Congrats Bartle! Metaphorsosis publish some stellar stuff - yours included.
After many, many, MANY hours of revision, my first ever submission to Writers of the Future sold to Metaphorosis. It's titled "Shards." This is my first story sale *ever* after, um, five years of straight rejections.
That's way awesome. Feels good doesn't it? Big Congrats.
Chuck Thompson
6 Rs, 5 HMs, 2 SHMs
After many, many, MANY hours of revision, my first ever submission to Writers of the Future sold to Metaphorosis. It's titled "Shards." This is my first story sale *ever* after, um, five years of straight rejections. And it's the basis for the cover art! You can read it here: https://magazine.metaphorosis.com/story ... ase-young/
I love that title: Ambrose Starkisser Encounters That Which is Locked for the story in UFO.
I read your story in Metaphorosis. Love the cat Despond! Great world building! Thanks for the link.
Congrats on your pro sales!
Vol. 36: 3rd -- R, 4th -- R
Vol. 37: 1st -- R, 2nd -- HM, 3rd -- HM, 4th -- SHM
Vol. 38: 1st -- HM, 2nd -- HM, 3rd -- HM, 4th -- HM
Vol. 39: 1st -- SHM, 2nd -- RWC, 3rd -- RWC, 4th -- HM
Vol. 40: 1st -- HM, 2nd -- R, 3rd -- RWC, 4th -- R
Vol. 41: 1st - R, 2nd -- pending, 3rd -- WIP
"Never give up! Never surrender!" -- Galaxy Quest
"The Witch of Sherman Oaks" my HM from Volume 36, Quarter 3 appears in the Summer 2020 issue of The Colored Lens.
Congrats Milo!
After many, many, MANY hours of revision, my first ever submission to Writers of the Future sold to Metaphorosis. It's titled "Shards." This is my first story sale *ever* after, um, five years of straight rejections. And it's the basis for the cover art! You can read it here: https://magazine.metaphorosis.com/story ... ase-young/
And what happened just a couple months after selling this story? I made my first ever PRO sale to Unidentified Funny Objects 8! Ahhh!! I'm so freaking happy! (It's a funny sci-fi humor story titled "Ambrose Starkisser Encounters That Which Is Locked," and it'll be coming out in late September/early October.)
So, yeah. Five years of rejections would have ground me down but for the Honorable Mentions and one Silver Honorable Mention from WotF. I can't overstate what a morale boost they were. Seriously. After that SHM in 2018, I kinda went into overdrive, reading and studying and practicing SFF as much as possible. Thank you WotF!
Congrats! Your hard work shows! And to be the basis of the cover art on your first sale? Dang. You're on fire!
Thank you FishyGoo, chuck, crlisle, and SCAFontaine. Your kind words mean a lot to me. And thank you for checking out my story! That's the best compliment of all.
Congrats to the others in this thread who've sold stories recently! The folks on this forum are killing it!
R x 1
HM x 2
SHM x 1
My publications: https://ebookofthenewsun.wordpress.com/fiction/
My blog on futurism and other weird stuff: https://ebookofthenewsun.wordpress.com/blog/
I did a exercise on point of view with the Toronto Sci Fi and Fantasy Writers Group, and they are publishing it in the second edition of Speculative North. It's nice to get a sale for a piece I didn't even submit, but the major success for me is writing publishable work (even as an example of a writing exercise) as a first draft. Typically, my first drafts are awful. But this piece took me all of 25 mins.
First Place, Q1 Vol 36 Recently out!
"Deymons" in Mysterion: https://www.mysteriononline.com/2024/02/deymons.html
"Every Me Is Someone Else" in Diabolical Plots: https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-103a-every-me-is-someone-else-by-andrew-dibble/
Twenty-five minutes to produce something publishable - Blimey! Well done.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/52 ... -anthology
I’m delighted to announce I have a story forthcoming in this gorgeous anthology. The Kickstarter is to allow more authors to be included in the anthology! I love this cover! Check it out.
