Sometimes the muse bids us
to follow another wind. And
sometimes looming deadlines overrule the whims of the muse.
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Yesterday
morning, I woke to an e-mail in my inbox. Since they’re mostly rejections, I
was ready to steel myself for a few minutes of sadness and tears, before moving
on. But when I opened it, I almost didn’t understand the words:
“I am happy to tell you that your excellent story
has been accepted…”
Cue
tears of disbelief, hand over my mouth in joy. The contract will come next
month. The YA anthology the story has been accepted in should be published this
October. More info to come!
And,
this morning I learned that a story I signed a contract on last summer is
moving forward with it’s publication. That’s two stories due to be printed this
year!
It
doesn’t mean I get to relax. I have to maintain this momentum. More hiccups and
hurdles will come. But so will the good news.
