Having Fun

While waiting, I started to write some rough stories for fun. Using my favorite couple as detective helpers, I tried to write a story from his view, then another from her view, then another from the view of the detective that they are helping. Then it evolved not just into who is telling the story but how and in what time. It really has gotten out of hand but it is fun so I'm running with it. Just roughs, skipping parts with put-in-here notes, for my eyes only. I know teachers have assigned things like this and it always seemed like a chore, but now I find it loads of fun.

Still writing and waiting

The Wait


Still writing and waiting. Working on another short story and trying to get into a habit of at least five hundred words per day. I can see it makes a difference for the better in my writing.

In a couple of weeks will send out a second wave of simultaneous submissions to a completely different list of places. The second list will be appropriate paper publications that only accept e-submissions.

Postcard

One more postcard came back today. And the submission to Glimmer Train was returned by the post office. I just doubled checked to see if I sent it to the right place and their web site confirms it. Will send it to the address at the bottom of their web page that matches the expired forward that the post office stuck on the envelope. Off to the post office now.

Still Waiting

Still waiting on postcards to come back. But did send out one October first to one more magazine.
In the meantime I am starting on another story and keeping up frequent freewrites.

Everyday when there are no new postcards in the mail box, I ask myself, "Why can't they just drop the pre-addressed, pre-written post card in the mail to let me know at least it has arrived?"

It really shouldn't matter since even after they all get the story, it'll still be six weeks or more for the rejections/ acceptance to arrive. I hate to wait.