V34: R,HM,R
V35: HM,R,R,HM
V36: R,HM,HM,SHM
V37: HM,SF,SHM,SHM
V38: (P)F, SHM, F, F
V39: SHM, SHM, HM, SHM
Published Finalist Volume 38
Pro’d out Q4V39
www.rebeccaetreasure.com
Managing Editor, Apex Magazine
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/52625019/upon-a-once-time-anthology
I’m delighted to announce I have a story forthcoming in this gorgeous anthology. The Kickstarter is to allow more authors to be included in the anthology! I love this cover! Check it out.
Congratulations, Becky! I'm super excited about this one.
If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. ~ H.G. Wells
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
R, SF, SHM, SHM, SHM, F, R, HM, SHM, R, HM, R, F, SHM, SHM, SHM, SF, SHM, 1st Place (Q2 V38)
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/52625019/upon-a-once-time-anthology
I’m delighted to announce I have a story forthcoming in this gorgeous anthology. The Kickstarter is to allow more authors to be included in the anthology! I love this cover! Check it out.
Nicely done, Becky! Wonderful cover! May this Kickstarter reach its stretch goals. Great to see your bio on their page!
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"Super-Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler" won Best SFF Story of 2019! Read it in Writers of the Future, Vol. 35. Order HERE!
Need writing help? My award-winning SUPER SECRETS articles are FREE in DreamForge.
IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
Congrats Becky. Can't wait to read your story.
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HM x5
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2012 Stars in Our Hearts
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Good news, everyone! I'm going to have a story published in Fireside Quarterly's Winter 2021 issue! I'm super excited.
(Apparently I could have announced when the contract was signed, but most of my experience before this was with anthologies that asked me to wait until they officially announced their contents, so I figured better safe than sorry--and then months went by. I finally decided to ask today. )
If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. ~ H.G. Wells
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
R, SF, SHM, SHM, SHM, F, R, HM, SHM, R, HM, R, F, SHM, SHM, SHM, SF, SHM, 1st Place (Q2 V38)
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Good news, everyone! I'm going to have a story published in Fireside Quarterly's Winter 2021 issue! I'm super excited.
(Apparently I could have announced when the contract was signed, but most of my experience before this was with anthologies that asked me to wait until they officially announced their contents, so I figured better safe than sorry--and then months went by. I finally decided to ask today. )
Great news indeed, Liz! That’s a nice pro sale! Publication date is a year away, which for you is a good thing—I think you’re close to pro-ing out! Congratulations and keep up the great work!
Click here to JOIN THE WULF PACK!
"Super-Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler" won Best SFF Story of 2019! Read it in Writers of the Future, Vol. 35. Order HERE!
Need writing help? My award-winning SUPER SECRETS articles are FREE in DreamForge.
IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
Congratulations! I got a sneak peek of this story and, y'all, it is SO good. Good job, Liz!
V34: R,HM,R
V35: HM,R,R,HM
V36: R,HM,HM,SHM
V37: HM,SF,SHM,SHM
V38: (P)F, SHM, F, F
V39: SHM, SHM, HM, SHM
Published Finalist Volume 38
Pro’d out Q4V39
www.rebeccaetreasure.com
Managing Editor, Apex Magazine
That's awesome - Fireside is one of my favourite publications. 😀
35: - R R R | 36: R HM R R | 37: HM HM HM SHM | 38: HM HM HM HM | 39: HM HM HM SHM | 40: HM R SHM SHM |
4 SHM / 12 HM / 7 R
Congratulations, Liz!
Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm ~ Winston Churchill
V37: R, R, R, HM
V38: SHM
Good news, everyone! I'm going to have a story published in Fireside Quarterly's Winter 2021 issue! I'm super excited.
