Yep. I am. Daily Science Fiction is a professional market that pays a whopping 8 cents per word and tagged a PS on their form e-reject that said, "This one was an almost." I danced. I whooped. This was a barely edited draft that I can now see how to improve and on a whim, I sent it to the best-paying market for the story that seemed a good fit and ( Read more... )

Wrote almost all of them this morning. I've got three more holiday fics to catch up, I think, and several outstanding ones for other folks I care about, in particular:

Its Hour Come Round at Last | Research needed...
for ( Read more... )

I'm still just not up to this y'all. Sorry.

December 7 - Divergent Trilogy, Al/Tris | gracie1998
Moved to: December 20

December 9 - X-Men First Class, Alex Summers & any (or all) of his brothers, Boys of Summer Have Gone | xenokattz
Moved to: December 21

December 12 - X-Men, Emma + Angel, falls from tremendous heights | electrumqueen
Moved to: December 22

December ( Read more... )

Dear Fandom Muse:

I love you dearly, and I love all the stories and ideas you've given me, and I always thought you liked me pretty well too. Right now, I'm not feeling the love.

You have given me absolutely nothing for all the fics I owe to folks, to say nothing of the Small Fandom Big Bang either. Please, please, please remember that I like ( Read more... )

I've made money. Not a lot, but $8.33 in royalties is sitting in my Smashwords account. Considering all my drabbles are free except where a retailer up-prices it, that's a wow for me. I did go opt out the free drabbles from B&N though. They are not appreciated there.

Edited: I stand corrected. I have TWO lovely reviews and a 5-star rating. Yay! I' ( Read more... )

Go figure. I guess it's all I'm up for. But I've been playing around in the sandboxes and I'm feeling like a traitor and felt like letting it off my chest ( Read more... )

From whipsy:

HOLIDAY FIC REQUESTS

Comment with: a day, a fandom, a character/pairing, and a prompt that serves as a title (because we all know that this is the hardest part!) and I will write at least 300 words for you, to be posted on the day you claimed. You may also pick a WIP fic you want me to update. Any fandom/pairing that I am familiar with is ( Read more... )

I've been excited to see all the Nano folks on my f-list. Love you all. Well wishes. Hoping not to lurk so badly after this meeting is over. (It's tonight and we're hitting production on a movie. A movie!) No promises. I also don't want so much pressure on myself, so...

Track all exact word counts of newly written material. Throw up all as ( Read more... )

Dear Muse:

Not copascetic (sp?). I have a fic due yesterday for ladies_fest. Now is not the time to hit me over the head with a fantabulous angsty original romance short with a possible market of Strange Horizons. Got it?

Exasperated,
the scribbler

Then pray hard. I'm less than 3 hours from not being able to get this ladies_fest fic out the door on time and I've got a last-second beta waiting for it.

:headdesk:

I officially hate this prompt. It inspired me for that much and then left me hanging out to dry.