{"id":234,"date":"2009-10-15T18:32:02","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T18:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/zombielapdance\/2009\/10\/15\/helmut-finch-mythos-now-open-to-the-public\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:24:02","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:24:02","slug":"helmut-finch-mythos-now-open-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/zombielapdance\/2009\/10\/15\/helmut-finch-mythos-now-open-to-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Helmut Finch mythos now open to the public"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hope you’ve had a chance to listen to the pseudopod production of my story "Hometown Horrible"<\/a> and also read my explanatory blog entry<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A common response to "Hometown Horrible" is: "I wish I could actually read the fictional stories you mention here." Personally, I have little inclination to make those stories real. But that’s not to say that other people shouldn’t be allowed to do so. <\/p>\n

I’ve just announced on the Pseudopod forum <\/a>a public invitation to other authors (and ordinary civilians for that matter) to write within the Helmut Finch mythos.<\/p>\n

That’s right, you have my OFFICIAL permission to use the concepts, characters, or names therein free of charge or restriction. In the spirit of Lovecraft, it’s the least I can do. (It would be nice if you gave some sort of props to Helmut Finch somehow, but that’s hardly necessary.)<\/p>\n

If you do write a Helmut Finch story, or a sequel to one, or just a Helmut Finch-inspired story, you should try to get it published in a prestigious and lucrative market (such as Pseudopod). If you can’t do that, I happen to be the editor of two short story markets, Space Squid and Revolutionsf.com, and I would be happy to help you out.<\/p>\n

And either way, you should let me know about it so I can link to it from this blog. Happy writing, should you be so inclined!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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