(Apparently I could have announced when the contract was signed, but most of my experience before this was with anthologies that asked me to wait until they officially announced their contents, so I figured better safe than sorry--and then months went by. I finally decided to ask today. )
Great news indeed, Liz! That’s a nice pro sale! Publication date is a year away, which for you is a good thing—I think you’re close to pro-ing out! Congratulations and keep up the great work!
It's actually in January (although it won't be on their website until May). O_o I've got a couple of sales to go yet, though--I checked with Joni to make sure.
Thank you, everyone!
If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. ~ H.G. Wells
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
R, SF, SHM, SHM, SHM, F, R, HM, SHM, R, HM, R, F, SHM, SHM, SHM, SF, SHM, 1st Place (Q2 V38)
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Good news, everyone! I'm going to have a story published in Fireside Quarterly's Winter 2021 issue! I'm super excited.
(Apparently I could have announced when the contract was signed, but most of my experience before this was with anthologies that asked me to wait until they officially announced their contents, so I figured better safe than sorry--and then months went by. I finally decided to ask today. )
Congratulations!!
V37: R, R, R, R
V38: R, R, HM, R
V39:
Author of The Otherworld Trilogy
Book 1: In the Name of the Otherworld (https://www.amazon.com/Name-Otherworld-Hermione-Lee/dp/1955086362)
Book 2: Marvels of the Underworld (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1956788689?ref_=dbs_m_mng_wim_calw_tpbk_1&storeType=ebooks)
Book 3 I&II: War of the Chaotic Worlds (TBA)
Recipient of the Literary Titan Silver Award in September 2021
Recipient of Best Sci-fi and Fantasy Novel and Best Young Adult Book in the 24th Critters Annual Readers Poll (2021-2022)
Winner of the 2021 Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewers’ Choice Awards (Best YA/NA Novel)
My story "The Wizard and the Woke" appears in B Cubed Press' new anthology Stories for the Thoughtful Young, which is currently Amazon's #1 New Release in Children's Folk Tale & Myth Anthologies.
https://www.amazon.com/Stories-Thoughtf ... 949476103/
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HMx9
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My story "The Wizard and the Woke" appears in B Cubed Press' new anthology Bedtime Stories for the Thoughtful Young, which is currently Amazon's #1 New Release in Children's Folk Tale & Myth Anthologies.
Awesome news, Milo! Congratulations!
If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. ~ H.G. Wells
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
R, SF, SHM, SHM, SHM, F, R, HM, SHM, R, HM, R, F, SHM, SHM, SHM, SF, SHM, 1st Place (Q2 V38)
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4th and Starlight: e-book | paperback
Well done, Milo! Keep writing those stories!
Click here to JOIN THE WULF PACK!
"Super-Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler" won Best SFF Story of 2019! Read it in Writers of the Future, Vol. 35. Order HERE!
Need writing help? My award-winning SUPER SECRETS articles are FREE in DreamForge.
IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
My story "The Wizard and the Woke" appears in B Cubed Press' new anthology Stories for the Thoughtful Young, which is currently Amazon's #1 New Release in Children's Folk Tale & Myth Anthologies.
Congratulations
V37: R, R, R, R
V38: R, R, HM, R
V39:
Author of The Otherworld Trilogy
Book 1: In the Name of the Otherworld (https://www.amazon.com/Name-Otherworld-Hermione-Lee/dp/1955086362)
Book 2: Marvels of the Underworld (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1956788689?ref_=dbs_m_mng_wim_calw_tpbk_1&storeType=ebooks)
Book 3 I&II: War of the Chaotic Worlds (TBA)
Recipient of the Literary Titan Silver Award in September 2021
Recipient of Best Sci-fi and Fantasy Novel and Best Young Adult Book in the 24th Critters Annual Readers Poll (2021-2022)
Winner of the 2021 Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewers’ Choice Awards (Best YA/NA Novel)
After **19** submissions (perseverance pays!) , I had my Kafkaesque dystopian story "Trial in Majority" podcasted by Simultaneous Times. This is the first time I've had music composed for my writing. My story begins at 12:01:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spac ... 8_06-07_00
(text version on my website: https://andydibble.com/2020/11/03/trial-in-majority/ )
The other story in this episode (the one before mine) was written by Cora Buhlert, a Hugo award-nominee. Her story is also worth a listen.
