Some Good News

[przed]

Well, we're back from up north. The funeral went as well as such things can. I managed to make it all the way through the eulogy without breaking down. Friends, family and neighbours have rallied 'round my mom. And I stayed up for the week to help mom with all the paperwork that invariably follows a death, which also gave me the opportunity to talk to my mom and celebrate dad's life some more.

Now that the immediate grief has subsided, I feel a bit more like announcing some recent good news that came my way. While we were away, I heard from the editor of the anthology I'd submitted to, and she's accepted my story. I have made my first professional fiction sale. I'm determined to write and submit more, now, and hoping I can strike lucky more than this once.

The anthology is Lace and Blade 2, which will be coming out next February. I'll provide more details as the publication date gets closer.

Comments

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

It's pretty daunting how much legal stuff has to be coped with after a death. Good for you for being able to share the load with your Mum - I hope you're both OK. um, please don't mind my rambling - it's well-meant, I promise - but a sort of odd thing kept happening to me for quite some time after my parent's deaths. It was a bit disconcerting - I would suddenly find a feeling had crept up on me which was like "all right, we've done the funeral and the sorting-out and the whole having-died thing - that's over; I want to get back to you-being-alive NORMAL now". It felt as if reality was out of synch, and it kept coming back at odd intervals. Hope you guys are feeling supported by those around you. {{hugs}}

Congratulations on your first professional sale - you certainly deserve it, your writing is bloody good!

[przed.livejournal.com]

The list of things that have to be done is a bit daunting, but on the other hand it gave us something to concentrate on besides the fact that Dad is gone. I can completely understand your feeling of being out of synch. I've gone through that myself already, and I anticipate it happening more in the future.

Thanks for the congrats. It was definitely a nice piece of news, especially when all I expected was a rejection letter.