Some of you already know this, but some of you don’t: my
short story, “Melbourn’s Storm” will be published in the September 2012 issue
of LORE magazine.
That makes that my first paid professional fiction sale. And
yeah, I’m pretty over-the-moon happy about it.
Not this issue. The next one. |
But instead of strutting around and crowing about what a
great job I did on this magnificent piece of literature… I’d rather thank the
many people who took time and effort to help me turn this slightly odd piece of
dark fantasy fiction into what it is now.
“Melbourn’s Storm” gave me fits and nearly drove me around the bend, but in the end I was lucky. I had
friends who read the different versions, offered feedback and criticism, and
gave me instructions on how to improve it. I always said I’d thank them, and
this seems the best way to do it.
First of all, thanks to the members of North County Writers of
Speculative Fiction, who were the first folks I shared the story with – and who
immediately put me to work improving it: Meghan “M.O.” Muriel, Rilan White,
Stephen Prosapio, Melinda Layden, Linda Lee Franson, Gregg Pirazzini, and Alix
Lamb.
Secondly, I want to thank both Tony Durham and Casey Oliver
for being the first folks on this blog to say, “That’s pretty good, but…” This
was only Tony’s first help with
this, and Casey remains the one online-only friend who offered to help.