Got the final edits for Gathering of Ghosts, which my publisher tells me will be out in October, and turned them around–not much to fix. Got more word count on the historical fantasy. A good week!

Literary 5+/5

The fate of Marie-Laure, a blind girl separated from her father during the fall of France in World War II, is destined to interweave with the life of Werner, a smart young radio operator obliged to serve the Wehrmacht. This was a book I could not put down, not only because of the fascinating characters—for whom I constantly rooted—but because the plot was full of twists and suspense. The settings, too, were immersive and compelling. Highly recommended!

I’m quite happy with it. I have a market I’d like to submit to, but it won’t open unless the anthology Kickstarter funds. But if not there, perhaps I can find another home for it. I’m pretty happy to be writing short fiction again. It’s been a while.

This week I worked on a short story for an anthology. It’s all plotted, and I’m about 50% done the first draft. I also went to Artists’ week with the Alpine Club so climbed 3 mountains, and that ate into my writing time. But it was a great experience!

A cool thing at When Words Collide: I had dinner with a group and two editors suggested I submit short stories to their magazine / anthology. So I submitted to one of them this week. Yay!