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Hey all. :hi:

Cool to move to a new spot. I'm all for anything that cuts down on the number of clicks it takes to get somewhere, and it looks so impressive. :)

Strangely enough, I've managed to stick to writing and submitting at least one thing a month, so that's been good. Given that I'd never submitted a short story before last October, having a few out all the time is impressive for me. (Yes, I'm easily impressed.)

It's totally awesome how well everyone's doing! I'm a shy poster, but I do keep track of all the success here. It's pretty impressive!

The sudden ominous silence here suggests I should go check and make sure the kids haven't done something unspeakable to the pets or themselves.

Write on, y'all. :)
SmallThing! :Hug2: It's nice to see you :)

So, was that sale to Strange Horizons your first short fiction sale? If so, wow, what a first market to crack!
 

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Entirely random aside: i like buying stories almost as much as selling them.
 

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SmallThing! :Hug2: It's nice to see you :)

So, was that sale to Strange Horizons your first short fiction sale? If so, wow, what a first market to crack!

:Hug2:back at ya, Izz. I've been pretty excited to see how C&C is going -- ultra cool! :)

And no, DSF was my first. SH was my sophomore sale.
 

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Woo, got my 10Flash story up to 800 words (812, to be precise)! Now hopefully I can get someone to beta it. There was a challenge in this story. More precisely, the challenge was how to reflect the fact that the protagonist has to communicate via using a notepad and pen. There's a lot of "he handed the pen and paper back to her" or vice versa in there, and I'm not convinced it's very exciting.
 

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Note to self: send Izz stories for him to purchase. It's for his own good!

I try to make damn sure Izz is stuck with a story of mine in his slush pile at any given time. Which is no easy task, since I write more fantasy than SF, and Izz doesn't buy fantasy :)
 

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Started a fantasy short on a whim yesterday, without any clue as to where I was going, but now I'm 2100 words in and have a pretty good handle on the plot, the twists, and the ending. After a long dry spell, things are finally starting to look up!
 

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*dons cheerleading uniform*

*wanders in, confused and bleary eyed, looks around, wanders out*

I haven't written anything in two weeks. Tomorrow is do or die.
Go, Matt, you can do it!

Started a fantasy short on a whim yesterday, without any clue as to where I was going, but now I'm 2100 words in and have a pretty good handle on the plot, the twists, and the ending. After a long dry spell, things are finally starting to look up!
Nicely done, JC!

265 NEW WORDS today! :banana:
w00t! Awesome stuff, soapy!

:e2cheer:
 

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I also finally got inspiration again after looking at the prompt for the ReadingWriters Cafe (Road to Eerie) once more.
The bits and pieces I have from other half-baked ideas and beginnings weren't giving me anything further to work with, so I'm excited to get some direction with something new.
 
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Ah, I've been thinking of that one.
Time I started writing something...
Maybe that.
 

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Started a fantasy short on a whim yesterday, without any clue as to where I was going, but now I'm 2100 words in and have a pretty good handle on the plot, the twists, and the ending. After a long dry spell, things are finally starting to look up!

Sounds like it's been rattling around in your subconscious for a while and just has to come out.
 

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This week, I bought 4 stories for C&C. Good times. The TOC is shaping up nicely. More about it here, including yet moar cover art peekage (i'll have to stop providing sneak peeks soon before they become boring :D).
 

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They're never boring.

It's exciting to see it all happening.
It's a peek behind the curtains.
 

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Finished my re-write of "Locked Away"! Hopefully it's as perfect as I can make it, but I'm sure someone will find a flaw hehe. I posted a link in the critique thread here if anyone's interested. :D
 

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Not much in the way of content, but I did get the piece I intend to submit to 10Flash Quarterly into a proper manuscript format. I used this guide, because that's what 10Flash linked to. As a bonus, I now have something of a template to use for future stories. :)