Aqua Vitae
Got my rejection (is that what you call it when you don't in? Or is it a 'loser notice' or some such?) from Writers of the Future today. I kinda expected it. I mean, if I thought I needed to add 9,000 words to Aqua Vitae to make it perfect, why should I expect WotF to enjoy the stunted 16,000 worder I sent in? There were even *gasp* minor plotholes!
So anyway. AV, edited version, weighs in at 25,000. My ego tells me to search for a small press and have a shot at getting my name--and my name alone--on the cover of some dead tree pages sometimes; my sister (often a smarter marketer of writing) suggested a novella series that's open now. The series offers pretty good pay, and only asks for FNASR for a year, and anyway Duotrope reports their reply time at a little over a week, so I sent Aqua Vitae off to them tonight. If it comes back, I can always go for my small press idea.
What can I say? It's been a learning experiance. Now I need to prepare my next WotF entry, somewhere between studying for my Intro to American Politics exam, writing an essay in Spanish, and reading a 47-page handout on Alister Crowley.
So anyway. AV, edited version, weighs in at 25,000. My ego tells me to search for a small press and have a shot at getting my name--and my name alone--on the cover of some dead tree pages sometimes; my sister (often a smarter marketer of writing) suggested a novella series that's open now. The series offers pretty good pay, and only asks for FNASR for a year, and anyway Duotrope reports their reply time at a little over a week, so I sent Aqua Vitae off to them tonight. If it comes back, I can always go for my small press idea.
What can I say? It's been a learning experiance. Now I need to prepare my next WotF entry, somewhere between studying for my Intro to American Politics exam, writing an essay in Spanish, and reading a 47-page handout on Alister Crowley.