Hero, Lost
I'm having some PTSD regarding my computer. I think he's been hexed. Internet battles from last spring that blew into a full war by summer's end. Lost internet access for a couple months. I won the battle, but lost at the same time. After several months of not wanting to deal with the alternative company (again), I did. Bunch of liars. It's taken half the day to load this site up and let me add my news.
Bastards.
At some point, computer got hit with a virus or something. Wouldn't turn on, would only give me a blue screen of death, essentially. I couldn't go near it. Couldn't deal with an unfavorable outcome. All the work I've put into my stories, everything I store inside my computer........The loss would be astronomical.
Before that occurred, I was reminded about an anthology contest through a Facebook group I've been involved in for several years. The very first time I saw it, I dismissed it, laughing at its impossibility. The second time I saw it, I had a week before the deadline.
Hero Lost. How in the world? A fantasy about a lost hero?
Still drawing a blank.
Until I wasn't. I wrote Breath Between Seconds that night, staying up past midnight and then getting up early Saturday to make some more changes before rushing out to my writers group meeting, where I read it aloud. I've never read anything so raw and unedited before. For the most part, I didn't remember the majority of what I wrote (as I'd just written it).
I was late to the group as I couldn't leave my house until I had it mostly complete, I was the last one to read, and went five minutes over our alloted time. The reception, however, was amazing, even being told that I have a hidden dark side (which isn't exactly hidden as I don't write happy stories). Writers are a nervous, sometimes insecure bunch. Praise means everything. It tells us we're on the right track and to keep going, and I so needed some positive feedback right then.
Then my computer froze up. It was absolute perfect timing. Luckily I had Breath saved and printed, so was able to retype it at work and send it off an hour before submissions were closed.
Phew!
And now, Breath Between Seconds is part of an anthology! I can't wait to read everyone else's take on How To Lose A Hero. The contract's been signed, and I'm currently getting to know the other authors involved. The cover will be shown to us around the end of January. Watch for a new tab here where I'll introduce you to the other authors!
We're excited!
Bastards.
At some point, computer got hit with a virus or something. Wouldn't turn on, would only give me a blue screen of death, essentially. I couldn't go near it. Couldn't deal with an unfavorable outcome. All the work I've put into my stories, everything I store inside my computer........The loss would be astronomical.
Before that occurred, I was reminded about an anthology contest through a Facebook group I've been involved in for several years. The very first time I saw it, I dismissed it, laughing at its impossibility. The second time I saw it, I had a week before the deadline.
Hero Lost. How in the world? A fantasy about a lost hero?
Still drawing a blank.
Until I wasn't. I wrote Breath Between Seconds that night, staying up past midnight and then getting up early Saturday to make some more changes before rushing out to my writers group meeting, where I read it aloud. I've never read anything so raw and unedited before. For the most part, I didn't remember the majority of what I wrote (as I'd just written it).
I was late to the group as I couldn't leave my house until I had it mostly complete, I was the last one to read, and went five minutes over our alloted time. The reception, however, was amazing, even being told that I have a hidden dark side (which isn't exactly hidden as I don't write happy stories). Writers are a nervous, sometimes insecure bunch. Praise means everything. It tells us we're on the right track and to keep going, and I so needed some positive feedback right then.
Then my computer froze up. It was absolute perfect timing. Luckily I had Breath saved and printed, so was able to retype it at work and send it off an hour before submissions were closed.
Phew!
And now, Breath Between Seconds is part of an anthology! I can't wait to read everyone else's take on How To Lose A Hero. The contract's been signed, and I'm currently getting to know the other authors involved. The cover will be shown to us around the end of January. Watch for a new tab here where I'll introduce you to the other authors!
We're excited!
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