Steam-Powered II: Reprieve

It has come to my attention that there's just a week left to submit stories to Steam-Powered II, and that some would-be submitters are feeling a little pressure. Thanks to the alarming fact that winter colds also exist in Florida (I NO RITE? OMG!), I, also, am feeling a little pressure in many ways--most notably in my nostrils.

Therefore! I am granting y'all a two week reprieve. Submissions will now be due by April 14. No later, though; I have submissions opening for Femmes Fatales in May, and staying open any longer will really mess up my time line for both of these books and for a number of other projects I'm working on.

(NB: If I've invited you to submit to me, this deadline does not apply to you, so please don't panic! Your deadline remains unchanged.)

I hope this won't upset anyone who submitted early. I want to be clear that I appreciate your having done so a lot! (I mean, I think most editors will tell you such a thing makes them happy ;). And on that note, if you have a story that is ready, please don't delay in sending it! I'm currently 100% caught up on queries and submissions, and while I'm hardly sitting here twiddling my thumbs, I do want to read more steampunk.

I'm trying to figure out how to mass email everyone who has expressed interest in submitting. Until I can, please spread this message far and wide.