This Is Supposed To Be A Happy Occasion
It is, really. While I was rendered incommunicato by all this upgrading, some stuff happened.
First, late Friday afternoon I got an email informing me that my flash piece "Start Spreading the News" had been accepted for publication by the Michigan Avenue Review, Mary Anne's literary project. This story I sold so very, very long ago to a project that never made it off the ground. But now it had found a home, which was lovely.
But wait!
Then, an hour later I got an email telling me that my novelette "Along the Bridge of Night" had been accepted for publication by the illustrious Realms of Fantasy, a market whose gates I've been battering with no success for quite a while. This story I'd originally written for David & Jay's zeppelin tales antho, but with no luck. David didn't think it quite came together. I took it to Toby's writing jam back in 2004, got some good suggestions for revisions, and started sending it back out. In February I got an email from the slushmaster saying it'd been sent up the line. That made waiting even more suspenseful.
But wait!
Yesterday morning, while I wrestled with the Internet, I got a third email, this one from webzine Aberrant Dreams, telling me they'd accepted my story grenade "Mandatory" for publication.
But wait!
All that's just the writing news. More later, as I must needs do something about my dinner.
Comments
Jon in Realms of Fantasy! Hurray! Congratulations on all the other sales, too, of course, but with Realms you get an illustration! I'm so happy for you.
Posted by: Tim Pratt | May 3, 2006 06:59 PM
Holy shit, Jon! That's fantastic news. Good things come in threes. You struck a friggin gold vein. Keep mining!
Posted by: Trent Walters | May 3, 2006 07:01 PM
Kick Effin' A times three, man! Big congrats to you!
Posted by: Greg van Eekhout | May 3, 2006 07:04 PM
Jon! Omg! This is awesome!! Hooray! You da man!
Posted by: Jenn Reese | May 3, 2006 07:17 PM
Congratulations, Jon! Congratulations 3 times!
Spring rain, I'm thinking.
And I'm awaiting the other news as well.
Posted by: PamM | May 3, 2006 07:34 PM
Damn, Jon! Go you!!!
Posted by: Jim | May 3, 2006 08:05 PM
Yippee!!!
That's great news! Congrats times three.
Posted by: SarahP | May 3, 2006 08:19 PM
Congratulations! You aren't working without applause today!
Posted by: Bonnie | May 3, 2006 09:55 PM
Dude! Dude! Dude! That's all I can think to say! Dude!
Posted by: Jason Erik Lundberg | May 3, 2006 11:23 PM
Hooray! Congratulations!
Posted by: Dr. Lisa | May 3, 2006 11:40 PM
Damn, Jon -- you ought to shut down the site for a few days next week and see if you get the same results.
And if you do, start doing it on a monthly basis!
Posted by: Steve Leigh | May 4, 2006 06:49 AM
Thanks, guys. And Steve, that thought had actually crossed my mind.
Posted by: Jon | May 4, 2006 08:55 AM
Congrats! Great sale, Jon! Or make that SALES!
That Realms sale is especially cool. Can't wait to read it.
Posted by: Rob Vagle | May 4, 2006 09:25 AM
Thanks, Rob!
Posted by: Jon | May 4, 2006 02:25 PM
Wow! Great sale, Jon! Yay! I'm so happy for you!
Posted by: Heather Shaw | May 7, 2006 07:17 PM
Thanks, Heather!
Posted by: Jon | May 8, 2006 11:06 AM
Yay! I really liked that story.
Posted by: Simon Owens | May 8, 2006 06:18 PM
Thanks, Simon!
Posted by: Jon | May 9, 2006 02:21 PM