Living the Fictional Dream

The December table of contents for Every Day Fiction is out, and it looks to be a great December for fiction. Go check it out.

And, on the day after Christmas, you’ll be able to read my story, “Fortune Cookies.” This is actually the fifth story EDF accepted from me, but the fourth one that will be published. I like the placement, though. I can see how it has a good vibe for approaching the new year.

Also, congrats to Gay and the others that EDF is nominating for the Pushcart Prize. How awesome!

In other news, I did succeed in finishing my NaNo novel in time to be considered a 2008 winner. I have my winner’s icon and everything. Whew! Today was crazy, but I’m glad it’s finished.

Sadly, by the end, I realized that I had too much story and not enough wordage left. Of course, I know I could have gone on beyond 50K if I wanted to — and I’ll have to later — but I had to write nearly 7K today to finish and I just couldn’t fathom an additional 3K or more to finish it up. So… I summarized at the end. Some parts I wrote, but the big battle is currently merely a paragraph. Definitely something to flesh out in the eventual revisions. First, though, I’ve got to put this thing down for a while and write something else. Preferably something shorter!

Flash is looking really good right about now.