Sirens and Demons oh my!
January 18, 2010Siren's Charge, one of my short stories, is a good example of a piece that's gone through a long, difficult journey into being the story it is today. It was plucked from a longer work and groomed, extended and shaped until it told the tale it needed to tell. And now it is proudly on display in the current issue of Drops of Crimson!
I'm so happy to see this story published as I'd had many mixed opinions of it from critique groups and beta readers. Some felt it needed to go back to being the start of a longer work. Others thought it was fine as is. Still others had suggestions for significant changes to the flow of the story. But I got to a point where I was happy with Siren's Charge and figured I'd give it a shot at publication before retiring it for a few more years.
I'm glad I gave it a chance and I'm even more glad Drops of Crimson did too!
Tags: short story, submission, siren's charge, acceptance!, urban fantasy.
2 comments
J. Koyanagi
Fri, 22 Jan 2010
Congratulations on the publication!
Violet
Sat, 23 Jan 2010
Thank you so much! The acceptance came so close to the publication date it was a happy surprise :)