lull in the publication process

[jlundberg]

Got a sort-of-not-really acceptance from Farah Mendelsohn at Foundation for my academic paper "A Lull in the Conversation: Embedded Narrative in the Fiction of Kelly Link," which I presented at ICFA this past March. She couldn't quite accept it the way it is, and she's asking for some very specific revisions. My deadline is January 2006 to resubmit it, though it sounds as if it'll have a decent chance of getting in if I get it done by then and can transform it from a conference paper into an academic article. Among the critiques were some very nice words, including things like "very clever" and "great potential," which is good to hear. With my current schedule, I'm just hoping I can finish it in time.

Guess what I'll be doing over Christmas break?

Also, I seem to have completely baffled Ellen Datlow with my last story submission to SciFiction. I may need to revisit that story.