Assorted Writing-Related Tidbits

I’ve had a couple bits of good news on the writing front — back in April I sold my story “Stone Wall Truth” to Asimov’s, and this morning I got an acceptance from Greatest Uncommon Denominator (GUD) for my story “What Happens in Vegas.” The latter story was originally written while I was at Clarion West, which reminds me…

It’s write-a-thon season at Clarion West. There are many wonderful writers looking for sponsors, and the money goes to support Clarion West (about which I really cannot say enough good things). I don’t have time to participate as a writer …

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Cake! And SALE!

Originally, I was going to post about this piece of lemon cake:

Lemon Cake

The cake was tasty. But now I have news, so I will post about that instead!!!

Scott Andrews at Beneath Ceaseless Skies has accepted my story “The Land of Empty Shells.” I’m really excited about this sale — Beneath Ceaseless Skies is a great market (go check it out if you haven’t yet, they’ve got some awesome stories!).

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Sale #1

Well, my first Clarion story, “Tending the Mori Birds” was rejected at Clarkesworld, but I turned it around for a quick sale to Fantasy Magazine! It’s my very first sale, so of course I spent much of this past weekend celebrating (having heard on Friday that the story was accepted). And, as proof that I didn’t hallucinate the whole thing: http://oldcharliebrown.livejournal.com/87419.html.

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