Living the Fictional Dream

Man, this week is flying by, and I feel like I haven’t gotten a chance to actually read anything good or work on any stories. Perhaps all the work I did over the holiday had to be counter-balanced? My actual work-work has been very demanding this week, and after I get home, I’ve had little to no brain power left. Plus, there’s been overtime. Not to mention car troubles. Ug!

On the plus side, last night was a submit-a-palooza. I went through all my pending stories and submitted any that had been rejected. I also submitted a few that had already been simultaneously submitted to some new markets, as well. Hopefully work that will pay off in a few weeks or months with some acceptances!

Sometimes, it’s hard to know what market will be the best fit for a story. There are so many out there to choose from — at least when you’re talking about basic literary markets or basic fantasy markets, which were what I was looking for last night. If you go for something a little more specialized, like Christian markets or markets that specifically want superhero fictions, there are fewer to choose from.

The easiest way to find a market that fits, is to read some of their stories, but that is also the most time consuming. I do like to make sure I read at least one story from a potential market before I send in my submission.

Well, that’s really it for me right now. I think the brain-dead-ness is spilling over into the days, as well. See y’all later!