Shya Scanlon

I’ve been contributing for a few months to The Nervous Breakdown–a Web site featuring the non-fiction of almost 200 authors from around the world–and last week, the site’s fun-loving founder, Brad Listi, told me that they were in the process of completely redesigning the site to include sections for fiction, poetry, arts & culture, reviews and more. Then he asked me if I’d like to be one of the fiction editors.

I had to think about this. If you didn’t know, I was one of the first editors of Monkeybicycle, working with Steven Seighman to create the first three issues, run the weekly-updated Web site, and host a monthly reading series that seriously kicked ass. It was great fun, and very rewarding. But it was a lot of work. Am I ready for that again? Well, to make a long story short, I decided that I was. Am. So I accepted.

In addition to showcasing some excellent work by writers I and the other editors are excited about, the fiction section will feature “self-interviews,” in which writers will have a chance to ask themselves all the tough or silly questions they don’t usually get to answer–or just haven’t been able to answer fully. The launch won’t happen for another month or two, but in the meantime, I’m on the hunt for writers to feature. I’ve written up a call-for-authors, and have been sending it around to agents. But I’ll also be approaching writers themselves. Here’s what I’ve been sending around: CALL FOR AUTHORS.

I’m super stoked to be part of The Nervous Breakdown, especially at this auspicious moment in its development.

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