Hello, friends. I am psyched to be able
to say that I made my deadline!
For those of you who don't know, I've
spent the past 8 weeks or so feverishly working on a novella to meet
the criteria for Abaddon's “Write for Abaddon” open submission
call. I submitted everything they asked for on Saturday, also meeting
my goal of getting it in before the Sunday deadline.
This has been an interesting project
for me. I genre jumped from fantasy to sci-fi, which has proven to be
unexpectedly rewarding. I LOVE fantasy and it's always going to be
“home” for me, but it was so invigorating to step away from
swords and sorcery for a little bit. The distance from the EBR
reminds me of how much I love it and I hope that enthusiasm will help
propel me further into my fantasy series.
Of course, now I get the nail-biting
part. The waiting. I can only imagine the number of queries they have
gotten, so I expect that it will be awhile before I have any news one
way or another (not that this will stop me from obsessively checking
my email).
I am cautiously optimistic. The story I
submitted is pretty solid, I think. Either way, I know that if it is
not accepted it was not for a lack of effort on my part. It feels
good to know that I threw myself into this 100% no matter what the
outcome may be.
Yes...it feels good to know but I'm
also terrified. This is the scariest part.
...but also the most exciting part.
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