Extinct Possibilities open

Today submissions open for Extinct Possibilities. Go to the listed link for the guidelines.
http://www.wolfsingerpubs.com/ExtinctGuidelines.html

God's Gift cover & other news

Received the cover art for God's Gift. It's absolutely beautiful. Michael Carroll, a local artist, composed it. For those who don't know Michael, he's the one who did the beautiful space paintings for NASA.

While much has gone on in my personal life, I'm running behind on my writing projects. Am hoping to get caught up later this month. I'm taking some days off before MileHiCon Oct 24-26. In fact, that week, this blog will not be posted until Thursday, 10/23/2014.Main reason is, it will contain the guidelines for my newest anthology, which opens to submissions 1/1/2015.

Rolling in

This week I've completed a rough draft for a new vampire story. Got the idea from a spooky special I watched about the Badlands.

Also, submissions for the two anthologies I'll be editing are rolling in. Three authors have extensions due to illness or other life events. Happens in the writing world. I should be seeing their stories within the next week. Luckily, I have to publisher deadlines...yet.

Am also thinking of writing for NaNoWriMo this year. Haven't signed up but thinking it might be what I need to get one book finished and get further into the next one.

Submission list mishap

I hate it when I misplace something. Earlier today I came across a wonderful writing opportunity and couldn't find my 2013 submissions list. I know I had it a couple of months ago but it was nowhere to be found in my hard drive. Unfortunately, I think maybe it was on my flash drive which died about a month ago.

So, I had to recreate what I could remember was on it by going through my favorites list and checking what publishers had open calls for anthologies. Now I have a new document and a great place to start for short story submissions.

Now, if I could just place the completed short stories I already have...

Closing 2012 and Opening 2013

I spent part of the New Year's day closing out my writing docs for 2012 and setting up my new editing project for 2013.

Findings:

Financially - I broke even. That was my goal this year. The previous two I lost money.

Submissions - Totaled 25, with 11 acceptances, 6 rejections, and 8 still pending.

New spreadsheets set up for 2013.

My 2013 editing project for WolfSinger Publications, Different Dragons 1 & 2, had 36 submissions which I will now have to spend my time reading, critiquing, returning for rewrites and then accepting or rejecting.

Oh, and let's not forget backing up everything on my thumb drive - JIC.

First though, I must rewrite a submission for an anthology because my deadline is sneaking up on me very fast. I'll talk more about that at a later date. 

Take a Chance

Acceptance! The editor took my second story. Yep, that's right. After my first story got rejected I dared to submit a second. He liked it and a contract will be on its way sometime this week.

What I've learned in this business that many writers don't take a chance. They send one story and if it's rejected - before submissions close - they don't try a second time.

Take the chance. If the editor doesn't like the first tale. Try again.

One never knows. It might just pay off.