yourfavouriteuncle wrote:The cities one in particular is brilliant. Well done, would read more.
Two really good pieces there, and I have to say, the tenor of your prose is maturing very nicely.Tempy wrote:I had two decent things published. First was a very wanky bit on MO: Astray, which I stick by! It's a lovely underdog. Second is a more grounded but sadly short piece on how city builders handle (or don't handle) narrative elements. I especially like this one.
Tempy wrote:yourfavouriteuncle wrote:The cities one in particular is brilliant. Well done, would read more.
Thank you for being my biggest fan
Looks great. Congrats again.tigersgogrrr wrote:Galaxy's Edge Magazine.
Well I received the contract. Signed the contract. Got paid.tigersgogrrr wrote:Submitted a short story 30 months ago. It went past slush on day 1. They just bought it (subject to edits and contract). ... That's ridiculous, frankly, and I had to chase many times. The current editor only read the story last week. But I'm obviously delighted. Woo. Maybe this is what will get me out of my 'write one short story a year' funk that is absolutely not conducive to getting better at this stuff.
tin_robot wrote:If it's any consolation your "one story a year" funk is better than my current "once in a blue moon".
acemuzzy wrote:Apart from in 2018, when there were two blue moons, so I assume you managed twice as many shirt stories as Tiger that year?tin_robot wrote:If it's any consolation your "one story a year" funk is better than my current "once in a blue moon".
Scout wrote:I've been scratching a living the past couple of years writing Hallmark style family-friendly rom-coms.
JonB wrote:My freelance games writing is now earning me a living at Cyprus living cost standards, although nothing like what I'd need to come back to the UK. Bit of a milestone today in that I finally got something published in Eurogamer: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-27-the-rise-of-taiwans-indie-scene-and-why-it-deserves-our-attention
Well.. A short one.tin_robot wrote:Davy - you should post a poem. I'm genuinely grateful for the reception that was afforded to my slightly wonky kids story, and I'm sure anything you penned would be treated with equal care.
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