Ah, 2009
After selling a short story in 2012, I abandoned shorts in favor of fiction novel first drafts. The results were fantastic. From 2013 to 2018, I completed two or three novel first drafts per year. Like the lazy slug I am, only a handful have seen publication as essays or novellas or actual books - a parody, a horror novel, and an autobiography.
Dismayed, I focused this year on short stories. And while I've only sold one, it felt quite pleasing to notch a sale for the first time in seven years. "Mark of the Bruja" will appear in the Horror: California anthology due out soon. Can an arrogant young playwright and a drunken old house painter stop an ancient evil from nesting in a Hollywood apartment building?
Pick up a copy, read, enjoy.
In the meantime, I type away, attempting to complete a short story that has grown into a novella. Provided I don't fall back into old habits of sloth characterized by web surfing dolphin videos and fat people skate boarding, I should publish by the end of January.
An unwritten plan of action is a wish list.
1 comment:
Hi JP
First off, I'll be getting the book. Can I pre-order?
Aye yes....getting it done. When you can define a novel project by a Presidential administration, that's a while. When that guy's served two terms and you're still plugging away at the same project.... I hear that.
No more naked fat people on dolphins. Get 'er done! For me, it's kitten vids and lately, binge-watching Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood reaction vids.
Seriously, if you want some inspiration, or just need a good reason to sniffle into a jacket, see this movie. It's good!
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