Hi. You may have noticed I don’t post as much as I used to or that I closed my ask box. Actually, I’ve been a bit busy in real life… plus my love for the Bungou Stray Dogs series is dying a slow death. That’s not to say I don’t like it anymore, because I’m pretty much sure I’d always have a soft spot for BSD regardless of what happens in the future. But right now, I’m more interested in fanworks than the series itself, although I suppose this reasoning won’t make sense because it still sounds contradictory to what I’ve just said.
But enough about me.
You may have read “BSD: Fic and Art Anthology Zine Project” and wondered what I’m trying to cook up. Didn’t I say I’d prefer not to be involved in BSD as much anymore? Well yeeees but uh I’ve been thinking about this for quite a while now, about an art and literary anthology with a fairy tale theme. Actually, I’m calling the project Fractured Fairy Tales. In a way, it’s inspired by Bungou Stray Fairy Tale Project started by @forthesmols as well as the Fairy Tale collection merchandise produced by Cabi.
How would it work? Basically, it will involve a collaboration between a writer and an artist, matched by the mods based on their applications (although two people can apply as a pair). Most zines are visual media-centered, but I think it would only be fitting for a BSD zine to put writers at the forefront. They are free to write their own retelling of well-known fairy tales, myths or fables using BSD characters.The artist would then bounce ideas around with their partnered writer to create a piece to go along with the latter’s fic. So… I guess, uh… By making two people work together…
I’m pulling a Dazai??
Kidding~☆
As for the number of content creators I am looking for, since BSD fandom is quite small, it would be wonderful if I can gather around 10-15 artists and writers for a total of 20-30 people contributing. To get started, I’d also need:
Co-mod: Helps keep things organized and on schedule, has a say in which entries would best fit the zine. Has a discord account/willing to create one. Preferably, had been involved in making a digital zine, or participated in one so they know how the zine should be run.
Beta-reader: Checks fic entries for spelling and grammatical errors.
Has a discord account/willing to create one.
Also
has a say in which entries would best fit the zine.
The zine won’t have a physical copy for various reasons, mainly that BSD fandom isn’t as big as other series out there, so it’s uncertain if orders can meet the minimum amount. With that being said, Fractured Fairy Tales would be nonprofit, meaning the digital zine would be free and contributors won’t get monetary compensation. I understand this can be a dealbreaker for some people. Depending on the participants though, there’s a chance the zine can be used to pool a small amount of money for charities and nonprofits like Room to Read or All Hands Volunteers.
Again, I’m just putting this idea out there. Reblog or add a comment if you think the project will be feasible. Once there’s enough interest, I would make a proper post in another blog, with ironed out details regarding the project. If there isn’t, at least I got it out of my chest.
Feel free to message me if you have questions, thanks!
| 06.06.17 14:30 | i’ve had three cups of coffee in the last hour and i can hear colors but here’s my weekly (insp. by @vestiblr) for this and last week
currently listening to: high you are - branchez remix by what so not
What about an AU where Yata is a writer and Fushimi is an editor who gets assigned to Yata by his company only to find out that while his books ARE good and sell well, this man clearly has no friggin' idea how to spell and keeps making dumb obvious typos because it's Yata - and Yata will not restrain his explosions of creativity for "proper grammar"?
I kinda love the mental image of Fushimi as an editor, I just imagine
him ripping apart people’s books and sending them back this
manuscript full of red pen and cutting remarks about how stupid that
plot line is and do you even know how to spell and you used the word
“rueful” six times in two pages find a new word. He’s known for
basically being the most terrifying editor, any author whose books
get sent to him is all but guaranteed a torn apart manuscript when
they’re done. There are mixed feelings about him among Scepter 4
Publishing’s employees too, some of them think he’s just strict and a
genius at taking terrible books and cleaning them up until they
shine, while other people think he’s just a jerk who enjoys tearing
apart other people’s works and that he’s not even worth listening to.
Company head Munakata finds Fushimi-kun to be quite talented, which
is why he’s never been fired despite his attitude, and Fushimi is
often only sent books that are believed to have best seller
potential, books that looked at first like only so-so knockoffs of
current popular media have become something fresh and new in
Fushimi’s capable hands.
So then one day young up and coming author Yata from publisher Homra
comes to Scepter 4 because due to say some some kind of contract
dispute he has to publish his newest book through them. Yata already
dislikes it, he can tell that Scepter 4’s a big snooty publishing
firm unlike his little indie label Homra and Yata can’t wait until
these stuffed shirts read his awesome new book. He sends it off to be
edited and days later receives a huge package in the mail. Inside is
his manuscript, torn to shreds by this editor named ‘Fushimi.’ Yata’s
immediately got his hackles up, like who the hell is this Fushimi guy
and what makes him think he knows what would and wouldn’t make a
good book. Yata demands a meeting with Fushimi and is surprised when
it turns out that Fushimi is this skinny sullen nerd who works for
the company because he’s living in an empty room above Munakata’s
apartment and the job pays the bills. Yata tries to argue with him
about the book and Fushimi clicks his tongue and proceeds to savage
Yata’s precious book some more, pointing out every single misspelling
and pothole that he can recall and basically telling Yata that he’s a
hack writer. Yata meanwhile argues back that his books are creative
and do way more interesting shit than the stuffy books Scepter 4
usually publishes, Fushimi snorts and is like misspellings aren’t
‘creative expression’ they’re just words you spelled wrong, idiot.
Yata’s pissed at Fushimi and doesn’t even want to listen to him but
Munakata informs him that an unedited book will not be accepted for
publication, the book must pass Fushimi’s inspection before
Munakata will allow it to go into print. Cue Yata at first attempting
half-hearted rewrites, all of which Fushimi rejects. Yata’s getting
increasingly annoyed but at the same time he also finds himself
really wanting to impress Fushimi, like he wants to send back a book
that will make Fushimi’s jaw drop, that Fushimi won’t be able to put
down. Meanwhile Fushimi actually hasn’t been able to put Yata’s books
down, maybe Yata was discovered at a young age and Fushimi read his
first book at fifteen and fell in love, however that book was
destroyed by his asshole dad Niki and in the meantime Fushimi’s
decided that stories are for losers anyway. But he still remembers
how Yata’s book saved him and that’s part of why he’s being so harsh
with Yata, in order to bring out a book that will make him feel the
way he did when he first read Yata’s work all those years ago.
