I love October. This is the time of year that I am most likely to take off from work and enjoy myself. With contest deadlines looming, I also plan to get some stories ready for release. It will be an intense month that is already underway. I spent my first long weekend of the month behind the keyboard. These are two of the four stories that I am considering for the Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Prize and the F(r)fiction competition.
- I just finished the first draft of "The Pod Chaser, " in which a cosmic biologist investigates Earth's fate. I am looking for beta readers, so if you have time, I have some questions for you that will help me better shape the story.
- I also finished my revised draft of "Last Era of Mankind." I incorporated my editor's comments, beta reader feedback (thank you, Violet, Dusti, James, and Sarah), and a new opening scene. Let me know what you think.
What else is on tap this month?
- I will be taking another look at my first short story, "Hiding Inside," to see if it might be ready for those two competitions. I would love to hear your thoughts on that.
- I am also going to revise a very short story I wrote several years ago called "Amelia and the Butterfly." This is not sci-fi, but I have high hopes for it in the Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition.
The final story I am considering is "I Will Save You." I cannot do anything, however, until I hear back from Uncanny Magazine.
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