Poor, sad subs page. Just two stories out. ROF finally sent me a BFOD for Church (which I can abbreviate as CCR, but I won't to spare you all.) And Alchemy bounced Listening. *sniffle* and just when I was starting to think of myself as a style monkey. Church needs to be re-read, but much like Firing, it's probably as good as it will get while remaining itself, so I'll probably just tweak a couple of sentences and send it back out. Bough is still in my revision pile. It's actually at the top of my pile, which is probably why I'm not revising anything. I should go dig through my files and bring Taste of Salt out for revisions. It's been about 5 months since I last looked at it, so I should be ready to revise and get it ready for the rest of the markets.

And for those of you reading this on your friends page, I posted three movie review things from months ago, sorry.

Tags: bough, church, firing, tos
Current Music: Morrissey - Trouble Loves Me

80 words tonight. Of revision, so it's probably really at least twice that, and about an hour's worth of work. First 4 pages of Requiem (known to Clarionites as either Nightlight or Laying Ghosts.) Slower than sludge, but hey, it's something. And I've had nothing for so long, anything is good.

I cleaned up Listening for submission last week, and Feeling Driftwood the week before, but both of them were just polishing runs. I haven't revised something seriously since early March when I worked on Firing, and before that, the last time was the end of January when I got three pieces out the door in a week. I haven't finished a story since Wounds, and I've barely written any since then as well.

That's what's so frustrating about my problems with Requiem. I *know* what happens. I fixed the ending in my head, so I know what happens where and all, I just need to buckle down and find the words for it. And I can't. I end up staring at the story and drooling. (well, not literally.)

I think maybe I know why everything sucks so much. And it's not SH's rejection of the Firing rewrite, even though that wasn't nice. What hurts is a form from Alchemy for it. I really love this story. And I know that doesn't translate to much of anything, really, but I really love it. And I've only had one other form rejection for it so far (and only two more pro markets for it, I think), so I don't like that. I think I deserved a personal note, even if it was "didn't get it." I know it's my entitlement gnome. I *know* this. (or gnow this). But it still makes me cranky.

I'd like to query ROF about Church of Chain and Roses. I didn't much care how long they were holding on to it before, but now that I have Firing back, I have a story to send them, and I want CCR to come back. I was going to query, but I was being neurotic about who to query (Carina? but she doesn't have it, she passed it up to shawna, and I know this, and she knows I know this, so is it coy to ask her, or should I still ask her?), and while I was being neurotic, someone who subbed well after me (early Jan, I think, instead of late October) got a rejection letter. So maybe she's holding onto mine for a reason? or maybe not, but I think I'll give it a week or so before I query.

Tags: church, driftwood, firing, listening

No love from SH. Firing got bounced today--they still had problems with the ending, and didn't quite grasp the whole firing thing. I have to think on it a little bit. Next stop should be Asimov's, but as I may have a good two months or more before then, I may send it to Alchemy, they of the stylemonkeys and fast turn around. I do have plans as to what to send them next, but until it's free, I plan to sulk and kick things.

On the other hand, it's a special day for Church of Chain and Roses. Yes, it's at day 200 at ROF. You're all invited to a party in honor of it.

Tags: church, firing