I love, love, love Subterranean Press and am so delighted to have finally landed a sale there. This actually happened a couple of weeks ago, right before Launchpad, but I was sitting on the news until I finished revisions.33 Which I just did and had accepted today. Hurrah!
Here’s the opening bit as a teaser. I’ll let you know when the story is up.
Mundari Vineyard 2045, Nashik (India), Shiraz
Black cherry, plum, and currant flavors mingle with aromas of sweet tobacco and sage in this dependable offering from India.The sun peeking through the grapevines felt hotter on Bharat Mundari’s neck than twenty-four degrees. Another perfect day. Bharat scowled and worked his way down the row of vines, thinning the grapes so the remaining Shiraz crop would become fuller and riper.
Not that there was a point in having healthy vines when he couldn’t pay his weather bill. Without rain, the grapevines would weaken under the stress, and stressed grapes made poor wine. No one bought flawed wine.
Just to keep things in balance though, I should tell you that the night I got home from the Campbells, I had a rejection note waiting in my inbox. Doesn’t matter. My life is very, very good right now.
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- There’s a funny story here, which I’ll tell later.333
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More good news. Hurray!
WOW! You’re on a roll lady! May it roll long indeed.
Dang, that Campbell Award is fast acting
Heh. It’s a pre-Campbell sale, but yeah, it sure does look funny to announce it now.
Pfft, forget balancing out! That’s a great sale. Looking forward to reading it!
Congrats!
Thanks all!
I remember you working on research for that story ages ago!
Glad it finally sold–I’m looking forward to reading it. =)
I’d say you are off to a good start for the month of August!
Congrats on the latest sale!
Tee hee! Yes, August is not sucking.
Congratulations!
I’ll bet Subterranean is congratulating themselves to have scored you just before your price (or at least bragging value) went way up. . . .
Congrats on the still-secret sale!
Noticed that, did you?
Hooray!
Congrats!!! That’s one of my favorite zines!
Congrats! When it rains, it pours!
Thanks all. I adore Subterranean both in content and presentation.
Maaaaan, I bet the rejectors feel PRETTY foolish right about now
I hope not, actually. I really, profoundly hope that I don’t ever get a free pass because of this thing.
Of course not, darl – just a joke
I don’t think any of us would take the easy way! We like that sense of earning our successes … even though some times I do bang my head against the desk and chant ‘Why can’t this be easy just once?!’
Oh, yeah, the head-banging is tooootally part of my process. But with the tiara, it hurts.
Great sale! Congratulations.
Ooh, I /love/ this story.