An update, of sorts.

[newnumber6]

So today I sent off a manuscript to be reviewed by SF writer Karl Schroeder, as I mentioned thinking about doing in my last post. I came to the conclusion that I'd rather regret having done it than regret not having done it. I'm surprised. In the illogic-maze that governs my social interaction, that's almost ALWAYS a dead end. (I can accept it intellectually, but it doesn't get me to do anything) But somehow it worked here. Anyway, I submitted the short story that I tried (unsuccessfully) to sell a couple times already. Since there was no feedback and I thought it was rather good (for me), maybe I'll get an idea of whether there's something fundamentally wrong with it, or if it was decent but squeezed out by better competition. Almost submitted something I haven't ever sent out, but there was a 5000 word limit and the one I wanted to submit along those lines was about thrice that.

Now the inevitable self-doubt will almost certainly begin. But, until then, a meme, stolen from angelophile...
Answer the following questions using only two words. That's it.

1. Yourself
Still here.

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend:
Entirely hypothetical.

3. Your hair?
Getting longish.

4. Your mother:
Hi, Mom.

5. Your Father:
Hi, Dad.

6. Your Favorite Item:
Computer system.

7. Your dream last night:
Delta Greeny.

8. Your Favorite drink:
Refreshing water.

9. Your Dream Car:
A TARDIS.

10. The Room You Are In:
My lair.

11. Your Ex:
Also hypothetical.

12. Your fear?
Life, people.

13. Where you want to be in 10 years?
More sane.

14. Who did you hang out with last night?
All alone.

15. What You're Not:
Very Confident.

16. Your Best Friend:
Internet peoples.

17. Your sense of humor:
Somewhat Eclectic

19. The Last Thing You Did:
Cooked lunch.

20. What You Are Wearing:
Casual attire.

21. Your Favorite Weather:
Cloudy, cool.

22. Your Favorite Book:
Can't choose.

23. The Last Thing You ate:
Beef Ravioli.

24. Your Life:
Don't ask.

25. Your Mood:
Melancholy boredom.

26. Your body:
Getting older.

27. What are you thinking about right now:
Night Court.

28. Your Crush:
Have none.

29. What are you doing at the moment:
Night Court

30. Vacation plans?
No vacations.

Comments

[jetfx.livejournal.com]

Good work on submitting your short story to Schroeder! Do you have any idea how long it will take for a reply?

[newnumber6.livejournal.com]

The page for submissions say there'll at least a 1-2 week lead time between submission and them contacting me to schedule an appointment, but I gotta imagine that depends on a whole lot of factors, so I'm not really going to obsess on the WHEN of it so much (especially since magazine submission generally take 3 months or more).

[locker-monster.livejournal.com]

Good luck with your submission!