Words Written: AETW chapters 9 and 10 edited; one story mailed

I am thrilled (let’s be honest: I am giddy-goofy!) to report that my first ever professional author appearance will be at Shore Leave in Baltimore in July. Strange New Worlds 8 authors will be reading and signing.

Come one, come all, if you can make it!

(I know we’ll see Beth & Steve, and Donna L., since they all live in the area. Not yet sure if we’ll take the time and ride out, or fly and rent a car, and/or how many folks up and down the East Coast we’ll try to see. I owe my parents and aunt a visit, that’s for sure.)

Also, I’ve also had my very first professional author interview! (Well, I haven’t answered the questions yet, but I will in the next day or so.) A gentleman is writing a Star Trek fiction companion for Pocket Books, and is interviewing ST authors about their inspiration, fandom, etc.

How cool is all that?!

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Even though I haven’t gotten official confirmation, I’ve got it on good authority that I’ve sold my second BattleCorps story. Go me!

Also garnered a rejection today, but the story has already been fired back out.

And in other writing news, managed to work through a couple more chapters. Four more to go. I discovered that I’d actually started the scene I tried to start last week, and did a better job the first time. Which is good, because when I get up to that point, I can forge ahead easily.

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Sorry for the boring entry. If I’d written one yesterday, it would have been worse, because I spent the day feeling as though someone had absconded with my brain. (Perhaps Phaedra was glomming on to my half?) I’m better today. In a better mood than last week, too. Whowouldathunk that this writing thing makes me happy? Sheez.

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Currently Reading: Colman, Monica Furlong; Realms of Fantasy, February 2005

Lately Listened To: lots of banging as Ken fixes the attic stairs

Recently Watched: “CSI: NY”, “Lost”, “Worst Jobs in History: Victorians”