In anticipation of the release of Shroud 8, I am practicing my squee.
My story, Like Flies to Honey, is included in the Winter 2010 issue:
108 pages of With Bram Stoker Award winner, Brian Keene, Kealan Patrick Burke, Kevin Lucia, Gemma Files, Derek M. Fox, Nathaniel Lambert, Belinda Frisch, Craig D.B. Patton, Jeff Edwards, Richard D. Findlay, Mary Rajotte, Glen R. Krisch, Joe Nazare, Norman L. Rubenstein, Lawrence Vernon, Ginger Nielsen, and Tim Deal, and more.
Interviews with Joe Morey, David Conyers, Joe Schrieber and Lisa Mannetti. Beautiful cover and woodcut embellishments by Danny Evarts!
Brian Keene's Seminal Screams; Kevin Lucia's Top reads for 2009! Norman L. Rubenstein's Specialty Press Showcase.
Did you catch that? My name is on the cover. On. The. Cover. ~cue squee ~
I'm so stoked, you don't even know. Then again, you probably do know, since many of my readers are fellow writers and published ones at that.
If you're so inclined, the Winter 2010 issue of Shroud is available for pre-orders now from the Shroud website.
Once the issue has been released, I'll be putting up a dedicated page to my story, and I'll include my inklings column, which gives a little background info on how I came up with an idea for those of you who are interested in that sort of thing. There may even be a little giveaway ~wink~ so stay tuned. You can see Inklings in action on the page for my Northern Haunts tale, Creepy Crawleys.
Now that my excitement has been shared, it's time to get back to work so I will have other publishing credits to celebrate in future.
Current WIPs
- didn't get as much done last week as I'm still working on the same two WIPs
- Made some edits last night to the short story which I'll be typing up today
- flash piece still needs a bit of tweaking (does the tweaking ever end?)
Fellow WIP Wednesday participants:
- Cate Gardner – WIP Wednesday: Red Pen Massacre
- Aaron Polson – WIP Wednesday: Finish Line? What Finish Line?
- Jamie Eyberg – Not Writing
- Katey Taylor – WIP Wednesday: Half-State
If you’re a writer participating in WIP Wednesday, post a link to your blog in the comments! More info on the WIP Wednesday initiative can be found at Kate Karyus Quinn's blog.
Fellow members of The Creative Alliance:
- Jenny Beans – This Blog's For YOU! The Power Of Community
- Patrick – Paddy's Poetry Corner & Junk Drawer
- Nicole: Interview with Dream Wanderers author Paula Brown – Part 1 | Part Two | Part Three
- Vange: You Need a License to Drive a Car
Mary’s eerie tales inspire in readers the urge to double-check the deepest, darkest closets, to peer anxiously under the creakiest of beds, and to always sleep with the lights on.
Congrats! Seeing your name on the cover has to be extremely gratifying. I’d have been just as stoked.
.-= Nicole´s last blog ..An Interview with "Dream Wanderers" Author, Paula Brown, Part 1 =-.
Thanks Nicole! I can’t wait to get my copy!
Congratulations! Your name on the cover is a HUGE accomplishment. Enjoy it and may there be many more.
I hope so, Jenn! It’s definitely a kick in the pants to write more.
Congrats! The cover of Shroud is a fine thing to celebrate. And I’m always interested in the inner workings of a writer’s brain. *cue evil soundtrack*
.-= Aaron Polson´s last blog ..WIP Wednesday: Finish Line? What Finish Line? =-.
Thanks, Aaron! Hopefully the gears in the ol’ noggin’ are oiled up and ready to perform.
Mary, this is GORGEOUS. I cannot wait to see it!
As you’d expect, I am quite excited to see where it came from in your inklings
.-= Katey´s last blog ..WIP Wednesday: Half-State =-.
I know – the cover is amazing! I can’t wait to see it in person!
That is AWESOME! I am really excited for you. What an accomplishment.
.-= Jenny Beans´s last blog ..Goblin Market Episode Twenty-Two =-.
Thanks, Jenny! Hopefully there are many more to come, right?! For both of us!
That is fantastic news! Looking forward to reading more about how you get your ideas. Very cool stuff.
.-= Drew Beatty´s last blog ..The Creative Alliance =-.
Thanks, Drew! Sometimes I am amazed by the way different snippets come together to create a story. The mind is an amazing thing.
Congratulations on making the cover! That is fantastic. I’ll have to look out for the issue.
Thanks, Chandra! You can find the issue on the Shroud website, Amazon or at many Barnes & Noble locations. See you at TCA!
That’s great, Mary! seeing your name in print, well, it’s gotta be a cool thing.
It sure is! Such a thrill! Thanks, dude!
Congratulations, Shroud is an awesome magazine. Sending you several thousand kudos points.
.-= Cate Gardner´s last blog ..Life of a Writer of Weird: Kamikaze Fly =-.
Thanks, Cate! If I save up all my kudos points, can I buy a pony?
Cool! That’s awesome. Congratulations!
.-= Jim Ryan´s last blog ..Online Gestalt Entities =-.
Thank you kindly, Jim! It is, indeed, cool!
Congrats! Such a cool cover and a great mag to be included in!
.-= Barry Napier´s last blog ..monday miscellany =-.
I know – I love that cover. I want it poster-sized!