Another new Sword and Sorcery tale finished: The Ghoul-Catcher

Five days after my last story, I've finished the first draft of a new sword and sorcery tale: The Ghoul-Catcher.

8,800 words long, though it may end up a little shorter by the time I've finished editing it. On the other hand it might not.

New sword and sorcery story finished: Emerging from Their Twilit Realms

Just finished a new fantasy story called Emerging from Their Twilit Realms at 4000 words, another instalment in my ongoing saga about Welgar the Cursed, a character who, I must admit, I treat very badly. Now I need to psyche up to start another, knowing that from next month I won't be able to get any writing of my own done while I'm reading submissions for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 9.

Two more stories to be reprinted next year in brand new anthology

It now appears that two of my oldest stories are set to be reprinted next year in a brand new anthology. I can't say anything more about the project yet as the publisher has still to announce it in public, but I hope to be able to give further details soon.

Visit Fungosia accepted for publication

I don't know what anyone else's experience has been with submissions sent off a long time ago into seeming oblivion, only to resurface unexpectedly with an acceptance years later, but I had one this week.

 

I submitted a very short humorous science fiction story called Visit Fungosia in October 2019. Never hearing back about it I eventually wrote it off as rejected - till this week, when I learned the editor wished to include it in the next issue of his magazine if it was still available.

 

To be honest, I put this story to one side and had more or less forgotten all about it, so, yes, it is still available.

 

I still find it hard to believe that after nearly five years it was still in the slush pile and has finally made it.

 

More details later when I've exchanged contracts, etc.  

(This also marks my tenth story acceptance this year so far.)

My science fiction tale Floating Free is in the September issue of Schlock! Webzine

 

My science fiction tale Floating Free is in the September issue of Schlock! Webzine. 

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