I am really enjoying the work I do for Edge. This novel, in particular, has been a real delight to work on. Two more chapters, a quick re-read of the whole thing, and I think it will be ready to go.
Short Story Collection!
I’ve signed with Five Rivers Chapmanry to put out a short story collection of nine of my past stories from Analog, Asimov’s, OnSpec, Tesseracts and AESF Review, plus three new stores. Very exciting!
I sold a novelette!
“Rent In Space,” a 10,000 word novelette sold to Analog magazine! Stan had only a couple of small changes requested, and asked for a quick turn around so he could get it into his late 2012 lineup. So I made the fixes and sent it back to him the next day, and today he accepted them! Yay!
Website Update and Grant Application
So, I applied for a Calgary 2012 grant for the novel I intend to write next year, and in the process, decided to check over my website for updates. I do the blog every week or so, but decided to check all the pages…and you know, there were reviews of some of my newer work that I hadn’t posted! That, and, of course, updating my bio to include latest sales. So, not writing, but writing-related!
Consistency, anyone?
Spent the morning going over 3 related novels to ensure consistency: which magic wielder is in each city, and which talisman does each use? Amazing how they differ when you’ve been working on a project for a long time. Consistent now, though!
And, last night I got two new pages up on my website, representing 2 new stories that are currently out. One story I won’t be able to post (the contract for “Lucy” is 7 years, exclusive–but hey, it’s only $1.99 on Amazon), but the other I’ll be able to post in about a month (“Turning It Off,” December Analog). Also, I discovered that only my webadmin has the password to put the photos up for those pages, so they will be coming shortly–but they’re not there yet. However, in preparing the pages, I found three really good reviews of my work. You can read the review of “Lucy” here.