Success!

[KbRy]

My Daily Science Fiction story is up today: http://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/parapsychology/stewart-c-baker/little-more-than-shadows

Oh Stewart that was so good! Loved it!!!

[s_c_baker]

Thanks, Steve and Karen. :)

[Rebecca Birch]

I have a piece of flash fiction out today in Nature: Ice and White Roses

[preston]

I have a piece of flash fiction out today in Nature: Ice and White Roses

Ooh, that was such a poignant piece! You're just racking up those sales. Keep up the excellent wordsmithing.

[Rebecca Birch]

I have a piece of flash fiction out today in Nature: Ice and White Roses

Ooh, that was such a poignant piece! You're just racking up those sales. Keep up the excellent wordsmithing.

Thanks, Preston. I'm glad you liked it!

[Imagination Vortex]

I have a piece of flash fiction out today in Nature: Ice and White Roses

Such a beautiful and moving piece. I loved it!

[Rebecca Birch]

I have a piece of flash fiction out today in Nature: Ice and White Roses

Such a beautiful and moving piece. I loved it!

Thanks very much, Stephanie!

[Ember]

I really enjoyed both of those, congrats Stewart and Rebecca!

[ThomasKCarpenter]

Grats both of you!

[george nik.]

A very nice story, Rebecca!

[E.CaimanSands]

Way to go, Stewart and Rebecca.

[Rebecca Birch]

I've been sitting on this one for a loooong time now, because I hadn't received/signed the actual contract, but I just sent in the contract for Part One today, so I think it's okay finally put this in a public place. One of my WotF straight rejections will be appearing Cricket magazine. It's going to be serialized into three issues, and the first part will be in the February 2015 issue.

This is a story that I absolutely adore and was depressed when it got a form rejection here at the contest, but this is a good example of stories needing to find the correct market. Cricket is a children's magazine. Writers of the Future is not. This story really wasn't a good fit here. But Cricket? I am so excited!

[Martin L. Shoemaker]

I've been sitting on this one for a loooong time now, because I hadn't received/signed the actual contract, but I just sent in the contract for Part One today, so I think it's okay finally put this in a public place. One of my WotF straight rejections will be appearing Cricket magazine. It's going to be serialized into three issues, and the first part will be in the February 2015 issue.

This is a story that I absolutely adore and was depressed when it got a form rejection here at the contest, but this is a good example of stories needing to find the correct market. Cricket is a children's magazine. Writers of the Future is not. This story really wasn't a good fit here. But Cricket? I am so excited!

YEEEEHAAAAA!!!!! And Cricket is a tough market to crack. They want good stories aimed at kids. A lot of people can do one or the other, but not both.

Congratulations!

[ThomasKCarpenter]

I've been sitting on this one for a loooong time now, because I hadn't received/signed the actual contract, but I just sent in the contract for Part One today, so I think it's okay finally put this in a public place. One of my WotF straight rejections will be appearing Cricket magazine. It's going to be serialized into three issues, and the first part will be in the February 2015 issue.

This is a story that I absolutely adore and was depressed when it got a form rejection here at the contest, but this is a good example of stories needing to find the correct market. Cricket is a children's magazine. Writers of the Future is not. This story really wasn't a good fit here. But Cricket? I am so excited!

Woot!!!

[bobsandiego]

I've been sitting on this one for a loooong time now, because I hadn't received/signed the actual contract, but I just sent in the contract for Part One today, so I think it's okay finally put this in a public place. One of my WotF straight rejections will be appearing Cricket magazine. It's going to be serialized into three issues, and the first part will be in the February 2015 issue.

This is a story that I absolutely adore and was depressed when it got a form rejection here at the contest, but this is a good example of stories needing to find the correct market. Cricket is a children's magazine. Writers of the Future is not. This story really wasn't a good fit here. But Cricket? I am so excited!

Congrats.
And so true that you can not decipher quality from an 'r.'

[Tamlyn]

Grats, Rebecca! That's awesome :)

[preston]

I've been sitting on this one for a loooong time now, because I hadn't received/signed the actual contract, but I just sent in the contract for Part One today, so I think it's okay finally put this in a public place. One of my WotF straight rejections will be appearing Cricket magazine. It's going to be serialized into three issues, and the first part will be in the February 2015 issue.

This is a story that I absolutely adore and was depressed when it got a form rejection here at the contest, but this is a good example of stories needing to find the correct market. Cricket is a children's magazine. Writers of the Future is not. This story really wasn't a good fit here. But Cricket? I am so excited!

Wow, from R to Pro. That's awesome. And serialized too. Even more awesome!

[Rebecca Birch]

Thanks so much, everybody!

And Martin, you're right about it being difficult to write both a good story and a story directed at children. I honestly didn't even consider that the story was a children's story for a long time. I mean sure, it has child protagonists, but I wasn't thinking about targeting that audience when I wrote it. It was just a story that I loved.

Is it February yet?

[Elen Tel'Ithil]

Awesome! Congrats, Rebecca!!!

[george nik.]

Congrats, Rebecca!

[Ishmael]

My Daily Science Fiction story is up today: http://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/parapsychology/stewart-c-baker/little-more-than-shadows

Well done Stewart. A powerful tale.

[Ishmael]

I have a piece of flash fiction out today in Nature: Ice and White Roses

Not easy to enjoy, when you've been in a similar place, but so easy to empathise. Well done Rebecca. And congratulations on the Cricket success too.

[E.CaimanSands]

Huzzah! Congrats, Rebecca, on the Cricket sale. Great market. Such long wait times though...

[Holly Heisey]

Woot, Rebecca, for landing Cricket!

[preston]

Pleased to announce that my dark fantasy Japanese Mythology story, "The Laughing Tree," has been published by Liquid Imagination, with guest editor Shahid Khan. Thanks to Stewart for helping me out with this one.




http://liquidimagination.silverpen.org/article/laughing-tree-preston-dennett/

[storysinger]

Enjoyed reading your story Preston. Congratulations on your success.

[ThomasKCarpenter]

Contributor copies of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine showed up today! I'm such a dork I sat down and read my own story. My story is in the February issue--The Trouble with Virgins.

[Dustin Adams]

Contributor copies of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine showed up today! I'm such a dork I sat down and read my own story. My story is in the February issue--The Trouble with Virgins.

Ellery Queen? Nice! That's a super sale.

[bobsandiego]

Contributor copies of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine showed up today! I'm such a dork I sat down and read my own story. My story is in the February issue--The Trouble with Virgins.

fantastic

[ThomasKCarpenter]

Contributor copies of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine showed up today! I'm such a dork I sat down and read my own story. My story is in the February issue--The Trouble with Virgins.

Ellery Queen? Nice! That's a super sale.

Thanks!

Yeah, still doesn't feel real. Even after the acceptance, check, various emails, etc. I kept expecting EQMM to say, "Oops, we made a mistake, you don't belong here."

Too late now! :)

Now, I'm hoping to sell them another story. Sent in a followup story to the one I sold. Figure selling in the same series is easier than a whole new idea.