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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
I've just signed a contract with the publishers of Hub for The English Dead. This story, which I think of (rightly or wrongly) as one of my best, should be published soon, possibly this year. Needless to say, I'm very pleased. Hub may not pay pro-rates, but it does have a subscription base exceeding 5000, which beats all but a handful of print magazines.
Written in 2001, The English Dead had proved difficult to place, having garnered lots of praise from several leading editors, even an acceptance from a pro 'zine that died before it could publish the story. I'm glad it's finally found a good home.
http://www.hub-mag.co.uk/
Written in 2001, The English Dead had proved difficult to place, having garnered lots of praise from several leading editors, even an acceptance from a pro 'zine that died before it could publish the story. I'm glad it's finally found a good home.
http://www.hub-mag.co.uk/
- Mood: ecstatic
Just before I went to bed last night I heard from William Sanders, Senior Editor of Helix webzine. The good news is that he wants to publish my novelette "Family Tree". I'm absolutely delighted, as I feel that "Family Tree" is one of my better stories. Now, at last, it has a good home. It's my eleventh story to be accepted for publication.
Perhaps the most amazing aspect of this acceptance is that the whole process, from sending my asking-permission-to-submit email to William replying with "OK, I want it", took only 2.5 hours. That must be some kind of record!
http://www.helixsf.com/index.htm
Vaughan
Perhaps the most amazing aspect of this acceptance is that the whole process, from sending my asking-permission-to-submit email to William replying with "OK, I want it", took only 2.5 hours. That must be some kind of record!
http://www.helixsf.com/index.htm
Vaughan
- Mood:
jubilant
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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 on-line at Transcriptase and Hub (links below), or you can build a collection of them at:
Q4. When's that first novel due?
A4. First draft is nearing completion.
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