Oh, how I am truly abhorring the summer months! I want nothing to do with 20-30 days of 110-degree+ weather! I know, I know, you are instantly thinking, then why doesn't he move? To that question, I have two answers. 1) There is too much here in terms of family and relationship, 2) One word: culture. I simply love the culture in Phoenix! In fact, without that culture, my first novel would have never been created. Phoenix is the sixth largest city in the U.S., but yet it is not congested. You see, Phoenix exists in a very large valley; therefore, it is spread out all over. That's why nobody walks here. You have to have a car. Yes, it kind of sucks considering the current fuel crisis. But, hey, everything has its price, right?
Moving right along, I exited April with accomplishing much that I set out to do with my writing. Of course, there were a few obstacles along the way. Hell, there always is.
To recap the month of April...
I finalized my short story, Joseph's Request, and submitted it to Cleis Press' Best Gay Erotica 2009 anthology. This is such a crazy horror story, (chock full of sex, death, and violence) that, if rejected, I plan on definitely adding it to my short story collection, Much of Madness, More of Sin. It certainly fits the bill!
I finished editing my short story, Sacrilege: Experiments With Holy Water. All that is left to do is query the anthology to which I will be submitting it to.
Ah, A Cub's Tail. This short story has been going on and off the back burner for months! I still have to give the story a worthy end (no pun intended). However, I have discovered an anthology I am interested in submitting it to. Once again, it is an anthology by Cleis Press entitled Daddies. I know, the name may seem demeaning, but it really works for the story.
As for the story I was researching for the 77th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition (The Metamorphosis of Tatiana), I came to the decision to hold off on the story. On the other hand, it is definitely worth adding to my forthcoming collection.
In the interim of these stories and beginning the process of researching/writing others, I submitted a chapter to The Edward Ballister Project. For those of you who may have not read my previous blog, Edward Ballister is intended to be the "ultimate horror novel" comprised of multiple writers who weave the terrifying tale with a contributed chapter to the collective work. Currently, chapters are still being written and I am awaiting publication news of the collaboration. For more information on my work with The Edward Ballister Project, read my previous blog entitled My Time With Edward a.k.a. Contributing To The Edward Ballister Project.
Shadow City Press (the publisher of my new novel, Nightfall) put out the book trailer for Nightfall. It's great, so please check that out on my website. Speaking of Shadow City Press, they also (very recently) announced that "due to production delays" the release date for Nightfall was changed from May 21, 2008 to June 24, 2008. OK, I guess I take the bad with the good.
There are many other projects transpiring which I don't feel are worth expanding in this blog. After all, this particular blog revolves around my monthly writing goals. That said, I'm sure that I will have many entries to follow this one. Remember though, to keep with the current, read the blogs and visit my website (www.AndrewWolter.com).
So, moving on to May's writing goals, I plan on the following:
1) Finalizing and submitting A Cub's Tail (short story) to Cleis Press' Daddies anthology.
2) Submitting Sacrilege: Experiments In Holy Water (short story) to anthology.
3) Submitting Jailed (short story) to publication (to be determined).
4) Finish re-writes of Being Human (short story) (no publication yet determined).
5) Organize final edits of Much of Madness, More of Sin (short story collection).
That being said, I hope to sizzle (creatively, that is) with my inspiration in the month of May. I pray the 100-degree mark doesn't hit, but who am I kidding?
Bummer!
I have one slight problem with this: if a major player such as Amazon was closed to submissions for their line of Amazon Shorts, why didn't they just state that they were closed to submissions from the beginning instead of sending their submission guidelines when recently queried? Nonetheless, I am still a fan of Amazon Shorts and the authors whose works are available. I simply feel that I got the short end of the stick.
Hence, I have the short story back in my hands (so to speak). There are two other publications with guidelines that are suitable for my story "Jailed." Today, I submitted the manuscript to Apex Digest. While Apex Digest predominantly deals with science fiction, they are also open to dark fantasy and horror. Turn around time for a response from the publication generally ranges from three to four weeks.
If all else fails, I will plan to use "Jailed" as a piece in the short story collection I'm currently working on.
I'll keep you all updated with the status of the story.
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