The SFT Curates 7/22/2017

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The SFT is thrilled to launch our curation efforts with three wonderful stories—one lite horror short, a sci-fi first chapter, and a cryptopunk first chapter. We hope you enjoy!

WHAT MADE THESE STORIES STAND OUT TO US?

We chose these selections because they are tightly written, well-edited, and show creative innovation. They’re not the same stories we’ve read hundreds of times, changed “just enough” to avoid being carbon copies of something else. All three of these authors were open to extensive editorial suggestion and made their early drafts available to the Fiction Workshop at MSP. This is not a requirement for curation by Steemhouse Fiction Trail, but the Workshop may be a good resource for people interested in being picked by our team. Remember, we are only interested in curating polished, marketable work. A story may show promise, but if it is poorly edited, it will not qualify for our project.

SOME NUTS AND BOLTS

Issues that may disqualify Steemit fiction for SFT curation are grammar, syntax, and punctuation errors, telling versus showing, head-hopping, clichés, unengaging openings, clunky/bloated prose, borrowed characters (fanfic,) or poor execution. Writers who are unfamiliar with these terms and concepts are encouraged to do some online research, as well as drop by the Fiction Workshop for more information. We will also only be curating standalone works (like short stories) and first chapters of longer works.

We don’t disqualify for high reputation scores, minnow/dolphin/whale status, or number of followers. The SFT is about rewarding authors of good fiction. Over time, we feel this will add value to the habit of studying one’s craft and discourage the publication of first drafts. Our goal is to motivate authors to produce better fiction. We will do this through SBD rewards and weighted upvotes as those means become available to us.

NOW FOR THE REALLY EXCITING STUFF

Ready for the big news? Today we introduce the SFT Library, an independent website devoted to the permanent collection of all Steemit posts curated by our project. It has twelve different “rooms,” sorted by genre. Some pieces may appear in more than one room. This website allows for easy access to all SFT curations, not just the ones featured in a single post. It also provides a user-friendly interface with the non-Steemit world, which will hopefully attract more people to the platform and expose our fiction authors to a broader audience.

Visit our library and browse the stacks at http://sftlibrary.com/

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CURATION: 7/22/17

Without further ado, we unveil The SFT’s first curated works.

Our selections this week are listed alphabetically by username: “Virtual Mortality” by @GMuxx, “Maneaters” by @Jhagi.Bhai, and “Chance Way” by @PegasusPhysics.

The “Lost Ones” will never make it home alive if Gabe can’t locate them and find some way to restore their memories. It won’t be easy—the threats of a virtual environment have become dangerously real. But his sister is one of the Lost, and time is no one’s ally.

Finding a man is top priority for Marcella and Edie. And they have big plans for him. All they need are Edie’s bigly rocket boobs and a few chains. . . .

How's a budding multi-species sociocracy supposed to thrive when mind-control threatens its autonomy?

This curation trail is a project made possible by @aggroed 's PALnet @minnowsupport channel, conceptualized by @andrewgenaille, @rhondak, @mk40, and @swelker101. Logo created by @pegasusphysics. If you would be interested in lending your support through delegation, please contact @mk40 or @swelker101 .

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I am thrilled to be included in this first SFT curation post.

Thank you @rhondak for all your incredible help to knock my work into shape. The fiction-workshop is an invaluable resource of help, advice and support for all budding writers.

I'm glad to see your work up on SFT @gmuxx ! Thank you for all your help and leadership within the Fiction Workshop. Congratulations!

Nicely done. I like the style you went with and i'll go check out the stories now.

Yay! The first curation!
Congrats @GMuxx and @Jhagi.Bhai!
I'm honoured to be included!
And excited to see what next week brings! ^_^

So happy for you too. Congratulations!

And to you @Jhagi.Bhai!

Oh Muxxybot...pretending to be me. How cute.

Our real strength in in community. We can help each other. This is what will make a difference. Smiling. Happy to be a part of this. I just know SFT will turn the publishing world upside down. I hope they are paying attention. Writers helping writers become awesome? Winds of change are blowing by.....

Indeed! And your presence is a big part of the SFT and Fiction Workshop community! Congratulations!

Thanks Nexy. It's the little things. The encouragement. The support. Even the book rhino. Lol. (and the ninjas but we mustn't say too much about that).
Hehe.

Robot-pig raccoon ninjas...

(Looking around cautiously nods)

Wow, awesome to see you folks from the chat here as well!

You deserve it @pegasusphysics! You are a huge asset to the Fiction Workshop community as well as SFT. Congratulations!

Thank you, @nexusfyre, that's very kind! blushing
The Fiction Workshop is a big asset to me! It's what pushed me to finally put my work out into the world. Work that I've been sitting on for a VERY long time. Maybe I was scared, nervous, uncertain, or whatever writers feel that keeps them from sharing their work. Or, perhaps I was subconsciously waiting for the right time and place, convinced that "I'll know it when I see it". Part of me is inclined to believe it's a case of the latter-- that this time and place for which I was waiting is "here and now"... steemit, PALnet, SFT... it certainly feels right.
Either way, it's definitely the place to be for steemit writers. ^_^

I completely understand. For me, steemit was a catalyst that encouraged me to finally put my ideas to paper. To finally abandon my lack of self-confidence issues and realize that no matter the style of my writing, there will be people that enjoy it. And steemit helps me find those people while at the same time helping me become a better writer! Win/win all around! Cheers!

Yaaaaaay! Congrats to the first authors curated, and to the entire Fiction Workshop for being such an awesome community. @SFT is going to make a difference in the best way, and these first selections are perfect examples of why!

I am blessed to be a part of SFT. Thanks to the best chat group on Discord (fiction-writing) for the support and the smiles. The award for best cheerleader, support system and friend we all have as writers, goes to the amazing @RhondaK. None of this would be possible without you. Congrats Peggy and Gmuxx. Lol.
Uber hugs.
J.

This is awesome!! Y'all are rocking it.

:-)

Yay! Way to go you guys! I'll be reading these stories sometime this weekend for sure. :)

I am absolutely thrilled to be able to help with this project. I'm also thrilled to be able to read some of these fantastic works moving forward. Upvoted, resteemed, and waiting excitedly for the next round of curation :D

This is super exciting! It has been seeing this grow from the beginning. Congratulations @GMuxx, @Jhagi.Bhai, @PegasusPhysics! You all deserve to be up there! Cheers!

Wonderful choices! I'm pleased to be a small part. Makes me a happy Shane.

I think you have a good thing going here...but I have a lot to learn to even come close to what you're looking for, I still need a lot of work I am still making way too many errors in my writing. The stories are there it's just getting them out and written correctly. Incidentally, those at the Fiction Workshop are great! they are helping me learn to correct my mistakes and learn to write more fluently. To them, I say thank you!

upvoted and resteemed!

Fiction workshops have been around for many decades- it's not a new idea at all.
Democratizing access to both generic and genre workshops, though, globally, is absolute GOLD- with STEEM to power the whole thing every step of the way, and many, MANY eyes on the feed, we might see thousands and thousands of stories that would have been otherwise lost in the slush pile or not even attempted.

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is this new?. I did not know @minnowsupport could resteem.

drop by to say hi and upvoted

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This is amazing :D

You are the guys!

This seems cool, I've been looking for ways to become more engaged with writers on this platform.

Congratulations to these authors!
I'm not a native English speaker so I am interested in the workshop. Is there a link you can provide me with?
Thank you!

Hi, chiarambottino. Try this link: https://discord.gg/t7Yz679 :-)

We now have a new channel in the PALnet group for English and Grammar you may like, too. :-)