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Got this as part of the author's mailing list today. Anybody interested should contact winterj@krause.com
SCRYE #72-73 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Thanks everyone for your work on the last two issues! Hope you all got what you
wanted for Christmas! If you haven't submitted your article(s) for issue #71
yet, the due date is Monday the 16th.
Many of you noticed the e-mail problems we had this last issue, thanks to that
new bug making its way around the Internet. As a reminder, I will always respond
to the receipt of an article. If you don't hear back from me for a day or two
after you send your article (weekends and holidays permitting), you can assume
something's gone wrong. Fire off a query my way or call.
On the other hand, I don't typically respond to queries, but I'll try it this
time - just don't expect me to be too chatty
Not much else to say! Keep up the good work, everyone!
Style note of the month: Capitalization is usually reserved only for three
things:
1) Card titles
2) Proper names
3) Special abilities (such as First Strike in Magic or Invulnerability in
HeroClix - this is actually a change from our previous policy of not
capitalizing special abilities on non-'Clix games)
Card types (spell, starship, character, equipment, etc.) are not capitalized,
unless they are proper names themselves, such as Pokémon, Neopet, Jedi, etc.
One tricky spot: When talking about a card name in a generic or plural sense,
you should still capitalize it. For example, if your Magic deck contains Copper
Myr, Gold Myr and Iron Myr, you might write a sentence like:
"You'll want to get your Myrs out as quickly as possible."
Most articles come in three sizes. Please specify the size you want for your
article:
400-450 words: 0.5 page, best suited for deck articles, when you are absolutely
certain you can squeeze your concept into this much space
600-700 words: 0.75 pages
8-900 words: 1 full page
Everything (including deck lists) is included in this word count.
Reviews follow a slightly different pattern. Most are full pages (6-700 words),
though CCG reviews (5-600 words) need more space, so we can fit in the
description box. We also occasionally need shorter reviews (4-500 words) to fit
on a three-quarter page, so don't hesitate to suggest those for simpler games.
Also, for major releases, we will occasionally do 1.5 or 2-page reviews. I'll
give you a word count on those.
We'll send a CFS out approximately every two months sometime around the middle
of every other month (February, April, June, August, October, and December).
What we'll need from you is your article ideas for the next TWO issues. So
you'll need to think ahead a bit, not only for what you want to present now, but
for what you think will be a good article about two months down the road.
For most pieces, this won't be a problem, but keep in mind that a deck article
that is valid now may be radically altered by a future release, which only seems
like it's a long ways down the road. To make things easier, we've included our
release calendar (as much as we know) for the next few months, as well as the
expected street date of the next two issues of Scrye. Of course, if you need
more time for your article (to get the most recent information), that can
usually be arranged. As a result, the CFS will now have three dates: a combined
query deadline for both issues, and article deadlines for each issue.
Our current CCG release calendar is at the bottom of this file.
The query deadline for these issues is Friday, February 20. All queries must be
received by 3:00 p.m. Central. All queries MUST be in by this time. Though it is
possible for articles to be added after this time, if there's room, there are no
guarantees. Assignments will likely be sent out on Monday the 23rd or Tuesday
the 24th.
The article deadline for issue #72 is Monday, March 22. This issue has a street
date of April 27.
The article deadline for issue #73 is Monday, April 19. This issue has a street
date of May 25.
Save this e-mail, so you don't lose track of your deadlines. Extensions can
usually be given for articles, if asked for. Do not deliver an article late
without giving proper notice (a day or two is usually fine, but when it gets to
a week, we get testy).
If you have any questions, feel free to call or email.
Thanks everyone, and don't play too hard! Happy Holidays!
Jason Winter
Associate Editor, Scrye
winterj@krause.com
715-445-4612, x604
Beyblade Storm Decipher Mar-04
DC HeroClix Unleashed WizKids Mar-04
Duel Masters Wizards of the Coast Mar-04
Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Archfiends Wizards of the Coast Mar-04
Lord of the Rings CCG Siege of Gondor Decipher Mar-04
MLB Showdown 2004 Wizards of the Coast Mar-04
Pokémon Team Magma vs. Aqua Nintendo Mar-04
Star Wars TCG Rogues & Scoundrels Wizards of the Coast Mar-04
Warlord Campaign Edition Alderac Mar-04
Yu-Gi-Oh! Invasion of Chaos Upper Deck Mar-04
Game of Thrones, A A Crow of Suns Fantasy Flight Apr-04
Legend of the Five Rings Hidden City Alderac Apr-04
Mage Knight Dark Riders WizKids Apr-04
Marvel CCG Upper Deck Apr-04
Neopets Return of Dr. Sloth Wizards of the Coast Apr-04
Yu Yu Hakusho Gateway Score Apr-04
Allegiance: War of Factions Lucid Raven May-04
Lord of the Rings TMG The Fellowship of the Ring Sabertooth May-04
MegaMan Power Up! Decipher May-04
Vampire Gehenna White Wolf May-04
Duel Masters The Evo-Crushinators of Doom Wizards of the Coast May-04
Call of Cthulhu Fantasy Flight Jun-04
.hack//Enemy Epidemic Decipher Jun-04
Magic: The Gathering Fifth Dawn Wizards of the Coast Jun-04
Star Trek Fractured Time Decipher Jun-04
Beyblade Evasion Decipher Jul-04
Lord of the Rings CCG Mount Doom Decipher Jul-04
Initial D Racer's Edge Alderac Mid 2004
Navia Dratp Bandai Mid 2004
Jason Winter
Krause Publications
Associate Editor, Scrye
Games Editor, Comics & Games Retailer
winterj@krause.com
(715) 445-4612, ext. 604
