Martin Livings

It's finally done. "Heart of Ice" has been tidied up and sent to the editors of Haunted Legends. I'm really not sure it's what they're looking for, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see! if they do accept it (and, let's face it, the chances of that are vanishingly small), believe it or not, it'll be my first truly "professional" sale in a career lasting nearly twenty years thus far, at least according to the criteria of most overseas organisations. That's a scary thought!

And now I think I need a break from writing for a little while. Do some reading. Relax. Maybe sleep a little.

Sleep would be nice...

...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Name	Deadline
Something for Bits of the Dead (didn't do this!)	30th April 2008
"Bedbugs" for Voices	1st May 2008
Grant application at Ozco	15th May 2008
Something for Midnight Echo	31st May 2008
"The Dead Priest's Tale" for Canterbury 2100	1st June 2008
Finish up mentoring	23rd June 2008
"Heart of Ice" for Haunted Legends	31st July 2008
"Midnight Son" (WTO) for Grants Pass	30th October 2008

Note to self - if having trouble completing a story, tell yourself you've given up on it. That'll kick you into gear.

First draft of the new version of "Cold Heart" is complete. It's a complete mess, yes, but it's complete nonetheless. It's something I can work on.

Hopefully this will allow me to sleep properly tonight, for the first time in weeks!