Lore volume 2.3, printing my latest story "And He Cried, 'No Hiding Place!'" was released Tuesday. Go purchase a copy, if you can spare the cash.

With a post-modern quip
He makes with the grip
and takes an erotic sip
of your blood

I just heard back from Lore tonight - they've purchased my story, And He Cried, "No Hiding Place!"

I'm psyched!

The money Lore owed me for my story _Lost in Darkness_ was waiting for me when I got home from work. The journey I started back in January, when Lore first accepted my story, is now complete.

Now I have to see if I can sell another story. Any punk can get lucky once.

:D

It feels surreal, actually having a copy of a magazine that has published a story of mine - and actually paying me a pro rate for it to boot.

My first story _Lost In Darkness_ has finally been released!

www.lore-online.com/

Big, big grin on my face tonight. :D

The Bad News: Once again, I did not get pass the slush reader at F&SF. He didn't even finish the story, if what someone at the F&SF forums said about how they word their rejection slips is true. Oh well, I didn't really expect much from that market. I've just sent my story back out again, this time to Beneath Ceaseless Skies ( Read more... )

I just got the galley for my story _Lost In Darkness_, and was told by Sean O'Leary that the contract should be coming soon.

I'm one step closer to getting published (and paid)!

Just finished the last revision on my latest original story and have reformatted it for submission. I just need to type up a market-specific cover letter and I'm ready to go ( Read more... )

This has been talked about and posted on LJs and Blogs far more notible than mine, but I thought I'd mention it here for my friends. Aspiring writer Mandy DeGeit talks about her horrible experience with an allegeded editor suffering from delusions of grandeur (in that he thinks he is an accomplished editor and writer, where simple observation shows ( Read more... )