Progress Report 9-2-2007

Lots of news to convey, all of which I consider sort of exciting.

First off, and possibly most interesting to you, when I was talking to my father about thoughts on podcasting and the ilk, he grew really into the idea. He's a professional musician with a professional recording studio in his basement. We talked a little bit about microphones and recording software and all that business.

So last weekend, he invited me over. He's picked me up a microphone and all the rest of the hook up to have my own little mini recording studio. Mics, a mixer, the imputes for my laptop, da works, as they say.

What that means is that HOPEFULLY by weeks out, I'll be podcasting like everyone else and their mother.

That in mind, the plan is to do a writing podcast with a touch of focus on how motherhood (parenthood) effects a freelance career. They'll be stuff in there for my friends, for writers, for mothers, and for any mix there in. I should have a promo up soon, I'll admit, I'm having fun and my inner gear-head is being satisfied for now.

In writing news, I'm still waiting to hear back from the gentlemanly editor of SpaceWesterns about my short story "Mars' Ain't No Place for Ladies." He's wants it, and other stories, I'm just waiting to hear back on the money stuff. You should consider popping over there, it's a token market, but money is money and the material is fun to write (for me at least.)

I sent out a story about a dancer and the devil to Susurrus Press for their E-thology "I am This Meat" and look forward to hearing back, good or bad. The deadline is up, or I'd send you over there, however, the site looks like they're going to have plenty of more anthologies and looking for plenty of more material. Again, it's a small pay market, but a pub cred is a pub cred.

I heard back on "Peace in the Valley" from Clarkesworld ezine, and the editor over there, Nick Mamatas pretty much slamned it into the wall and then hit it with a sledge hammer. Honestly, he was right about most of the things he said, and I can't really blame him for being brisk. I appriciate his honesty, frankly, and I consider a lashing about the content to be a big step up from a form letter 'this isn't for us' rejection. In fact, I consider it a mark as growth in my writing.

Maybe more on that later. For now, I've got a podcast to get up and going.