Number of Anthology Themes for 2023

[Myr]

@wildone, I think that captures it, yes.

That said, we need to be careful of relying too heavily on historical datapoints, as both author mix and audience mix has changed a lot in the same timeframe.

Would a concept like two opposing themes set off in October be appealing?  Like "Into the Dark" and "Into the Light"  or "In" and "Out" ?

 

[Carlos Hazday]

35 minutes ago, Myr said:

@wildone, I think that captures it, yes.

That said, we need to be careful of relying too heavily on historical datapoints, as both author mix and audience mix has changed a lot in the same timeframe.

Would a concept like two opposing themes set off in October be appealing?  Like "Into the Dark" and "Into the Light"  or "In" and "Out" ?

 

That could work for me. Just avoid the potluck stuff. Those are more like weekly prompts in my mind. I want to write about the same thing other authors do and enjoy the different takes on a theme.

 

[CassieQ]

It's sounds like no one loves the potluck, but I still would prefer two themes.  I have written for two themes at once before and while it was rough, it was still fun and challenging. 

[Valkyrie]

Thank you all for the invaluable feedback and discussion.  @wildone thank you for summing up the history of the anthology.  I think it's important to realize where we've come from, especially for members who are newer to the site.  As @Myr stated, the author and reader make-up of the site has changed, so retrying things from the past may be something for us to consider.  There's definitely a lot to take into consideration.