stories by local boys Pete "Peedee" Tzinski and myself, and a whole bunch of other cool people. It's available on Amazon.com already, and will be filtering out to various other storefronts over the next few days. You can find the Amazon entry here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Know-What-Youve-Dispossession/dp/0979573866/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Know-What-Youve-Dispossession/dp/0979573866/</a> I hope you'll all consider getting a copy, and maybe even submit your own stories in a couple of months for our next antho! Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "WFG traffic stats compilation thread" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/wfg-traffic-stats-compilation-thread#post-1978 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:55:28 +0000 Ryan Span 1978@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Right, I've been meaning to do this for a while now, so here it is! A thread for everyone to post and compare their stats for traffic we're getting off the WFG, and from any other websites/projects/advertisements you care to name. At the moment I'm getting in between 20-30 hits a month from my WFG listing and several more from the forums. Also around 20 from onlinenovels.net, but they don't seem to stick around much. How's everyone else doing out of it? Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "Street: Empathy Nominated" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/street-empathy-nominated#post-1927 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:43:49 +0000 Ryan Span 1927@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ The annual Preditors & Editors Readers' Poll is out, and the first volume of my webnovel, Street: Empathy, has been nominated for best Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel of 2008. With your support it might even be able to achieve a podium place! Follow the link to cast your vote. <a href="http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelsf.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelsf.shtml</a> Thanks for your support! Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "Back from holiday!" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/back-from-holiday#post-1775 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:28:49 +0000 Ryan Span 1775@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Whew, who knew it'd be so hard to do without the internet for a week? Anyway, for anyone who cares, I've been living it up far far away in Greenland but now I'm back. I'll be putting up various pictures and a trip writeup over the next couple of days. There's already a wee bit ready, just head over to <a href="http://streetofeyes.com" rel="nofollow">http://streetofeyes.com</a> and be amazed! ;) Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "Gryphonwood Press now taking web fiction subs" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/gryphonwood-press-now-taking-web-fiction-subs#post-1018 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:29:31 +0000 Ryan Span 1018@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Hi guys! It gives me great pleasure to announce that <a href="http://www.gryphonwoodpress.com">Gryphonwood Press</a>, which has (among other things) published my own serial <a href="http://streetofeyes.com">Street</a>, has given the green light for a great new experiment; we are now considering web fiction for publication in novel format. We've added some web fiction-specific parts to our submission guidelines on the site, which are pretty clearly written as far as I can see, and I've taken the liberty of copying them here: "Web Fiction Specific- Completed books or series submit as normal. For active stories, submissions must be in a publishable format, i.e. the book you want to submit must have a clear beginning, middle and end whether it is part of a series or not. Even if we pick up your story, we will not require you to take down your site." What we do for authors is also clearly stated in our submission guidelines. It's a hell of a lot better than self-publishing, so if you've got a story that falls within our criteria and are brave enough to put your work to the test, we'd love to hear from you. Note: We don't currently have a specific set of submission requirements, but as a rule we only take top-notch publishable work. For example, stories where much of the page count is dedicated to graphic sex have no chance, regardless of genre. We don't expect your stories to be completely anaemic or politically correct but please keep submissions sane in order to save our editors valuable time. Please pick up/spread this announcement wherever it may be appropriate. Regards, Ryan Ryan Span on "Needing guest content" http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/needing-guest-content#post-637 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:05:59 +0000 Ryan Span 637@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Hi guys, I'm taking a holiday off Street, so I'm looking for a bit of guest content to keep things interesting. If you have any stories lying around, or want to create something new, I'll be happy to run it as long as it's good! Any length is fine, and any subject -- I'd prefer cyberpunk or other gritty sci-fi but I'll consider any sort of piece. As I said, the only requirement is that it be good. In return you'll get a big splash intro for you and your story, a link attached to every page/segment you contribute, and a permanent link off the Street site. I'll also consider writing guest content in return after my break. Art would be acceptable as well, I certainly wouldn't turn up my nose at it. Please post here if you're interested or e-mail me at cs - at - streetofeyes - dot - com. I'd like to run the first bit on wednesday if possible, but there's no significant time limit. Regards, Ryan