February 9, 2013

Future Em,

I have to decide whether being paid for my words is worth it or not. Does that matter when I make submissions? Because sometimes I forget and wonder later. I'm not all that good and I'm so excessively doubtful that I haven't been able to finish a story in a long while. Publishing has put a pressure on me that I always knew was going to ruin the good thing I had going.

Anyways, this is no time to angst.

Publications

• "The Last Time the Pipes Were Drunk" published in Every Day Fiction on January 27th, 2013.

Submitted

• Neighbours sent to eFiction Horror on February 4th, 2013. [Note: This market is nonpaying, I was unsure but I sent it because I doubt they'll accept it anyways.]
• Teeth Lips Tongue to Every Day Poets on February 4th, 2013.  

Waiting On

• Hourglass from Camera Obscura. (145 days as of today)
• The Butterfly Box from Little Fiction. (65 days as of today)

And that's about it, Em. Hopefully I'll be able to edit a couple stories (The Opal Guard, Vitam Corp) and send them out to a few sci-fi publications. I'll beat this block, I just haven't had the inclination or the resources to lately.

Best to ya,

Em.

January 22, 2013

So this isn't really a good time to be talking, Em, but I'm sure things like getting a proper education can wait till later.

Publication killed inspiration. I've been having writer's block on and off since late last year, but I think it's gone now. Now for the news (of which there's very little):

Publications

•  "The Rope Ladder" was published in Fiction365 on November 8, 2012.

Acceptances

• My rewrite of "The Last Time the Pipes Were Drunk" was accepted by Every Day Fiction. It's out on January 27th, 2013. That's five days from now.

Rejections (newest to oldest)

• Form from 100 Word Story.
• Form from Modern Haiku.
• Form from decomp. 
• Form from Spinetingler.
• Form from Neon.
• Personal (in the vaguest way) from 101 Fiction.

 Submissions

• .....................
• .....................

Yeah, no new ones since December or November.
I think I'm taking a break from publishing. What do I really want from it, anyways? Who knows. I'm having a writer's crisis.

See you next time, Emily, and hopefull I'll have better news.

- Future Emily.