MasterMind

Got my copy of Nova SciFi with my story and the biggest check for a story yet! Non-writers would laugh at the amount so I'll convert to Biblical sheckels, about three and a half. Their website has been down for a while, so maybe they're in trouble. Pay your bills, Wesley! I better cash that check while it's still good.

Leafed through the adventures of Janet, who went up against mind control aliens with nothing but pluck and her inner strength gained from years shut away in mental institutions. Editor made so many edits, some to make the language simpler, some more what he thought the meaning was, not mine. Ah well, he bought it, he can do what he wants.

Everyone else takes my stuff and does practically nothing to it. I guess the ideal for me would be small changes, done mutually and interactively.

It is nice to see my words in print on paper though. When a story is just on a website it still doesn't feel as real to me.

Three years, 10 stories published, and starting to get slightly into semi-pro publications. Happy with progress.

52 Stitches

Got my first galley proof. It's for a flash piece going in 52 Stitches. Aaron has a unique arrangement. He publishes a new horror flash each week on his site, then at the end of the year, compiles them in a trade paperback. I think this is his second year, this was his first one. Mine isn't on the site until 12/13.