A Few Of Things

[mmerriam]

1. I just discovered that I qualify for an affiliate membership with the Horror Writers Association. Do I join HWA? I'm taking advice and opinions.

2. The Reverend is sleeping on my legs. I'm lying on my stomach and she's curled up in the crook of my knees. She is very warm.

3. I finished the requested rewrite and sent the story back to the editor.

4. In a rejection I received today, the editor pointed out that the piece read more like the beginning of a novel than a short story. I am concerned that it may morph into "Untitled Novel #6."

5. It's snowing. Seriously.

Comments

[mnfiddledragon.livejournal.com]

4. In a rejection I received today, the editor pointed out that the piece read more like the beginning of a novel than a short story. I am concerned that it may morph into "Untitled Novel #6."

My aunt and I were just talking about this very idea this morning. She provided input on songwind's story...and mentioned that in her opinion (while she absolutely LOVED it), she felt that it should be shorter for publication in a magazine or longer for a novel.

Is it possible to edit it into a more rounded short story (grasping for words here)?

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

HWA is now officially the Horror Writers Association. Their website is at horror.org.

What I've heard about HWA isn't favorable, but it's from a former member.

[pezwitch.livejournal.com]

Do you think it could be limiting to your career to be a member of the HWA (or SFWA or some other not-so-greatly-thought-of organization)? Or is it something that you could get personal joy/benefit from at the expense of your reputation? Or is it something that you may derive no joy/benefit from but grants you some kind of credibility in that genre?

[kythiaranos.livejournal.com]

Most of my short stories seem to turn into novels, blast them! So I sympathize.

[musingaloud.livejournal.com]

HWA ... Toward the end of last year, I almost joined as an associate, as they pro-rate the membership fee .... but I procrastinated myself past the end-of-year date. I'm thinking the one positive, if it could be called that, is you could officially list it on your resume. Dunno if that's a good thing or not.

Heheh.... almost every short story I put up at critters comes back with comments like "this reads more like a chapter of a novel than a short story!" Gah! I haven't quite figured out how to stop myself from doing that though.