Submissions Are Go!
I’ve been pretty behind with writing projects for the past month, but as life is becoming more organized and we continue to adjust to a new person living with us, things will get better. Today I submitted three short stories that have been waiting to go back out to fresh markets for several weeks. Usually I can redirect a story back out within the same day of receiving a rejection, but I couldn’t keep up in December. Time to get life (not just writing life) back on track. Huzzah to 2009!
Sporadic Work
I’m writing sporadically due to a shortage of time. Apparently there are now fewer hours in the day, or so it would seem. When I do find available windows, I’m working on the new fantasy short story. This story is rooted in the lore of my standard fantasy world and may include a reference to Klevtrìth (the protagonist from the series of fantasy stories published in The Sword Review). It will likely be quite dark at points, at least in relation to my other works, but I hope readers find it engaging.
More Fantasy
I’ve put the recently completed rough draft of the time travel story aside so that it can age like a fine wine. Actually, I’m just hoping to distance myself from it long enough that I can edit objectively. In the meantime, I began a new fantasy short story with one of my favorite protagonists. He hasn’t seen the light of print yet, so he’s still unknown to the general public, but he’s very near to my heart because I expose a lot of my weaknesses through his character. I'm looking forward to exploring him some more.