There’s Big World Out There
Probably because of the Ad Astra Convention, I am feeling that I should try and get more of my writing published through other outlets than just my current publisher. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very happy with Xchyler and they made me feel like a super-star, but exposure through other venues can only help.
Of course I come to this decision after having just published the��anthology, Blondes, Books & Bourbon, meaning I have��almost��no finished works in��the short story department. I suppose this isn’t such a bad state to be in,��as it is just giving me more impetus to write.
I am not burning with need – perhaps my Muse is taking some personal days – but I am inspired. So I hope I can peck out a few words in this story, or that – maybe even write a few scenes for ��a new story. I do have an idea for a reworking of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale set in the WDB world,��I think might be fun. As well, I started a short set in a completely different world – one I started a novel in before Alvey came to live in my mind. This tale was originally for Xchyler’s next paranormal anthology, however, I realized it was more fantasy than paranormal, and thus stalled on it.
I have one finished short in the WDB world. It needs to go through the edit / beta-reader process, but it is written. I think I’ll open it up, see how it compares to my memory of it, and then determine if there is an open market in��which it might find a home. It might be nice to have a WDB story released��though a different publisher before the next novel, Bindings & Spines, comes out.
It is certainly time for me to stretch out of my comfort zone and expose my works to a broader audience. Yes, there maybe many rejections in my future, and there may not – I’ve never been much deterred by rejections and it is the only way to find acceptance.
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