Submissions Don't Matter

"Fear a Fight" is back.  It's a good little story as it is, but I had the sneaking fear that it would clearly be stronger at 4500 words than 3000.  It would be stronger and salable if it were 4000 words and those other 1000 were better words than I am used to finding.  Q2 of 2012 is all about me hitting all sorts of walls in terms of my own ability.  I've improved, but I feel like a D&D character whose been at level 6 for a couple of months of gaming.  While part of me is flabberghasted that I got this far, and my "build" is starting to hit its stride, this level is getting old.  And if I am a primary spellcaster (and you know I am), 4th level spells are next character level.  And that's when you enter flavor country.

Nothing for it but grinding.  Nothing but grinding.