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Deadline: 3/1/2013 Payment: Every author will get a contributor’s copy of the eBook and a proportional percentage of the royalties The album Dark Side of the Moon explored, among other themes, chaos in society and madness of the mind. Dark Side of the Moon will feature the dark fantasy, twisted science fiction and horror focused on madness. Bring us your serial killers, your haunted asylums, your deranged computers and aliens. The threshold for profanity, sex and violence will be much higher, but we will still choose quality over shock-value every time. Submission Call Starts: 12/1/2012 Submission Call Ends: 3/1/2013 What We Want: We are looking for fresh perspectives on favorite songs. The story should have the following qualities Non-negotiable The story must be your own work. Reprints are fine, provided you hold publishing rights Multiple submissions are acceptable. Please do not submit more than 10k words at a time No stories which are freely available online. The plot should have a strong correlation to the lyrics of the song. The writer can and should take creative liberties, but the reader should have a clear indication of the base song. Include the song in your cover letter. Not required but strongly advised The story should be science fiction, fantasy, horror or a related sub-genre The atmosphere of the story should reflect either the style of music or the singer/composer Story length may be up to 5000 words in length Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please let us know immediately if you are accepted elsewhere. What we don't want Boring literal interpretations of love songs Adult content– if sex is present, it should further the story Gore or profanity when it is only included for shock value Illegal content of any kind Blatant plagiarism The purpose of Song Stories is to celebrate...