My New Story, “Choices, In Sequential Order” is now live at Nature Magazine!
The day has come at last. This was my second-most rejected story, all about dichotomous keys, xenobiology and bad choices. You can read it here....
April 7, 2016
The day has come at last. This was my second-most rejected story, all about dichotomous keys, xenobiology and bad choices. You can read it here....
I realized I might have accepted too many obligations this month. At times like these, however, I channel my energies towards certain projects which require day-to-day maintenance first. Then, I try to make incremental progress on other projects, while letting myself have time off to let some of the story ideas ripen. I'm sure I'll spend some time near the end of the month scrambling to finish, but I hope to keep it to a minimum....
At the beginning of the week, I found out my second-most rejected story had been accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of Nature Magazine. I am excited someone got this odd little story, which combines dichotomous keys, xenobiology and bad life decisions. I'll be offering updates on when it will be available to read....
This weekend, I was able to create a draft of a flash fiction story, using a series of prompts. It was interesting to see how my subconscious worked together three or four of the prompts offered into the draft. It was also interesting to keep at an idea which had eluded me for a while. The end result was a story I drafted a few more times until I liked the result and sent it out as soon as I thought it was done. I'm curious to see who will buy it. With this story, I broke ten submissions out at the same time, which is a first. I have heard of other authors who have upwards of 20 stories (or more!) out at the same time, but I don't have that many stories completed. I guess I know what my next goal is, then....
I usually hate having to write for a deadline. I've tried to write stories for certain submissions windows, and have often entertained the notion for a brief while before blowing it off. This weekend, I received a deadline to produce a very short piece. I amazed myself by coming up with three different ideas, with the last making it across the finish line first. I also finished early. Who knew I had it in me?...