Just published, my Middle Stars short The Stars of Home is live at Trouble
Among the Stars #3, which you can find here.
Recently sold, The
Witch Who Wove Dreams was picked up by Aurealis,
my fourth placement with them and 78th overall. I’m very proud of
this as Aurealis is a leading science
fiction title Down Under. I expect publication later in the year.
Rejection rate remains high, the market constriction
certainly still seems to be in force. I have 96 submissions in play, though in
real terms maybe a dozen less, as there are a few multiples among those, and a
group of older submissions which may be dead or in limbo—it’s hard to think
otherwise when queries go unreplied to, and one must make a call on when to
declare them dead and move on.
My file of completed stories is up to 214 items, with plenty
to come. I’ll be writing some mystery material next for anthologies open, and
this could lead to new avenues of opportunity.
UPDATE
Two acceptances have come in on consecutive days (27th
& 28th of August), first my SF short The Man with the Alien Aura was accepted by the anthology Not Far From Roswell, then my fantasy
short Pilgrim to the City of the Dawn
scored a spot with the new JayHenge anthology Whigmaleeries and Wives' Tales. Not sure of publication schedule for the latter, but the
former is due in October. Will post when news comes available. For now, here’s
a screen shot from Submission Grinder, showing both!
Cheers, Mike Adamson
