First of all, I'd like to apologize
to all talented authors who have tried to submit in the past several months.
I'm still dealing with massive computer problems, but I am slowly trying
to get this site underway again. I am beginning to accept submissions
once more at my new address: The_Real_Sedeara@yahoo.com.
Unfortunately, all stories and/or comments that were sent to Sedeara@chickmail.com,
Sedeara@xoommail.com, Sedeara@email.com or Sedeara@hotmail.com have been
lost. Please feel free to resubmit and know that if you were one
of the unlucky authors whose story never appeared on my page even after
you had carefully followed the guidelines and submitted your work, its
inability to be published was not due to any deficiency in the story or
any personal refusal on my part. I encourage you to resubmit your
work. And of course I'm still looking for new talent.
Guidelines for Submitting to Sadira's Library
E-Mail Message
With your work, send an e-mail that is separate from the story.
It should include:
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Your e-mail address
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The title of your work as you want it displayed on my page
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Your name as you want it displayed on my page. If you are using
a pen name, it is not necessary for you to tell me your true name.
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A short description of your work to include across from the link.
(Optional)
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Special requests. (See "Appearance of Work"- Optional)
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A short description of yourself for my "meet the author" section.
(Optional)
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If your story has illustrations, you can send me the links for those as
well. (Optional)
Types of Work Accepted
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Your work can be in the form of poetry, script, novella, novel, short story,
or essay
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Stories may take place throughout the Aladdin universe. That
is, a story could be about Aladdin and Jasmine's children grown or the
Sultan's childhood. As long as the world of Disney's Aladdin is
connected, I'll consider your story
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If a story is a crossover, that is, a story involving other copy-righted,
non-Aladdin characters, please indicate that the story is a crossover
in your description. This is helpful for audiences who may not be
familiar with the non-Aladdin characters you are using.
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Do not send incomplete stories. By this, I mean don't send
me chapters 1-3 of your story while you're still writing chapters 4-6.
This does not apply for separate stories within a single series.
For example, I will publish the first story in a trilogy while you work
on sequels.
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Be creative! Feel free to give birth to new characters or kingdoms.
To use the characters/kingdoms created by other fan-fic authors, e-mail
them to obtain permission.
Content of Your Stories
Mature content is acceptable; Lewd content is not. (i.e.: explicit sex
scenes, fowl language, etc--Don't waste your talent or force the people
of your story to act out of character) I reserve the right to reject
any writing I find offensive. In the case that I decide against publishing
a story, I will send it back to the author with the reason for my dissatisfaction.
The author will then have the option of editing the unacceptable content
and re-submitting.
Appearance of Your Stories
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If you would like to request certain page colors for your story,
let me know! (i.e.: white text, blue background). If no requests
are made, your story will be black on white like this page.
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The default font size is 12 pt. Specify if you'd like your text displayed
in a different size. (Note, this is written in 12 pt; the headings are
in 14 pt.)
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CAREFULLY PROOF-READ AND SPELL CHECK YOUR STORIES! Although I'm an
English major, I won't have the time to do it for you. Remember,
you are sharing your work with the world!
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Finally, if you are dissatisfied by the appearance of your published story,
e-mail me!
Codes
HTML codes are acceptable, but if you prefer not to use HTML, use the
following suggestions for getting ideas across:
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To stress certain words, in place of italics, use the asterisk: *
(i.e. "We *have* to do this," Aladdin insisted.)
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To symbolize direct thoughts, use the tilney: ~ (i.e., ~I don't think this
will work,~ thought Jasmine.)
Sending Your Story!
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Send your stories via e-mail to: The_Real_Sedeara@yahoo.com
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You can send your story directly by e-mail by cutting and pasting into
the Compose window. For long stories, send them by chapters.
Specify in the "subject" box of your e-mail which installment you've sent.
(i.e: Julie's fan-fic chapt. 1-4, or Jenny's fan-fic, 1/5, etc.)
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If you send your story as an attached file, HTML and TXT attachments work
the best. If you use another file extension, let me know which program
you were working with. If the extension isn't HTML or TXT, I can't
guarantee the story will look the same on my page as it did in your original
program.
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OR, if your story is already published on another site, send me the URL
and I will link it to my library.
Seeing Your Story Published
If
the above guidelines have been adhered to, you should expect to see your
story up on my page in 1-3 weeks. If I am delayed past that, I'll
e-mail you a notice. Also, feel free to e-mail me if you aren't sure
whether a fan-fic got through.
That about covers it! Again, feel free to e-mail me with any questions
or concerns. Now, get those ideas flowing!