I just sold my first short story! Wait, that needs more exclamation points.... I just sold my first short story!!!!!! Now you have to picture me jumping up and down a little.
It's called "Just Right" and a magazine called "The First Line" wants to print it. It's only ten dollars, but golly. They liked it! There's a contract and everything.
Yours very cheerfully, Mary Robinette
Posted by Hildy9595 (Member # 1489) on :
Congrats, Mary! That's terrific! Posted by EricJamesStone (Member # 1681) on :
Congratulations.
Posted by Kolona (Member # 1438) on :
Your first story, and in The First Line -- that sounds just right to me! Congrats!!!!! And may you enjoy many more exclamation marks. Posted by MaryRobinette (Member # 1680) on :
Ha! Good one, Kolona. Thanks everyone, I'm still spinning with delirious glee.
Posted by Rahl22 (Member # 1411) on :
Gah! Can't believe I didn't see this one until now! Here's a big "woot woot" your way!
Posted by Christine (Member # 1646) on :
Way to go!!!!!!!!!
$10 and your name in print sounds good to me.
Out of curiosity, was it for the issue with the line "Why do you always have to be so cynical?" or something very similiar to that?
Posted by MaryRobinette (Member # 1680) on :
Christine, yep, that's the one. Did you write something for that one too, or just remember my 13 lines in Fragments and Feedback? This is the third time I've submitted to them. I've been doing it as a sort of writing exercise with a deadline attached.
Mary
Posted by Christine (Member # 1646) on :
Actually, I did submit something, but I haven't heard yay or nay yet....I really only did it as a writing exercise so it doesn't break my heart either way. It's great to hear that a fellow hatrack writer got in tho. Posted by GZ (Member # 1374) on :
Yeppie for you!
Posted by teddyrux (Member # 1595) on :
SWEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by MaryRobinette (Member # 1680) on :
Hey Christine. May I read yours? I picked up a copy of the last issue, and the "best of" issue. It's amazing how diferent all the stories are.
Yours, Mary
Posted by Christine (Member # 1646) on :
Just as soon as I get an official negative from them, I'll go ahead and e-mail it to you....actually, I think the conept is kind of cute and if they don't want it I'm going to rewrite it (with a different first line) and try it somewhere else. It's call "Are We Dead Yet?" and it's meant to be a bit whimsical, although I think it gets too rough in the middle.
Posted by MaryRobinette (Member # 1680) on :
Oooo.... love the title.
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Posted by Eric Sherman (Member # 2007) on :
Congratulations!
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