Tangent

Over at Tangent Online they've reviewed the anthology 'The Company He Keeps', here's a little of what Maria Lin had to say about my story 'The Hollow Framework for the Cotton Man'...

“The Hollow Framework for the Cotton Man” comes at a perfect time of year, and adds a little more creepiness to farm fields already made terrifying by prior horror stories. While having a scarecrow chase you is rather high on the scary factor, the toll man in the story is one of those insane and amicable sorts..." Read the rest of the review here...

Daily Word Count: 1944 (I can live with that)
Total Word Count: 5043

Googled: How to board a zeppelin?
Where I insist: Despite the steampunkish presence of zeppelins this book is not, I repeat not, steampunk.
Reference to Famous Person: Glenn Miller
Things determined to scupper me: New starter at work absconded which means I'm on overtime duty. Bah Humbug! I'm trying to write a book, people. WTF. You couldn't do this to me in October. Digs in heels. I will win this battle even if I have to get up at 3 a.m.

Catching My Breath, Part II

I just sold The Hollow Framework of the Cotton Man to Postscripts Magazine, making it my second sale to that magazine.

Runs around the house screaming, catches breath, re-reads email, screams some more.

I also got a hold request for Rosalind Red Stands in the Snow from Allegory – so even if it doesn’t make it in, I know the story doesn’t stink. Should find out some time after October 31st.