I have been writing fiction since I was in Grade 8. I won’t pretend like the book I wrote back then was great, or that I am mastered now. I still have weaknesses I am working on, and improvements to make. However, I am happy to announce that I finally got a “yes” from a publisher. It is for a short story, but it is a start.
“Memory Catcher” started off as my sixth book, but I stopped about a quarter of the way through to rewrite Elseworld, and then Hazard. With “Memory Catcher” I realized that I was not sure where I wanted to go with the story, and I let it sit for a while. Then I thought that maybe the opening could work as a short story.
“Memory Catcher” will now be published by Idle Ink on Saturday, August 1st.
Less than a week before Idle Ink accepted it, the editor of another site said that he found it dull and started skimming before the end. I wondered if I needed to rethink trying to get it published, but then the Idle Ink editor told me she “loved it.”
Sometimes, it is all about finding the right fit.
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