SFFS 17/12/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday! Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.

2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.

3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).

4. Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.

5. Please note, the twitter hashtag is #sffsat. :)

Please note: We will be taking a brief hiatus for the next two weeks, to give us all a break over Christmas and New Year. Submissions will resume on the 4th January. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The SFFS team.

Advertising on here

Greetings fellow writers!

We have been thinking about this for a while, and have decided that we would like to offer an advertising opportunity on the SFFS blog. This will take three forms, as we realise that not everyone who participates in the ring is a published author.

1. Mini bio - this will be in the form of pre-drafted interview questions (a "getting to know you" exercise), accompanied by your own personal bio and connectivity links. Your photograph will be required.
2. New releases - if you have just had a book published, let us know about it! For this, a cover image and the book's blurb are required.
3. Existing publications - for those authors who have already published, we will accept up to three books for the blog. Again, this will require a cover image and the book's blurb.

In order to submit for either of the above, please email us at sffsat(AT)gmail(DOT)com. For New Releases and Existing Publications, send us all of the information requested. For the mini bio, please mail us and let us know that you wish to submit one. We will then mail you the interview questions by return.

It would be useful for all authors who have new releases or existing publications to do mini bios first, as we can then link to them when posting about a new release or existing publication.

Disclaimers:

1. All advertising blog posts will go live on a Sunday, and will be on a first come first posted basis. Priority will be given, however, to new releases, so as to post as close to their release date as possible. 
2. Every blog post will find its way onto a relevant page on the blog, so that all posts will be easily accessible.
3. Only open to writers who have participated in at least five rounds.

SFFS 10/12/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday! Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.

2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.

3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).

4. Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.

5. Please note, the twitter hashtag is #sffsat. :)

SFFS 03/12/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday! Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.

2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.

3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).

4. Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.

5. Please note, the twitter hashtag is #sffsat. :)




I would like to say a personal thank you to all of you who have continued participating in the ring while Pippa and I have been out of commission for most of the last two months! It's really touching. Laurel C Kriegler

SFFS 26/11/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday! Please ensure that you do the following:

1.Have the blog post live by 6 am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.

2.Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.

3.Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).

4.Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.

5.Please note, the twitter hashtag is #sffsat. :)

SFFS 19/11/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Apologies for the lateness - as Laurel seems to be having a little trouble I've stepped in. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday! Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone. 
2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.
3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant). 
4. Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.
5. Please note, the twitter hashtag is #sffsat. :)

SFFS 12/11/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday! Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone. 
2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.
3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant). 
4. Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.

SFFS 05/11/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday! Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone. 
2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.
3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant). 
4. Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.

SFFS 29/10/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday!

Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am BST (British Summer Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.
2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.
3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).
4. Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.

SFFS 22/10/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday!

Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am BST (British Summer Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.
2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.
3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).
4. Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.

SFFS 15/10/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday!

Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am BST (British Summer Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.
2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.
3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).
4. Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.

SFFS 08/10/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday!

Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am BST (British Summer Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.
2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.
3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).
4. Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.

SFFS 01/10/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday!

Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am BST (British Summer Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.
2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.
3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).
4. Keep the snippet's length to ten sentences or less. Otherwise it's no longer a snippet.

SFFS 24/09/11

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday!


Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am BST (British Summer Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.
2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.
3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).

This will apply for the next two months while I am travelling overseas, but should apply each and every week.

SFFS 17/09/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. Sign up, and then enjoy the read on Saturday!




Please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am BST (British Summer Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.
2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.
3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).

This will apply for the next two months while I am travelling overseas, but should apply each and every week.

SFFS Sign-up

It would appear to be that time of the week again, and I've missed the boat again! Well, not so long to wait this time around. Please do dive in to the mix and let's see what we get this week!
Please note: I am not around on Saturday, so please ensure that you do the following:

1. Have the blog post live by 6 am BST (British Summer Time). Work it out if you're in a different time zone.
2. Do not post anything else on your blog for at least 24 hours after posting the SFFS blog post.
3. Make the SFFS blog post clearly identifiable to readers (e.g. use "SFFS" in the heading, or some variant).

This will apply for the next two months while I am travelling overseas. But it should apply each and every week.

SFFS 03/09/2011

Welcome to this week's round of snippets. Dig in and have fun!

1.	Laurel C Kriegler	5.	Chantal Halpin
2.	Pippa Jay	6.	Sue Ann Bowling
3.	Misa Buckley	7.	J.A. Beard
4.	Gayle Ramage	8.	Ian Peaston

SFFS 27/08/2011

Good morning, and welcome to this week's round of snippets. There's some intriguing stuff in here. I'm going to be a bit late commenting - again - but I'll be doing the rounds tomorrow, I'm sure.

Enjoy!

1.	Pippa Jay	5.	Sue Ann Bowling
2.	Laurel C Kriegler	6.	Dante D'Anthony
3.	J.A. Beard	7.	Ian Peaston
4.	Katje van Loon

SFFS 20/08/2011

Welcome to this week's round of snippets. Anyone wishing to participate may do so - after reading the guidelines, that is.

