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Welcome to Penny Dreadfuls 21

"Penny Dreadfuls 21 - Writer for Hire" brings the penny dreadful into the twenty first century ... with a bit of a twist.

Penny Dreadfuls n the common name for stories published in parts, re Charles Dickens.

Penny Dreadfuls 21 n beyond publishing in parts, short eStories for hire.


Have you ever wished that a story had the exact characters you wanted in the exact setting with just the right happy or sad ending, or how about wanting to commission something for the person who has everything and is impossible to buy presents for? Then this is the place for you.

Penny Dreadfuls 21 offers the opportunity for the reader to commission the fiction they wish to read from the author.

It works like this:

  1. You fill in our fiction commission form and select the options you are looking for.
  2. The author will come up with a plot idea and contact you to confirm the details.
  3. The author will write the commissioned story for you of between 7,000 and 10,000 words.
  4. On receipt of payment you will receive two e-book copies of the story (each will be a zip file containing different e-book types to cover most e-book readers).
  5. For 60 days you have exclusive access to the story (so if, for example you were giving it as a gift it would still be under wraps).
  6. After the 60 days the author can sell the work, but a dedication to the original commissioner will remain within it, when possible, unless requested otherwise.

So basically, you receive a story specifically tailored to your requirements.

Please take a look at PD21's catalogue of publications to see what we already have on offer.

There is also a mailing list for updates/special offers which we would like to encourage everyone to join. Your email details will not be used for any other purpose.

Penny Dreadfuls 21 is an imprint of Wittegen Press.


New Affiliate Section Added PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 03 March 2011 12:22
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We have just added a new Affiliate section to our site. There is no better way to generate traffic to a site than to join with other like minded sites and we would very much like to swap links with people out there.

If your site has anything to do with writing, publishing, eBooks or anything along the same lines and you would like to swap links, please drop us a line at affiliates@pennydreadfuls21.com.

Please tell us:

  1. The name of your site.
  2. The URL of your site.
  3. A little bit about your site and what it is for.
For example, this is the info for our site:
  1. Penny Dreadfuls 21 - Writer for Hire
  2. http://www.pennydreadfuls21.com
  3. PD21 is a site where users may commission customised short stories in any genre. We have some free examples up on the site and information and links to where others may be purchased.
We will not link to pornographic (visual) content or sites with offensive or illegal content. If your site contains written content of an adult nature, that's fine, so does this one, but please, could you warn us in the description. Thanks.

Affiliates will be linked in the side bar of the front page and will be given an entry on our new Affiliates page.

 
Charity Drive Now Closed PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Wednesday, 09 February 2011 10:05
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Thank you to everyone who participated in our Charity Drive during January and helped raise money for Cancer Research UK and the Australian Disaster Relief. The Charity drive is now closed, but please check back later in the year for when we have another one.

Of course we are still taking normal commissions at the Fiction Commission form.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 February 2011 10:07
 
New Free Short Story Is Up for Download. PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 27 January 2011 13:32
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We have a new commission for the Charity Drive up for download in the free fiction section of the forum.

The story contains explicit adult content, so it is in the adult section and hence you need to be a member of the Adult Readers group to be able to view and download it.

For those who are already members here is the direct link: Mouse Trap - downloads

For those who aren't members and wish to view the story listing first here is the link to the details: Mouse Trap - listing

Last Updated on Thursday, 27 January 2011 13:36
 
Free eBooks for Download PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 31 January 2011 16:55
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Chip Off the Old Block? by Tasha D-Drake - free download

Title: Chip Off the Old Block?
Author: Tasha D-Drake
Date Published: 06 Jan 2010
Genre: Paranormal, Humour, Romance
Rating: Contains explicit adult situations
Relationship type: m/m

Mouse Trap by Sophie Duncan - free download Title: Mouse Trap
Author: Sophie Duncan
Date Published: 27 Jan 2010
Genre: Romance, Thriller, Drama
Rating: Contains explicit adult situations
Relationship type: f/f
Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 February 2011 17:09
 
New Charity Added to Jan Charity Drive PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 12 January 2011 08:22
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Due to the terrible disaster in Australia we have decided to add a charity to our Charity Drive.

The proceeds of this charity drive will be going to Cancer Research UK or Australian Flood Relief Appeal depending on where the person pledging wishes it to go. The Charity Drive form now allows you to pick which charity you wish to pledge to in either GBP £ or AUD $.

How the Charity Drive Works:

  • You fill in the special Charity Drive form (mostly just like our normal form, but with a pledge field as well).
  • Pledges can be anything from £1/$2 (AUD) up.
  • The site will get back to you with an acceptance of the pledge and a reference number.
  • We will then wait until Sunday 23rd of Jan to see how many pledges come in, we will take the top three pledges for Tasha and top two for Soph (she has already taken on one), if there are more than five or all of them if there are less.
  • The authors will then talk to those who are successful about your commissions to agree the plots. (If there are more bids than slots those who are unsuccessful will also be contacted to let them know).
  • The authors will write the stories for you (anything between 1000 and 10,000 wds).
  • You will go here to Cancer Research UK's donation page or Australian Flood Relief Page and make your donation.
  • You then send a copy of your receipt to charitydrive@pennydreadfuls21.com
  • You will then be sent an eBook version of the story with the usual dedication. Unlike normal commissions you are welcome to redistribute this as long as the publishing and site information within it remain intact on the story. However, you may not sell it in any way.
  • The story will also immediately be added to the fiction section of the forum for everyone to enjoy.
We are affiliated with two other charity efforts on the blogging site Livejournal as well, if you are looking for other ways to help the Queensland flood effort:
qldfloodauction - offering all sorts of things
waltzmatildah Fic Fundraiser

 

 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 January 2011 17:44
 
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