[*WARNING: NSFW CONTENT!*]
Author J. Manfred Weichsel has launched a Kickstarter for NSFW, a sword and sorcery anthology of the bizarre and the extreme. Unlike most crowdfunds, however, Weichsel is looking to solicit other writers to create a multi-author anthology of danger and daring in far-off lands.
This isn’t extreme content for extreme content’s sake, however. Fandom Pulse does not support blatant pornography. This anthology promises to be more than more shock value.
Weichsel is a satirist who delves into the uncomfortable and disgusting to unearth truths hidden below the surface. He plans to do the same with this upcoming anthology. His plan is to deliver the best book possible with help from backers and find other writers willing to do the same.
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In order to do that, he lays out his plan for the Sword and Scandal anthology on the campaign page.
"The title Sword & Scandal is a play on the popular Italian sword and sandal genre of epic films. These will be stories with traditional historical and mythological settings from heroic fantasy, but with more gore, nudity, and sex than what you usually see published. They will be subversive without becoming grimdark and will retain the sense of fun you would want from a pulp adventure, and the sense of wonder you would want from a weird tale.
"If you have read my books, then you know that I am an experimental author who takes big risks with everything he does. Unlike other publishers who tend to play it safe with their selections, I will be looking for the wild, strange, and outrageous. I want to publish off-beat and off-the-wall stories that would never otherwise get to see the light of day.
"Humor is also a big part of what I do. I will actively look for stories that incorporate a similar sense of humor as mine: dry, sardonic, and satirical. I enjoy humor that is character-driven, dark, and surreal. But I also like farce.
"Sword & Scandal is not an anthology for genre purists. It is for thrill-seeking readers who want something new and different. The tales in this book will be adventures to scandalize. So, if you want to see such a new market open up to writers, and if you want to help bring such a book into existence, and if you want to hold such a book in your hands and read it, then contribute to Sword & Scandal now!"
Weichsel’s goal is to tell thrilling stories that are not only strange but warped enough to make you consider serious topics from a different angle. This throwback to an age of uncomfortable authors rattling the cages of the mainstream harken back to the days of the New Wave and such authors as Harlan Ellison, something the old publishing industry no longer does.
This campaign intends to explore those wild and dangerous waters again, only now you can help make it reality.
The Sword and Scandal campaign is set at a $2500 goal and will run until June 5th. The stretch goals include buying more stories for the anthology as well as possible interior illustrations.
You can check out the campaign page here (NSFW content in link!) to see this wild and strange campaign for yourself, as well as a more detailed breakdown on what the funds will be put towards.
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