Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Bayou Magazine
Bayou Magazine told me a year ago that they'd like to hold onto my story "At Sea." I was dubious that they would want to publish it a year later, but today I got word that they are. This is only the second literary story I had accepted this year. I haven't been concentrating on lit stories at all. But I am so glad to see this one in print. Sometimes good things happen. Especially when you asked whoever is listening for it. I work very hard at being a mediocre writer. Sometimes I get rewarded. Sometimes I don't.
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Hey, who are you calling a mediocre writer, Missy?
That's fantastic Patti. I admire anyone with the patience and skill to crack the literary journal market. I get antsy after a few months when I haven't heard back from anyone. I think that's probably the main reason I've never seriously pursued journals publication, even though I have a few lit stories I'd like to write.
That and the fact I'm not really that good with lit stories.
As always, you are too kind.
Bryon-That's the whole thing with literary markets. It takes so damned long. This is a story that was a runnerup in two contests, but somehow didn't get published for two years. Usually I give up. But just letting it sit didn't take much energy so I did. My mind was on crime so I didn't notice.
Also you can submit it to as many places at once as you want. I don't do that with the crime zines.
Congratualtions! More stories. More stuff. Produce, produce, produce.
I see they're out of N'Awlens. Any word on which issue it's going into?
They said the next issue.
Thanks Stephen. I thought I was out of the lit fic business, but they dragged me back in. Good thing I don't use cliches like that too often.
Congratulations. And I'm sure lit fic pays almost as well as genre work.
Just half as much, Bill.
I second that mediocre writer ludiocracy. Juan Meladin is a mediocre writer. Who's that? Exactly.
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