Are You Still Searching for Gary? Or the Answer to This Month's Question?
Alex J. Cavanaugh Ninja PoweredThe awesome co-hosts for the October 5 posting of the IWSG are Beverly Stowe McClure, Megan Morgan, Viola Fury, Madeline Mora-Summonte, Angela Wooldridge, and Susan Gourley!
What would life be without laughter and IWSG? Answer: Kind of boring and lonely. So we can't have that, can we? I propose we borrow the idea of Where's Waldo and have a game of Where's Gary. Then, when we actually find him, we can stop SEARCHING! So here's the map. All you have to do is pick Gary out of the crowd. Enjoy.
SourceDon't forget to check out the guidelines for this year's IWSG Anthology Contest!
Now about this month's question: When do you know when your story is ready?
There are two things that signal FINISHED. I like the story again. Like most writers, I have a real love-hate relationship with my books. First, they're the most brilliant things I've ever penned, then they stink. It's after this phase and the love returns that I know it's ready. My three crit partners give it the thumbs up. If they like it after reading it umpteen times, then my thermometer jumps to DONE! Of course, they could be telling it's a go to get rid of me, but I hope not.
Beware the White Rabbit (Anthology: They Call Me Alice), Leap Books, Summer '15
Sliding on the Edge, C. Lee McKenzie, WestSide Books, Spring '09
The Princess of Las Pulgas, WestSide Books, Fall '10
The First Time, Fall '11 (Anthology story: Premeditated Cat)
Alligators Overhead, Outskirts Press, Fall '12
Two and Twenty Dark Tales (Anthology story: Into the Sea of Dew
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