Tuck in and enjoy.

1.	J.A. Beard	5.	Misa Buckley
2.	Chantal Halpin	6.	Laurel C Kriegler
3.	Gayle Ramage	7.	Ian Peaston
4.	Pippa Jay

Change of Play

Good morning!

As promised, things have changed. We no longer have 'rules'. There are now guidelines, and we ask that everyone gives them a read through before posting in this next week. Please find the Guidelines tab next to the Home tab at the top of the blog.

We hope that everyone likes the changes, and look forward to what they may bring.

SFFS 13/08/2011

Greetings and welcome to this week's round, the last in the present format. Do not fear - the planned changes are in line with some of the posts that we have already been presented with, including one that's been submitted this week :-)

Without further ado, I give you the snippets.

1.	Pippa Jay	5.	Laurel C Kriegler
2.	Gayle Ramage	6.	Chantal Halpin
3.	Katje van Loon	7.	J.A. Beard
4.	Misa Buckley	8.	Ian Peaston

SFFS 06/08/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS. For the first time ever, we are six! I hope that you all enjoy the snippets on offer this week.

1.	Pippa Jay	4.	Laurel C Kriegler
2.	Gayle Ramage	5.	Lauri J Owen
3.	J.A. Beard	6.	Ian Peaston

SFFS 30/07/2011

Good afternoon! Welcome to this week's round of SFFS. Do enjoy the snippets that we have. We are a little thin on the ground today, as various of us have other commitments this week.

1.	Gayle Ramage	2.	J.A. Beard
3.	Laurel C Kriegler	4.	Pippa Jay

SFFS 23/07/2011

Good afternoon (where I am) and welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets. May you enjoy :-)

1.	Pippa Jay	3.	Lauri J Owen
2.	J.A. Beard	4.	Laurel C Kriegler

SFFS 16/07/2011

Welcome to this week's round of snippets from a very wet England! We are few today, but I hope that you enjoy each snippet that you read.

1. Gayle Ramage	2.	Pippa Jay		3. Laurel Kriegler
4. Lauri J Owen

SFFS 09/07/2011

Welcome to this week's round of SFFS snippets! I hope that you enjoy dipping into the fare.

1.	Gayle Ramage	4.	J.A. Beard
2.	Lauri J Owen	5.	Laurel C Kriegler
3.	Pippa Jay

SFFS 02/07/2011

Welcome to this week's round of snippets from some great authors. Please dig in and enjoy!

1.	Pippa Jay	3.	Gayle Ramage
2.	J.A. Beard	4.	Laurel Kriegler

SFFS 25/06/2011

Good morning! Welcome to another round of sixes this Saturday. Read and enjoy. :)
Laurel C Kriegler   Pippa Jay   Gayle Ramage  J.A. Beard   RenZelen Lauri J Owen

SFFS 18/06/2011

Have a great time with this week's sixes.

J.A. Beard
Gayle Ramage
Laurel C Kriegler
Pippa Jay

SFFS 11/06/2011

Better late than never! My apologies for my tardiness in setting up the post, but I have had rather a lot on my plate in the last few days.

Either way, enjoy!

Gayle Ramage
Lauri J Owen
Pippa Jay

SFFS 04/06/11

Welcome to a new week of SFFS snippets!

1.

Pippa Jay

2.

Laurel C Kriegler

To join in, track the hashtag #sffsat on Twitter, or follow the blog. Doing either of these will enable you to find out when the next round of submissions will open up!

SFFS 28/05/2011

Good day all! Welcome to the first round of SFFS.

For those who are new to this, SFFS is a ring of authors who share snippets of their work once a week. Any writer can join in (and please do!), so long as you stick to the rules: keep it to six sentences; keep it accessible to all ages.

The point of this is: share bits of your work and read what others have written. Comments on other snippets are always very welcome, but should be kept constructive.

Any project has to start somewhere, so do enjoy the two snippets that have been shared this week.

1.

Pippa Jay

2.

Laurel C Kriegler

To join in, track the hashtag #sffsat on Twitter, or follow the blog. Doing either of these will enable you to find out when the next round of submissions will open up!

SFFS Round One is Brewing

Thank you to those who joined in with SFFS this week. The list is brewing, and will be live at 12pm BST. Come back then to read some interesting writing snippets.

In the meantime, if you wish to join in, follow the #sffsat tag on Twitter, or follow this blog.

Welcome to SFFS

Welcome to the launch of SFFS.

The purpose of this ring is to provide speculative fiction authors with a forum for sharing snippets of their work. No-one should feel any obligation to participate every week, though all and any comments on contributors' posts are very welcome.

The first list will open for signups from 12:00 PM BST on the 25th May (Wednesday), via the next blog post. All of the blog posts will need to be live on your blogs by 6:00 AM BST on the 28th for checking. The signup list will close at this time as well, so no more signups will be possible after this time. The final list of links will be made live at 12:00 PM BST on the 28th.