Iron Shoes

[j_cheney]

At first I thought it should be classified as a rewrite request, but I've since discovered that the editors consider their suggested changes as 'editing', not a rewrite.

So, it's definite then....I've sold Iron Shoes to PaperGolem for publication in the next volume of Alembical, a market that publishes four novellas in each volume.

As novellas are notoriously hard to place, I'm really excited about this. The plot bunny had me doing all kinds of research about 1905 Saratoga Springs for this (which I talked about in my posts tagged "process") and I kept doubting the plot bunny's masterplan, but in the end, the bunny won. I'm really glad I wrote it now!

Since there are supposed to be 4 (ETA: According to the editor, four is not the magical number, but I'm certain that there shall be more than 1) novellas in the next volume of Alembical, the editors (including the wonderful klingonguy) still need more. klingonguy posted recently that he was having trouble getting submissions that the editors felt were worthy of inclusion (I asked him in comments if he wanted to look at my loooooong fantasy/romance, concerned that he would find it too romancy for their market, but he encouraged me to send it anyway.)

Therefore I'm urging those of you who have novellas tucked under your wings to let them fly! The editors were prompt and super nice, and I want really cool people to share this volume with me. (The last volume had Jay Lake, Bruce Taylor, Ray Vuckevich, and James Van Pelt, so the standards are high!)

ETA:: And special kudos go out to snickelish, displacedtexan, and melissajm who critted the super long mss for me and made numersou really helpful suggestions! Thanks!

Comments

[orogeny.livejournal.com]

Holy crap! That's amazing news! A novella!

Congratulations!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I've gone back and amended yesterday's ra-log post ;o)

And selling a novella is pretty exicting. Do you have one to send?

[michaeldthomas.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! :)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[musingaloud.livejournal.com]

Hey that is a major congrats! WooHooo!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thank you ;o)

[marthawells.livejournal.com]

Congrats! :)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks!!

[vaughan-stanger.livejournal.com]

That's great news - what an ace sale!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks!!

[coolmajaka.livejournal.com]

Congrats! Getting a novella sale is never easy.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Exactly what I thought, which is why I'm so pumped!

[pabba.livejournal.com]

Woo, that's wonderful! Congrats! Now make sure you give that bunny lots and lots of carrot treats.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

::looking about for ziploc bag of carrot sticks::

Now he wants me to write a WW2 story set in London. I guess I have to...

And thanks ;o)

[jess-ka.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[jtglover.livejournal.com]

Whoa! Novella publication FTW, no kidding. Congratulations! :) :) :)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

They are awesome for publishing novella! It's actually a good length for me, so I might jsut tackle that other one that I've had on the back burners forever. ;o)

And thanks!

[alaneer.livejournal.com]

WooHoo! Novella sale! Congrats!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, this is wonderful, wonderful news!

And thanks for the generous heads up to novella writers. I don't have one currently, but it's nice to know there's a market out there.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

The "I don't have one curretnly" can always change. ;o)

And thanks!

[kara-gnome.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, I'm so thrilled for you, I can't imagine how delighted you must feel :). Awesome news.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I am delighted ;o)

[marshall-payne.livejournal.com]

Big Congrats, Jeannette!! Do you not feel so "in the void" now? ;o)

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Not too badly today, Marshall. One of the thinkgs that I've noticed is that the glow of a sale doesn't alst as long as it should for me....so I have to appreciate it while it's here ;o)

[tlmorganfield.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thank you ;o)

[countesslovlace.livejournal.com]

Hurray! Congratulations and Mazel tov about the Golem!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And.....well, I have no idea what to say there about the golem.....

[dfable.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's fantastic!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[klingonguy.livejournal.com]

Just to clarify one point, it's not necessarily the case that the next volume of Alembical (http://papergolem.com/alembical1.html) will have four novellas. The first one did, but that's because that's what we had for that particular project. The next volume, and each subsquent year's volume, may be difererent.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Aha! I'll keep that in mind. ;o)

And thanks!

[saycestsay.livejournal.com]

Hey! Congrats! I'm glad you were upgraded from rewrite to edits! And I can't wait to read about the horses....

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks ;o)

[displacedtexan.livejournal.com]

Yipee!! I'll still say it's kinda girly, but I liked it and thought it needed a good home. Glad it found one.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Girly! Hmmph!

::pouts::

[aliettedb.livejournal.com]

Awesome!!!! Go go go!!
*throws confetti*

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

::runs around the room, trying to catch confetti::

Thanks ;o)

[tinaconnolly.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Congrats!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks! ;o)

[babarnett.livejournal.com]

Awesome news!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks ;o)

[kristajhl.livejournal.com]

Wonderful news!!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I agree ;o)

[camillealexa.livejournal.com]

Super congratulations!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thank you ;o)

[jimvanpelt.livejournal.com]

Congrats! That's a great sale. I thought the editing was the most involved and helpful I'd ever had.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm grateful to have their insight ;o)