Beth Wodzinski just contacted me to pass on the word that in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, today, September 19 (and only today, Sept. 19), Shimmer is offering the electronic version of their Pirate Issue FREE. Yes, that’s right – for $0. This issue has my first published story, “The Furies” in it.And it’s FREE. Seriously. Just download it. There’s some great stuff in there.
Did I mention it’s free?
Linky: http://www.shimmerzine.com/hidden-page/pirate-issue-2007-electronic-edition/
As in employment, not the Biblical figure.
So, I’m getting a little desperate for a job, being currently unemployed. If anyone has any ideas or leads or whatever (preferably in the NY area), please let me know.
God*, I’m so pathetic.
* In this case I do mean the Biblical figure. Figuratively.
I was just now looking at the Writer’s of the Future blog where they had listed a second round of Honorable Mentions for this past quarter (including one for my friend and Clarion West 2008 classmate, Kristin Janz) when my phone rang. And it was someone from Writer’s of the Future telling me that I was a semi-finalist for this past quarter. Not quite the final round, but apparently I get a written critique out of it.
It’s encouraging, especially on the heels of a couple of rejections. And this was a pre-Clarion West story, so that is also encouraging as well (assuming I’m able to implement what I’ve learned).
Now I’m definitely going to spend the night writing…
One of the natural effects of sending out a bunch of stories is that it will inevitably lead to a bunch of rejections. It looks like they are starting to come trickling in. I have one certified rejection in my inbox and from another post on the interwebs I can see that another will be forthcoming.
Hurrah.
I need to write some new shit.