I had started a science fiction short story awhile ago and I can happily say that I’ve finally finished!
Coming in at just under 7000 words, I took the time to edit and place into manuscript format. For any of you aspiring writers out there, I would change your settings to leading submission guidelines beforehand. What a pain in the friggen butt to edit afterwards, although I was grateful to have to go back and reread it on a totally different level.
My first submission will be to Strange Horizon’s magazine. Once I get rejected, I’m hoping to circulate in other arenas.
Wish me luck.
G’Luck!!!
Yay! ::applause::
Good luck, best wishes, etc…
isit hopeful of the future?
I always assume that my brilliant writing will be accepted. Occasionally I’m even right! Anyway, good luck. It’s not easy to send your baby that you sweated blood to produce out into the cold, cruel world of editors.
Thanks so much!
Ed:
Ironically, I focused on the relationship aspect of a future dystopia. I would definitely argue for the side of hopeful after tragedy. More so than “Children of Men” left you at the end.
Vince:
I have to admit, it’s like sending a child off to school. You have to make sure they don’t have jelly in their hair and their clothes are on straight, but as they ride the big yellow bus clutching their lunch box full of goodies, at the end of the day, you feel you did the right thing, no matter how hard it was to let it go.
Good luck. I had the pleasure of editing the story, and I have to say that Kate breathes such empathy into her relationships that I would be surprised if an editor doesn’t scoop her right up.
My problem is my literary offspring are more likely to ride the short bus, not the big yellow one.
That’s an awesome accomplishment - I wish your story well out in the big wide world.
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