First Fiction Sale!

[dr_pretentious]

John O'Neill, editor of Black Gate, after a lengthy online correspondence and three drafts, has offered to buy "The War of the Wheat Berry Year," my first Stisele story. All his revision requests were astute and persuasive, and the story is far stronger now than it was when I sent it to him. After years of getting poetry accepted into the sort of literary magazines that make a professor tenurable, and getting at best two contributor's copies for compensation, it's going to be a bit of a shock to receive an actual check. I am Very Pleased.

Comments

[shades-of-nyx.livejournal.com]

Woooo Hoooo!

[red-haired-girl.livejournal.com]

Holy Toledo!!!

[serbrew.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

[pagandelight.livejournal.com]

Congrats!!!

[seimaisin.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's awesome!

[peartreealley.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! Congrats!

[lindalee.livejournal.com]

Yay! Congratulations!

[newroticgirl.livejournal.com]

HOORAY! CONGRATULATIONS!! That's so awesome and exciting!!

[evilbunny.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!!

[drewness.livejournal.com]

WOOT! Congrats!! =)

[citabria]

Congratulations!!!!

[happy-dr-friend.livejournal.com]

As above.

[aberdeen.livejournal.com]

With a Woo! And a Hoo! And a Woo Hoo Hoo!

[anghara.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! And many happy returns!

[skyefyr.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I am so glad to hear such happy news!

[shellyinseattle.livejournal.com]

Congrats on a paying publication! Will you be coming out our way for Writers Weekend? If so, I hope to catch you then.

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

YAAAAA-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

[vgnwtch.livejournal.com]

I hope he's congratulating himself on his cleverness in netting one of your articles :)








:::W00T!:::

[awritersweekend.livejournal.com]

congratulations! Yes, keep us informed as to when/where we can buy a copy!

[sppeterson.livejournal.com]

Many congrats!

[jasminewind.livejournal.com]

Congratulations Dr. P!!!

[radiotelescope.livejournal.com]

Well, woot.

Did someone already say woot? Double woot, then.

[thecrimsony.livejournal.com]

Wooohoooooo!!!! Go you!@

[tokeiwakamidesu.livejournal.com]

Well dayum girl - congrats! I hope you'll still talk to us now that you're famous.

[xlana.livejournal.com]

*hug* Congratulations! I second Karen's request. Let us know where and when to buy a copy. (and then can we send it to you for an autograph? (-: )

[castalusoria.livejournal.com]

Hot damn, fantastic news! Congratulations! Can't wait to see it in print!

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

I won't be in Seattle this year. Next year, I hope.

[calene.livejournal.com]

Well done!

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

HURRAY!!!!

[raqs.livejournal.com]

congratulations!

[kistha.livejournal.com]

Dthon and I are doing the *happytapdanceofjoy* together,

Even now around the office.

You are the fabulousness!

Must let us know when it's available.

*SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

[shakti-lemaris.livejournal.com]

That is fantastic news! Woo hoo!

[violet-moon25.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!!!!
Yahoo! Congratulations! (that's from David)

[oaktavia.livejournal.com]

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!

Congratulations sweetie! I'm so thrilled for you!
can't wait to see your name in print!

Waaaaaaa Hooooooo!

[annathepiper]

Oh wow, congratulations! I'm sorry I won't get to see you at Writer's Weekend this year, though. *hugs!*

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

I'll miss you and the usual suspects, too. I'll be counting on your post-conference report to make me feel like I was there.

[annathepiper]

It'll be a bit different this year, since I actually will be attending very few of the panels--I've promised Karen I'll volunteer for her, so I'll be timekeeping on various panels and stuff. I'll get in a pitch appointment or two, though, hopefully!

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

Fingers crossed for you!

[garybart.livejournal.com]

Yippee! First of many, I'm sure.

Will we see you at 1st Saturday next week?

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

The family reunion that was hovering around the 4th of July finally landed on a weekend, and it's this one. So I'll be in Forestport. Wish I could be in both places at once. We'll miss you and jaime_sama.

[jaime-sama.livejournal.com]

Add me to the list of folks who want to know what issue and where to buy it...!

Any chance that your reunion is this weekend, June 30/July 1? Because the first Sat. party is next weekend, July 7.

Just forlornly hoping that we might get to see you... should be able to return season 2 of Deadwood too, what an awesome show.

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

The 7th. Oh. Well, we all win, then. That'll teach me to reply before looking at my calendar. :)

You survived the first two seasons of Deadwood? I wasn't sure I would, and yet I'm avidly anticipating season 3 on DVD.

Glad we'll get to catch up with you two before the grand one-way road trip.

[annathepiper]

Thanks! :) I'll need to see who's available on the schedule when I get there, so I don't know quite who I'll be pitching to yet.

[garybart.livejournal.com]

The 7th. Oh. Well, we all win, then. That'll teach me to reply before looking at my calendar. :)

Excellent!

Shame that B&J won't be able to make it. (We'll be seeing them this weekend tho'.) You should remember to encourage them to attend 1st Saturdays after we're gone! J enjoyed his one visit.

yay for all winning...

[jaime-sama.livejournal.com]

"You survived the first two seasons of Deadwood? I wasn't sure I would, and yet I'm avidly anticipating season 3 on DVD."

That is exactly how I feel. I think I like the show better now that the season is over and I don't have to dread what I might see tomorrow night. (Is that mentally healthy??)

While watching season 2 I ruled that we had to watch an episode of Red Dwarf as a chaser after each Deadwood episode.

[katrinahawke.livejournal.com]

Greetings!

Congrats!!!!!

-Katrina