Good news part 2: The editor also likes the 8K short story I wrote as a bridge between the old series and the new.
Again, I am quite relieved.
I also have a vent: The one thing I wish writers could do now that writers used to be able to do? Just plain describe a character when they first appear! Hair, build, eyes, etc. He/she looks like X and X and X. Okay, thanks, move on.
Now if you do that simple thing, you're pegged as an amateur. Argh!
Thank you. Vent over. *pours mojito*