The Writerly Update: Snowpocalypse Edition

[babarnett]

Normally, I hate snow unless I'm on skis.  And since I haven't been skiing in years, that means I haven't liked snow in years.

Yet I have to give a small amount of thanks to this past weekend's Snowpocalypse.  I didn't enjoy the shoveling and the resulting achy back, and I'll be cranky until this stuff melts, but because I was snowed out of the weekend's scheduled activities, a beautiful thing occurred: I sat there with my computer on my lap for several hours and put in some quality writing time.  Saturday I finished a requested short story rewrite and shipped it off.   Sunday I got in some work on the novel, and as a result:

31200 / 118000
(26.44%)

Chapter 8 is almost done and will be much shorter than its original bloated self. I haven't had that much writing time on my hands in a while, and it was great.

On the Submission Land front, you know what's getting really frustrating?  Having fantasy stories rejected by some markets for being too traditional while others reject them for not being traditional enough.  Too little sword in my sorcery here, too much sword in my sorcery there.  Do I really drive down the middle of the road that consistently with my fantasy?  Because that's depressing.

Comments

[jtglover.livejournal.com]

w00t on the progress! Snow can be good... As to the rejections, well, keep on trucking! Eventually you'll hit the sweet spot for said markets, or you'll hit an editor who's perfectly bowled over by your middle-of-the-road-itude. (And I don't mean that in a bad way.)

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

Maybe I should rename my blog Writerly Middle-of-the-road-itude. :)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Having fantasy stories rejected by some markets for being too traditional while others reject them for not being traditional enough.

It's one of those things. What one editor loves, another hates. I suspect someone could make good money by charging a modest reading fee to match up stories to just the right editor....(Not me, though)

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

I just wish I wasn't so darn consistent with getting this kind of reaction on my secondary world fantasy. With horror, SF, and contemporary fantasy, my editorial driving record is far less predictable (clear the roads, she's writing horror!)

I suspect someone could make good money by charging a modest reading fee to match up stories to just the right editor

I want that to be my super power. I could use it for myself and charge others. Mwa ha ha!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Would you wear a cape?

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

No cape!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Just reading those words...I can hear her voice.

Makes me smile ;o)

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

I felt compelled to find an Edna icon just for that comment. :)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

YOu could always find a use for an Edna Icon. I went and added the DVD to my wish list ;o) Power of suggestion!

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

I need to get that movie myself!

[bogwitch64.livejournal.com]

Short stories are a persnickety business. You just never know who's going to be reading, and what their tastes are.

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

Tangent, but I need to use the word persnickety more. It's a great word. :)

[bogwitch64.livejournal.com]

and BOOYAH for the quality writing time!

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

Booyah indeed!

[jongibbs.livejournal.com]

I bet that Dark Recesses' sale cheered you up :)

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

That it did. Though that was for a horror story, so it unfortunately doesn't help my middle-of-the-road fantasy dilemma. :)