I have just received an acceptance for The Last Botnet from Henry Gee at Nature. This short-short will appear in the Futures feature of a future (sorry!) issue of Nature Physics.
Needless to say, my happiness level has just red-lined. What more could a former astronomer turned SF writer (part-time) ask for? Okay, the answer is "lots", but this will certainly do for starters.
The Last Botnet was one of those instant ideas, pretty much instantly written (all right, in a single afternoon). I passed it on to my critting angel (she knows who she is) who had some very useful suggestions, which I responded to. And lo! It came to pass that my 15-month "dry" ended with a bang**. And about bloody time too.
V.
(** not counting reprints)
Needless to say, my happiness level has just red-lined. What more could a former astronomer turned SF writer (part-time) ask for? Okay, the answer is "lots", but this will certainly do for starters.
The Last Botnet was one of those instant ideas, pretty much instantly written (all right, in a single afternoon). I passed it on to my critting angel (she knows who she is) who had some very useful suggestions, which I responded to. And lo! It came to pass that my 15-month "dry" ended with a bang**. And about bloody time too.
V.
(** not counting reprints)
- Mood:
ecstatic
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Infrequently Asked Questions
Q1. Who the hell are you?
A1. I'm a British writer of SF stories and occasionally slipstream fantasy.
Q2. How long have you been doing this stuff?
A2. Hard at it since '97.
Q3. Where can I read your stories?
A3. For free at Transcriptase and Hub, or for a collection try:
Q4. When's that first novel due?
A4. Um... I'm working on it, but don't wait up.
A1. I'm a British writer of SF stories and occasionally slipstream fantasy.
Q2. How long have you been doing this stuff?
A2. Hard at it since '97.
Q3. Where can I read your stories?
A3. For free at Transcriptase and Hub, or for a collection try:
Q4. When's that first novel due?
A4. Um... I'm working on it, but don't wait up.
Comments
Should it be suggested as a SFWA pro-market?
Would that mean I could get SFWA credits for papers published there (not that they pay you for them)?
Still buzzing from the acceptance.
Thanks again!
V.