While the news about my novel appears to be, like the prodigal son, “still a great way off,” I have some news at last of a much smaller increment of my work being published.My short story serial The Fledge Chronicles will make its first appearance in print in a couple of weeks. West Virginia South’s October/November issue will feature the first installment entitled The Lion, the Bridge, and the Wardrobe Malfunction.
It will likely hit news stands (or whatever it is that magazines hit) in the last week of this month, but I’ll let you know here when they are available. It is my understanding that if they get a good response from the readers then they will continue to run the Fledge serial.
Seriously, if you do have a spare 23 buckaroos and 76 centaroos for fiscal year 2009 and want to blow it in this manner, then please include a note stating that you are subscribing because of the Fledge stories. Also send me an e-mail if you do subscribe and I’ll send you something of the bonus variety (you know, the “but wait, there’s more” kind of thing).
OK, shameless plug completed. For now. More to follow. Where else am I going to advertise?
Is that Ron Howard?
I am excited about this. I was once told by a “real writer” that you can’t call yourself a writer until you sell something. I thought and think that was smug. But it does feel good, affirming, and legitimizing in a way, to have finally sold something. We’re not going to move into a mansion (unless, of course) but it feels like we’re at least a baby-step closer to that dream/goal of being able to write for a living.
Ray Salmon gave me this shirt after he was done with it. Seriously. The sleeves are too long. Ray is a generous man with a generous dose of arm.
Thanks to all of you who have been so encouraging to us.
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