First Place, Q1 Vol 36 Recently out!
"Deymons" in Mysterion: https://www.mysteriononline.com/2024/02/deymons.html
"Every Me Is Someone Else" in Diabolical Plots: https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-103a-every-me-is-someone-else-by-andrew-dibble/
After **19** submissions (perseverance pays!) , I had my Kafkaesque dystopian story "Trial in Majority" podcasted by Simultaneous Times. This is the first time I've had music composed for my writing. My story begins at 12:01:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spac ... 8_06-07_00
(text version on my website: https://andydibble.com/2020/11/03/trial-in-majority/ )The other story in this episode (the one before mine) was written by Cora Buhlert, a Hugo award-nominee. Her story is also worth a listen.
Awesome news, Andy!
If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. ~ H.G. Wells
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
R, SF, SHM, SHM, SHM, F, R, HM, SHM, R, HM, R, F, SHM, SHM, SHM, SF, SHM, 1st Place (Q2 V38)
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Congratulations!!! I'm so up and down with submitting my completed stuff that none of them are close to 19 tries yet but knowing that can happen will help me do another round of submissions this weekend Thanks for the inspiration.
v36 Q1, Q3 - HM; Q4 - R
v37 Q1 - R; Q2 - SHM; Q4 - HM
v38 Q1 - HM; Q2 - SHM; Q3 - HM; Q4 - HM
v39 Q1 - SHM; Q3 - HM; Q4 -RWC
v40 Q1, Q2 - HM; Q3 - Pending
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/52625019/upon-a-once-time-anthology
I’m delighted to announce I have a story forthcoming in this gorgeous anthology. The Kickstarter is to allow more authors to be included in the anthology! I love this cover! Check it out.
Awesome! I'm looking forward to reading it.
Chuck Thompson
6 Rs, 5 HMs, 2 SHMs
Hello everyone. I never thought I’d be able to post anything on this thread, since I've never had any major achievements in writing. But finally, I've got some good news to share! My 70k novel just got accepted at World Castle Publishing! It’s a small press, however, this is a very big milestone for me
V37: R, R, R, R
V38: R, R, HM, R
V39:
Author of The Otherworld Trilogy
Book 1: In the Name of the Otherworld (https://www.amazon.com/Name-Otherworld-Hermione-Lee/dp/1955086362)
Book 2: Marvels of the Underworld (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1956788689?ref_=dbs_m_mng_wim_calw_tpbk_1&storeType=ebooks)
Book 3 I&II: War of the Chaotic Worlds (TBA)
Recipient of the Literary Titan Silver Award in September 2021
Recipient of Best Sci-fi and Fantasy Novel and Best Young Adult Book in the 24th Critters Annual Readers Poll (2021-2022)
Winner of the 2021 Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewers’ Choice Awards (Best YA/NA Novel)
Wow! Congratulations!
Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm ~ Winston Churchill
V37: R, R, R, HM
V38: SHM
Wow! Congratulations!
Thank you!
V37: R, R, R, R
V38: R, R, HM, R
V39:
Author of The Otherworld Trilogy
Book 1: In the Name of the Otherworld (https://www.amazon.com/Name-Otherworld-Hermione-Lee/dp/1955086362)
Book 2: Marvels of the Underworld (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1956788689?ref_=dbs_m_mng_wim_calw_tpbk_1&storeType=ebooks)
Book 3 I&II: War of the Chaotic Worlds (TBA)
Recipient of the Literary Titan Silver Award in September 2021
Recipient of Best Sci-fi and Fantasy Novel and Best Young Adult Book in the 24th Critters Annual Readers Poll (2021-2022)
Winner of the 2021 Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewers’ Choice Awards (Best YA/NA Novel)