Between projects

Confession: I kind of thought getting published would feel different. Maybe it will once I get the magazine in my hands.

Reading:

• Someplace to be Flying, by Charles de Lint
• The Last Command, by Timothy Zahn

Revising:

• "Cora and the Sea"

You know, it's odd. Getting "Ferian Fetlock" finished did turn out to be a load off, but it's been out there for so long, that I feel like I'm drifting a little bit. I still haven't settled on a new project yet, although I've promised myself that I will do so by tomorrow morning at the latest.

One thing that getting a story accepted has done is to make me realize that the time I spend writing matters in some way. Before, I had no real goal for my writing. I was doing it for me, for the joy of creating a story, but that never turned out to be enough to keep my motivation level high. Now I know.

I can get published.

I can actually do this. It should be obvious that it's possible--I mean, I'm living in an apartment with more than a thousand books in it. They've done it, and in some cases, I think I can do it better. But it's kind of like looking in a window at a bunch of people... let's say, cooking. I know I can cook. Just let me in and I'll show you!

So... where's the door?

I didn't just find a door. I found a letter that tells me where to look for the sign that explains the multi-step procedure for finding the door. Oh, and by the way--there's actually several thousand doors, many of the locked, some leading to entirely different houses. Good luck!

Anyway, back on topic. For my next project, I'd like to get another of my half-written stories completed. Finishing "Ferian" was a challenge, but it was a good kind of challenge, and one that I learned from. And I know there's a lot more out there to learn.

Publication Status:

• Submitted: 2
• Accepted: 1
• Rejected: 1