I had a wonderful time at the workshop. Everyone there was so warm and welcoming, both the writers and the hotel staff. I got an insightful look into what editors have to take into consideration when they select stories for an anthology or magazine. It's a lot more complicated than I thought and seeing it in action completely debunks every rejecomancy theory I've heard. But enough on that. I promised you news.
Three of the stories I submitted to the editors sold! Wahoo!!!
My stories will appear in three separate volumes of Fiction River. The first in the Kobo special edition of Pulse Pounders, edited by Kevin J. Anderson. The second will be in the print edition of Alchemy and Steam, edited by Kerrie Hughes and the third will be in the print edition of Sparks, edited by Rebecca Moesta. I'm super excited to have real deadlines instead those that were self-imposed and working with these three is going to be a great experience.
If you want to see what the anthologies will look like you can go to Fiction River's site. The cover for Pulse Pounders is up but it's too soon to see the other two. You can also check out the other editions of Fiction River. Each volume has wonderful stories.
Showing posts with label anthology workshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anthology workshop. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
Babes in Spyland
Since I'm at Dean and Kris' anthology workshop this week my friend, Jo Ann Schneider, has graciously agreed to make Ninja Keyboard part of her blog tour. Every blog on the tour has a different character bio and snippet from her novel, Babes in Spyland. There's a link to her blog at the bottom of this post if you want to read the other bios, as well as the Amazon link so you can buy a copy of this fun book.
Agent Amphibian Queen:
Height: 5’-9”
Years with The Super Secret
Agency: 2
Preferred Gun: Kahr P9
Strength: Stealthy, subtle and
artistic. Blends in.
Weakness: Tiny things. She thinks
they’re adorable.
Name origin: Something involving
a frog. She doesn’t talk about it.
The aromatic garland of white
orchids, yellow lilies, and baby blue morning glory hung over the metal
detector like drapes, failing to hide the dirty, off-white housing underneath.
Even after calling in a third florist and an extra bundle of greenery, Super
Secret Agent Amphibian Queen couldn’t figure out how to disguise the machine.
“Maybe a few more on this
side,” she said, squinting her eyes in an attempt to picture the results of her
suggestion. The sun beat down on them like a hammer, and she really wanted a
cool, refreshing Hilly Dew.
“It’s a metal detector,” Agent
Bunnynose said, crossing her arms over her stomach and glaring. Sweat plastered
the stray tendrils of hair to the back of her neck. “It’s not supposed to be
pretty.”
Amphibian
Queen ignored her partner. Agent Bunnynose had been rampaging since they’d
touched down in LA the day before. She must be at a delicate time of the month,
Amphibian Queen decided. She would need to send someone for snacks. Agent
Bunnynose was prone to random acts of violence if not kept sufficiently fed.
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Monday, December 9, 2013
Hiding the corpses
Saturday morning I finished editing the cyberfunk. It took me a week longer than I'd planned but November was also far busier than I'd anticipated. Those of you who have been following me for a while are probably thinking "you say that every year." Well yes, I do but this year was particularly harrowing. I had two days off all month. That's it. Two. I wasn't twiddling my thumbs at the day job either. I was working two or more jobs per day and then editing a few pages before I passed out from exhaustion. So to do all that and edit 50K to boot, that's a freaking win. There are no more excuses. I've murdered them all and buried the bodies in someone else's basement. (I can't bury them in my basement because I haven't got one. Besides hiding the evidence where I live would be really dumb.)
Normally I'd start a new book now but sadly that's not the case this time. I can't even go back to working on F&F yet. Why? I have to write six short stories by the end of February in preparation for Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch's anthology workshop. I was able to secure a coveted spot so now that the great edit of 2013 is complete I can put everything else on hold so I can focus on putting my best work on the page for them. I will finish F&F. I swear I will. But this workshop is a fantastic opportunity and I'd be an idiot not to give it my all.
Normally I'd start a new book now but sadly that's not the case this time. I can't even go back to working on F&F yet. Why? I have to write six short stories by the end of February in preparation for Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch's anthology workshop. I was able to secure a coveted spot so now that the great edit of 2013 is complete I can put everything else on hold so I can focus on putting my best work on the page for them. I will finish F&F. I swear I will. But this workshop is a fantastic opportunity and I'd be an idiot not to give it my all.
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