Can I call it a Hat Trick???

I love the people over at Sam's Dot Publishing, I really do, especially The Boortean Ambassador, Terrie Leigh Relf. My micro fiction 'In a Galaxy Far Far Away' has been awarded First Place in the upcoming Drabbler #14, due out in April.

Now, that means I've been published in the Drabbler #12, had two stories in the Drabbler #13 and now will have the first place story in Drabbler #14!

Yay!

I really do love those guys.

Good News

Heard back from Alienskin today and they are going to publish my flash 'Topper's Shop' in their June/July issue. Yay! That's four acceptances this year already. This will be my second time appearing in Alienskin. I love those guys.

Acceptance is a Wonderful Thing

I received some good news recently. Two of my stories are going to appear in The Drabbler #13.

I am pleased that the good people over at samsdotpublishing accepted not one, but two of my stories for their publication. I am also overjoyed to have a story featured in both The Drabbler #12 and The Drabbler #13.

The Drabbler #13 is due out in March. The theme is Alien Magic. Start saving your pennies.

Another one hits the mark!

Good news from the wonderful people at Pen Pricks, the home of micro fiction. They have accepted my fantasy tale 'Sunday Afternoon' for publication in their October issue. Yay!

Good News Everyone!

I feel like I am repeating myself with the name of this post, but the news I bring is indeed good. The wise people at Tiny Lights have chosen my response to the question 'What have you learned from rejection?' to be one of the answers featured in the August issue of their Search Lights and Signal Flares section. Can't wait to see it. :)

Congratulations VT

Congratulations to Valinora Troy whose micro fiction, 'Last', will appear in the August edition of Apollo's Lyre. I'm sorry I missed your call VT, but I will call tomorrow to squeal with delight over the phone and jump up and down (although you won't be able to see me do that as we don't have video phones). I should have known you would get another acceptance when I heard the good news from Invisible Ink! :)

Acceptance Tally:- VT: 6
Inks: 4

Good News Everyone!

Yes, I have donned my Professor Farnsworth hat once again (for those of you who love Futurama. I am even wearing my dressing gown and slippers, but not the thick glasses) to bring you more good news about my writing (of course, the Prof's good news is never good. It's like - Good news everyone, you are all going to die). Anyway, back to my writing. The good people at Invisible Ink selected my short story competition entry 'All in the Family' to be included in their next anthology, Invisible Ink 2! That means I'm going to be in a very real print anthology! The way it works is that everyone who reads the book has a chance to vote online on which story they consider to be the best and the winning author gets a cash prize. I'll post details on how to buy the book and vote later on when they come available (remember my story is called 'All in the Family' so you can vote for it anyway! muhahahaha)

Review of April 2008

April has been a month of both very sad events - Woozer's death on the ninth - and very happy events - acceptance of three stories for publication.

April has felt like a very long month for me, perhaps because I was very busy and there wasn't Easter to break it up. Writing wise I got a lot done. I wrote nearly 21,000 words, which is more than any other month so far this year. I submitted stories to three markets and entered two competitions. Perhaps the best news of all was the fact that two of those stories were accepted for publication and I had a further acceptance for a story submitted in January. I also started rating and writing at Helium once more and submitted five more stories to the site.

On a less successful note, I failed to think up something new to try in the month of April.I also only read one book, which is the least I have read in a month in over a year. I will have to work on both those things for May.

Valinora Troy Does It Again

Congratulations to Valinora Troy who has just sold a story to Necrotic Tissue. Funnily enough, her microfiction, Reflections, will appear in the same edition as mine. We both have to wait til January 2009 to see them in their glory. However, it adds to VT's already impressive list of growing publications.

Good news again!

The lovely people at Necrotic Tissue have accepted my micro fiction story 'The Vilage Shop' for publication in their January 2009 issue. While you are waiting for my story to appear, you should check out some of their other editions. Be warned, if you are of a sensitive disposition, they are a horror publication. What I particularly like about Necrotic Tissue, apart from their obvious good taste, is that they are working to publish quality horror fiction and to help horror writers qualify to join the Horror Writers Association. One of the requirements of affiliate membership is to have a horror story of at least 500 words published for a fee of at least $25. I really want to join the HWA, founded by (among others) Dean Koontz. However, even though I have 2 horror stories accepted, one is above 500 words and less than $25 while the other is for $25 but less than 500!

The competition with Valinora Troy continues. Me: 3 acceptances VT: 4 acceptances (3 already published)

A Turkey for Valinora Troy!

Congrats to VT on getting her micro fiction up on microhorror. Here is a link to her spooky story The Diary. She now has three acceptances, two of which have already been published. Way to go Valinora, on to the next!

More good news!

This is turning out to be a good week. I just heard that my micro fiction 'The Sky Horse' will appear in the May edition of Apollo's Lyre. I'll post a link once it is published. Obviously another publication with impeccable taste.

1st Fiction Sale

I love Alienskin. No, I really do LOVE ALIENSKIN. Seldom has there been an ezine with such good taste and discernment. In this day and age of cutthroat publishing they encourage new writers, they take the time to give feedback on your story when they reject it and they provide a platform for quality Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy tales.

THEY ALSO HAVE ACCEPTED ONE OF MY STORIES!

I got the email through this morning. They want to publish my horror story 'Who's for Dinner?' in their August/September issue. It will be a long but worthwhile wait and hopefully I will have more acceptances by the time my name hits the web in lights. :)