Got Fangs, anyone?

My publisher, Wyvern Publications has opened submissions to their third anthology: Fangtales.

The first anthology was Dragtontales, (now available on Amazon):



And this past year they did Mertales. (Soon to be coming out in the fall) Including stories from fellow bloggers Cherie Reich, and Nicole Zoltak.

Here's the criteria for Fangtales:

Fangtales is our upcoming vampire anthology for teens. Stories will be accepted from the 1 September 2010 and should feature a vampire tale of 2,000-5,000 words. Please send submissions to wyvernpublications@googlemail.com with Fangtales Submission in the subject line of the e-mail and the document in a Microsoft Word attachment.

The closing date is 15 January 2011. Submitting authors will be contacted by the end of January. The editor (Berni Stevens) of Fangtales prefers traditional vampires as in Bram Stoker's Dracula (this means no walking in the sunlight, eating garlic, or laughing at the sign of the cross...the traditional vampire truly is a creature of the night and not a day-walker with sparkly skin). However, she is looking for a fresh new look at an overworked genre and wants to be scared!

Anyone here going to enter?

You're My Only Hope.....

So out of 6 partial requests, I've had five rejections. There's one more out there in queryland....and I know it's cliche to say it, but Dear Agent #6, "You're my only hope."

Now the good news: I'm working out the details for my 200 followers giveaway! Yay! I'll let you know asap when I figure things out.

And I just had an awesome flute recital at the Nashua Public Library today. I'll have a You Tube link posted in the next entry, probably tomorrow or Friday.

Submissions Update and Link

I had a nice email in my inbox this morning. My short story, Caldron's Brew, has been accepted by Moon Drenched Fables for their September issue. I'll let you know when it's up!

My short story, Malicifer, was rejected by Sword and Sorceress. I've sent it to Beneath Ceaseless Skies.

And, my friend, Cher Green, is giving away two free Tarot readings at her Tarot Blog today.

Anyone else have recent acceptances/rejections that you'd like to share?

1 Acceptance and 2 Rejections

The winner of the ebook by Nicole Zoltak is....Joanne! Congrats!!

Recently I've had two rejections and one acceptance. The acceptance has made both rejections worth it!

So now, the rejections first:

My Atlantis Story, "Poseidon's Claim" was rejected by Pill Hill Press. It was originally short listed, but they said they had over 200 stories and mine didn't make it in. Oh well.

My Rainbow story was rejected by Shimmer. Form rejection. So I sent it to A Fly in Amber to see what they think of it.

And now for the acceptance.....drum roll.....



"Poseidon's Claim" has found a home with Aurora Wolf. You can read it here. ***Please go and leave a comment for me!!!***

Not bad. It's the first acceptance this year since Mindlfights in December. How has the new year been treating you?

1 Rejection and 3 Maybe's

Submissions update! I post this for every author out there wondering what's going on in the submission pool.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies rejected my Rainbow story. Here is what they said,

"Thanks very much for sending this story to Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Unfortunately, it's not quite right for us. I really liked the opening few pages, with Tora's colorblindness gradually revealed and the vivid description of how she saw things. But when her mother figured it out, and when things moved to the second scene many years later and the conflict there seemed to me to be about weaving execution rather than Tora's struggle to deal with colorblindness, things didn't feel as engaging to me as I was hoping.

I appreciate your interest in our magazine. Please feel free to submit again.

Regards,

Scott H. Andrews
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
_Beneath Ceaseless Skies_
http://beneath-ceaseless-skies.com"

Not that bad, actually it was pretty nice. I've already re-polished the story and sent it to Shimmer Magazine. Which would also be really neat to have a story with them.

And Pill Hill Press short listed all three of my stories! Here's what they said,

"Thank you for submitting to Flesh & Bone: Rise of the Necromancers short story contest. Your story has been read by the editor and is being held for consideration for the prize money and/or publication in the anthology.

Making the short list is no guarantee of publication. We constantly reevaluate the short list, and final determination may take up to two weeks after the deadline (31 July 2010). If you choose not to wait, please notify us that you are withdrawing your story.

Sincerely,

Alva J. Roberts & Jessy Marie Roberts, Editors"

Has anyone been short-listed before?

Waiting on Submissions

Right now I have so many submissions out there and I've been waiting for so long that I feel like the lady in this painting. Only I'm not looking out the window, I'm looking at the computer screen. And I'm not sure who that is in the background behind the curtain? Maybe my husband thinking, what's she so concerned about?

My Rainbow story is with Beneath Ceaseless Skies, a pro magazine that qualifies you for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. It's been there for 38 days now, and I see on Duotrope that they've already rejected two other stories that were sent after mine. Average time for rejection=28.2 days. Average time for acceptances=38.5 So I'm waiting and waiting to hear back!

I have three submissions out with Pill Hill Press: My Atlantis story, My Shadows and Light story, and my Necromancer story. I've never sent to them before, so I have no idea what their response will be.

My one and only scary story, titled Reverence, has been at Abandoned Towers for over a hundred days, and I'm waiting on that one as well. I submitted it to their print magazine, and they said it would take longer to decide on that, so I'm waiting to hear back.

What magazines are you waiting on? What's the longest time you've had to wait?

Submissions...

Tonight I submitted my short story, Facade, to Emerald Tales. The theme this time around is "Masks or Appearances can be deceiving." I thought it would make the perfect fantasy story.

My story is about a girl that is adopted by an elderly couple and moves into town one day from an orphanage. She wears a mysterious, golden mask and there is great speculation as to her reasons to hide. When the villagers' ignorance and hate build, she is forced into a confrontation and rescued by a local village boy. Later on that act of heroism is rewarded in a way that changes his life forever.

Here is the link to the submissions page at Emerald Tales.

I'm still waiting on Way of the Wizard, What if? by Readme Publications, the Female Pirate Story by Mindancer Press, Chance by Motif Books, Appalachian Holiday Hauntings, and The Dead Bells Anthology. I've also submitted a short story to Meeting House Press about Cambridge MA, where I went to Grad school. I'll let you know when the results come in!

Writing Update: Submissions

Just the word "submission" makes me excited! It's all the possibilies that come with it. It's what makes me check my email everyday! Every submission is a lottery ticket.

Today I got a reply from Wild Rose Press concerning my query for my Carnival of Illusions Series. They want to see the first story, Seer's Destiny. So I submitted that immediately! It would be great to write for them. They actually have a fantasy/romance line which fits my style rather well.

I also submitted to another anthology today: Appalachian Holiday Hauntings. It took me forever to memorize the spelling for Appalachian, and it took another few days to research which states are really in the Appalachians. I have relatives in North Carolina, so I started with that and went from there. Then, I had to tie it in to all of the things associated with Appalachia (civil war, trees, eagles, southern food) and flavor it with a dose of Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol: per guideline requirements. Phew!

Here's what I came up with:

Camilla Lee is a scrooge. Consumed with her career as a virtuoso violinist, she regrets going home for the holidays and is embarrassed by her parents’ simple life in the boonies. She’s lost the meaning of Christmas and it’s up to three spirits: an old civil war general, a bald eagle, and a long lost miner, to set her heart right again.

I still haven't heard back from Way of the Wizard, and I'm sitting on the edge of my seat to hear back about my Samhain Space Opera. They said that they would choose by the end of the month....which draws near.

What the longest time you've had to wait for a submission? And how many submissions do you have out there in cyberspace?