K R Smith: January 2013

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Update #3: Grimm And Grimmer Submission

It seems my story, the remake of The Fisherman and His Wife, won't be in Volume 1, but it's nice to know the anthologies are progressing! (There will be multiple volumes in this series.)

fringeworks.co.uk/blog/?p=283 News about the forthcoming Grimm and Grimmer anthology from @fringeworks with @williemeikle and yours truly!
— Theresa Derwin (@BarbarellaFem) January 27, 2013

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Update #2: Grimm And Grimmer Submission

I have received some news via e-mail on my Grimm and Grimmer submission to Fringeworks!

This is my remake of the fairy tale, The Fisherman and His Wife.

It reads:

Hi

I am writing to you regarding your submission to the 'Grimm and Grimmer' anthology. I am pleased to tell you that your story was successful and we would like to publish it in one of the volumes. I will be contacting you in the next month to discuss the next stage in the editing process. Thank you for your efforts which are much appreciated. I look forward to working with you.

Many Thanks

Theresa Derwin

So, there is still work to be done, but if all goes well, the story should show up on the web (and possibly in print) at some point!

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Yes, I've Been Changing The Blog Around

I've been trying to keep the interface here a simple as possible, so I've:

Moved my (rather short) excerpts page to a Google Document instead of making it a blog page (better formatting, easier to update)
Moved the NovelRank page into the Writing Resources page
Made a few other little tweaks, like removing the Google Recent Comments widget that was no longer working

I don't think I've deleted anything entirely, but if you're looking for something and it's not there, let me know. And if there's something you'd like to see and it's never been there, you can tell me that, too, and I'll see if I think it should be included. I don't mind you asking!

Thanks again for reading!

Friday, January 18, 2013

Update: Grimm And Grimmer Submission

At least the Fringeworks folks have posted a tweet on the Grimm and Grimmer anthology to which I've submitted a short story (88 stories submitted?).

Currently editor @barbarellafem is reading 88 fairy stories retold for our Grimm and Grimmer anthology! Cool stuff
— Fringeworks (@fringeworks) January 18, 2013

No pressure, but I really think they should select mine...

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Update On The Poetry Submission

I've received an auto-response to my poetry submission, so I know that it was delivered somewhere...

Thank you for your submission, inquiry, or response to Scarlett River Press.
It has been received, and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Please allow up to eight weeks for a response depending on volume of submissions. Our website is up but currently under construction, so wear a hardhat. You can check it out here: http://www.scarlett-river-press.ca.

Scarlett River Press
Fuelling the Fire of Fear

Publisher
Jo-Anne Russell

Editor
Allen Jacoby

I hope there's a human being (or zombie, vampire, spiritual entity) checking this at some point - and that it doesn't really take 8 weeks!

For those with a compulsive spelling disorder, fuelling can apparently be spelled as "fuelling" or "fueling."

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

A Poem Submitted

I've submitted a short poem, Among the Stones, to Scarlett River Press in hopes it will be accepted into their poetry anthology (?), In Darkness Dwells ~ A Macabre Collection of Poetry.

Scarlett River Press seems to be a small outfit up in Canada, just starting off, so I don't have great expectations (no pun intended) for this, but you have to start somewhere. It would be nice to say I've had a short story and a poem published.

The poem itself is a bit on the dark side, and not lengthy at all, with 18 short lines.

Now, more waiting - no word on my other story to Fringeworks yet.

But there's more to do - I still have to finish that mummy story for The Were-Traveler... (but I have until February 15th). Until then, you'll just have to read my werewolf story there (shameless plug).

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Another Story Submitted

I've submitted another story, a rework of the Grimm Brother's fairy tale, The Fisherman and His Wife, to Fringeworks, under the same title.

Vom Fischer und seiner Frau; Darstellung von Alexander Zick (1845 - 1907)

Public domain image, Fischer und Frau, from Wikimedia Commons

Like the original fairy tale, it's a short story, but in a modern setting and with a different ending. It's more on the humorous side than from the dark places I usually reside.

From the Fringeworks website:

Grimm and Grimmer Submission Guidelines

We love to find new talent and to give writers the chance to get recognition for their work in the public domain. We are currently seeking submissions for a continuing anthology series entitled ‘Grimm and Grimmer’.

A number of short ebooks will be released throughout 2013, culminating in a limited print run hardback edition containing all of the stories published by this method. With each ebook purchased from selected websites, customers will receive a code to be put towards the purchase of a limited hardback edition.

We anticipate a total of five ebooks, each containing six stories.

Customers who collect codes for all five ebooks will be eligible to purchase the limited edition hardback for free, excluding p&p.

Submission deadline for this anthology is midnight on 6th January 2013.

I made the deadline by 1 day. Now the waiting begins...

In the mean time, I'll continue work on my mummy story for The Were-Traveler.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

My Story Got Tweeted

... and not by me this time!

I just had to post the "Tweet" someone put out for my story. It was even re-tweeted by one of the other writers in the "Big Bad Wolf" issue of The Were Traveler.

@theweretraveler Read a werewolf in space story: Going Home by KR Smith wp.me/p1MMef-fW
— The Were-Traveler (@TheWereTraveler) January 1, 2013

Reading back through it, there are some awkward areas that I'd redo, but I was pressed for time as it was, so that wasn't an option. But I have a story out there, such as it is. Considering I'm not really a werewolf fan, it's not too bad!

More (and hopefully better) stories to come!

Oh, and please feel free to leave a comment / review / lambaste below. I'm working on that thick skin writers are supposed to have.