Today I have exceedingly good news: I have sold a story to ASIM. Tentative publication date is April 2010.
For those playing along at home, I wrote the first draft of this story in January 2005, during my stint at Clarion. (Actually, since it was my week one story, I probably started it, in some brief and jotted form at least, in late December 2004.) I can't remember what I called it at the time (probably something genius like "Untitled"), but it's since acquired the title "Shaping Lily".
The story was inspired by the meeting of two ideas: an epic(ish) quest fantasy story wherein the main character was a little old lady, and Web of Light, by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. (And in seeking out that link for you, I've only just gone and gotten myself lost in browsing Stephanie's site. Again.)
It's a quaint little story, and one I'm very fond of, so I'm glad it's found a good home.
And in updating my spreadsheet which records these things for me, I've belatedly realised I have exactly one short story currently doing the rounds of submissions, and nothing else to offer. I do have a handful of short stories in serious need of revising (some of my Clarion stories are still languishing, for example — although I think they'll stay languishing, except for one, which may turn into a novel. Like I need yet another novel idea in the queue. Still, too many ideas is a nicer problem to have than not enough ideas, I suppose).
H'm. Perhaps it's time to work on revising or drafting a short story or two.
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Edits….AND ANGUISH.
ACK! NO!
They will be painless, anguish-free edits. I'm sure of it.
How exciting!
And congratulations on the sale!
Thanks, Ben!
I find it oddly comforting that you still have stories from Clarion in the To Do pile.
I'm getting ready to send the first of mine out.
And DUH! yes, congratulations on your sale of 'Shaping the Lily' to ASIM. I think I need more stories in my life where the heroes aren't all teen-agers – little old ladies sound absolutely perfect, so I will be keeping my eye out for it.
Congratulations for the sale :}
@Liz: my lord do I have stories from the clarion still in the to-do pile. And if it helps, I am not the only one of my clarion intake who does
@Melinda: thank you!