Strange Horizons
Just had a rejection email from Strange Horizons for my story, ‘A Winters Tale.’ I have to say I’m not surprised, my story when I had a deeper look at their output was not a good fit for them. It’s a fairly straight forward beginning, middle and a rather brutal end sort of thing, whereas […]
Playing Catch Up
Real life has got in the way for the past week or so. and I’ve not been able to keep to my preferred schedule. I’ve been able to get a few words down here and there and move the story along at least a little, just not as much as I’d hoped and of course […]
Moving On
About 4500 words in the last couple of days. Marc is now in negotiations with LSO and GG about the way forward. He has decided what to do about the task from his first client, and that needs to be implemented; more importantly he is now seeing more clearly what LSO’s position is. This is […]
Short Stories
I’ve now submitted my short story, ‘A Winter’s Tale’ to the Strange Horizons website. Having read a few of their previous stories I’m starting to think that it’s maybe not really ‘strange’ enough. Still, we can only wait and see and nothing lost in the process. In the event that it’s not accepted then I […]
By Way of a Change
I decided to take a break from leprechauns and private detectives for today. Spent most of the morning working on a short story that is currently entitled – Winter 01. Not very original i know but titles seem to choose themselves when I get to the end of the story. This is intended to be […]
Looking for Answers
Now that Marc has got GG alone he is trying to get answers as to what is actually going on and what is the meaning of the situation he finds himself in? I’m not too sure of what the answers are myself and I’m writing it all. Going to have to sleep on the problem […]
In the Lion’s Den
So Marc and GG have their prize but now have to try and figure a way to get it out without being caught. Easier said than done, especially when they’re both in the same van and it’s not their van, and they’re not even driving it. Getting out might not be the hardest part. They […]
It just gets harder
So Marc and his intrepid team, only GG at the moment, are involved in recovering property for Marc’s first client. It’s rapidly becoming clear that this is a much bigger and harder nut to crack than they had anticipated. Uniform security guards outside, plain clothed security guards inside and CCTV all over the place. I’m […]
and a New Character
Been busy for a couple of days so not a lot done, but today achieved the target of 1500 words before noon. Marc has his first client, although it’s a tricky assignment, involving an idea and loads of muscular and violent opponents. There are of course time constraints and problems involved in completing the assignment. […]
New Plot line
I’ve had a couple of fairly busy days, so not got a lot done, but today managed 2.2k words, so we’re getting back on track. our hero Marc now has a definite date for his fortune to arrive. On the strength of that he’s signed up for an office in a rather strange office block. […]