Good News Cometh

I have a sci-fi story and a fantasy story to edit. I have an urban fantasy story to clean up and another urban fantasy story to bring to life. So of course, I started working on an original fairy tale instead. 

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.