A day of words

[klwilliams]

I sent off a short story today. We'll see what happens. Whether it sells or not doesn't matter as much to me as the fact that I finally finished the thing. It's an idea I had a couple of years ago, a kind of feminist Arthurian story, which I've tried in a couple of different forms but hated. I like how it turned out, though as usual I waited until the last minute to finish it, so it could probably use a little more polish.

I'm also almost finished with A Feast for Crows, and I'm sorry I started reading it. The number of body parts -- fingers, nipples, hands, cheeks, breasts, and heads -- that have been hacked or chewed off has gotten to be ridiculous. Also, the series is turning into a lot of horrible, miserable characters that do horrible things to the very few decent characters remaining. I think this will be the last book of the series that I read.

Comments

how exciting!

[palimpsest-life.livejournal.com]

good luck!!!

I know what you mean about the Feast for Crows - it really starts to feel like there isn't going to be anyone left that you can care about! still, it's that old train wreck - just can't stop looking...

[equesgal.livejournal.com]

Congrats on getting the story out the door. I just sent one in myself on Monday. Mine was one I first wrote back around 1992. LOL My old writing group ripped it up and it just lay around for ages until I pulled it out and did a rewrite. I like how it finally came out too. ;-)

[ysabella-dolfin.livejournal.com]

WOO HOO!

[hrj.livejournal.com]

Yay for finishing stories! Yay for submitting! Yay for feminist Arthurian stories! (Might be a little biased there myself.)

[windrose.livejournal.com]

Yay you! It must be in the air. 8)

*fingers crossed*

[sfmarty.livejournal.com]

I seem to be reading non fiction these days. Thanks for the warning on Crows.

[xthread.livejournal.com]

To say nothing of the face that not only is it done, but it is submitted. There is much not to be sneezed at.

[etaine-pommier.livejournal.com]

Hooray for submitted!!! I can't wait to see it in print :-)

[al-zorra.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on story finished!

This series is a prime example of being way too much longer than it needed to be or should be.

Author needs toe cross-cut so often to follow all these characters and subplots, that the reader can't get comfortable anywhere in the book, and then reader realizes that Nothing is happening, not really, just lots of cross-cutting and lines of narrative, but they do not go anywhere, and if the author had just had the self-discipline to cut ruthlessly this o, so beloved new scene demanding yet another new character way back at in, oh say volume one or two, author would really be in the middle of finishing volume three, and the series as a whole, and everyone would be happier!

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

Good for you!

[kahnegabs.livejournal.com]

Congrats to you on submitting your story. Good luck to you too. I am properly impressed!

[evilviscountess.livejournal.com]

Well done you!

[lifeofglamour.livejournal.com]

w00t!! Yay writing, yay stories! Good luck!

[edanam.livejournal.com]

Congrats on finishing a story!

I totally agree about Crows. I'm glad I just borrowed the book.

[aberwyn.livejournal.com]

Who wrote the CROWS book? Boy am I out of touch with life . . .

Great news about the story!!!

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

It's part of the series by George R.R. Martin, the one that has the happy prostitutes in it. This one managed to be even more misogynistic than the one you read. I don't know why I picked it up.

[janni.livejournal.com]

Congrats on getting story in the mail! In many ways that really is the hardest part!