Progress, and lack thereof

[jl_merrow]

*sigh*

I am coming to realise that it was probably a bit optimistic, expecting to get a novella drafted while the kids are off school. 2,200 words down; an awful lot more to go. I may have to rethink plans for this to be a Christmas story.

But now for the good news: my short story The Prince and the Plumber, a tale which despite the title owes a lot more to James Bond than to Mark Twain, has been accepted by Neil Plakcy for his anthology The Handsome Prince, which will be coming out from Cleis Press sometime in 2011. I'm particularly chuffed to be working with Neil; he's a fellow I Do Two author whom I met in Bristol earlier this year when we were promoting the anthology. :)

Comments

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Nod - depending on the deadline for Christmas stories, it could be a big ask (god i hate that experession) but.. you've done 2200 words, which is a big chunk!

Congrats on the acceptance! Is Placky a Brit? How wonderful! I wish we could find ALL the Brits and invite them personally to the Ely meetup.

[jl_merrow]

Mmm, I have until Sep 15th, but the kids don't go back to the 6th.

Neil's American, actually, but he's a lovely man! ;)

[storyfan.livejournal.com]

Speaking of your work, don't forget to remind us when you September book is released.

[jl_merrow]

*g* Don't worry - come September I'll probably spam you to death with it!
I've actually got a couple of things coming out this week:

Weds 18th: Kitchen Sink Toybox (m/m/f)
Sat 21st: A Blast from the Past (m/m)

- see my website for details. :)

[josephine-myles.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the acceptance! Hurrah for quirky British humour making it into Cleis anthologies :D

Sorry the writing isn't going so well. I keep telling myself, three more weeks, and Daisy will be off to school and I can get myself some serious writing time. Just got to hope it will be enough to get my own Christmas submission written and polished...

[jl_merrow]

LOL! We could be the spearhead of a British invasion! ;)

Yes: just 3 weeks today... *starts counting the hours*

[sabethea.livejournal.com]

*hug*

August is NOT a good month to get stuff done.

And I loved the Prince and the Plumber, so yay!

[jl_merrow]

I really should know by now, shouldn't I?

But yes - I'm well chuffed re the Plumber! :D

[sabethea.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I merely promised to get 45k 'finished' this month. Honestly, you're SO SILLY to have taken on a novella. *looks sheepishly at own pot status while admiring your kettleness*

[clarelondon.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! :)

[jl_merrow]

Thank you! :D