Hey Guys,
The results are in for Short Fiction Break Short story contest. The winner is
Haywire by Tze Chua for the grand prize.
The runners up are:
Sunlight and Snake Oil by Jessica Opalinski
Life With No LENS by Jennifer Palmer
Come Apart by Sarah Gribble, but under a pseudonym.
So sadly, I didn’t win, but I have another short story in my back pocket. I’m still proud of what I wrote and who knows? Maybe I’ll muster myself a collection after all’s said and done. Congrats to all those who placed.
Currently, I’m still waiting for feedback from the judges. I want to know if I at least came close, but I don’t know if they’ll say.
Some Good News
The second edition of “Rise of the Pureblood,” is coming soon. I’ve taken the community’s feedback, and the editing process finally finished. I’m in talks of getting it reformatted and giving it a new cover soon.
Tomorrow, I’ll discuss with my editor a proposal for book two as well as lay out the finishing touches for book one. Once the new cover’s ready I’ll make the changes on Amazon.
So I’d like to apologize if either book dissatisfied anyone, and I’m in works of making them better. Book one’s gone through a whole new pass: removing the punctuation errors, tightening some phrasings, and etc.. Soon the reformatting will make it more of a book and less of a brick.
I always want to put my best work out and if it’s not up to snuff, I want to make it right. I’m still learning, and I’ve been candid about that. These were my first two books out and it’s a process. Believe me, I’ve made a quite a few mistakes and wasted a lot of money figuring it out the hard way. My fast-food salary’s crying for mercy.
To Clarify
This is not to say the books aren’t good as they are. I feel the stories sit generally sound. The characters are in fact IMAGINATIVE (yes, I’m still sore about that.) The plot moves in riveting turns. Most people I’ve talked to liked the books. But after the SPFBO and your encouragement to keep going, I want to make them better.
Hopefully, this has scared no one away; I just wanted to be transparent. This has been my policy with you guys. You’re part of the inner circle here, and you know the good, bad, and the ugly.
All this to say, new changes are coming soon. I feel more confident with how book one’s turned out, and I think you guys will be happy with them too.
Until next time,
Keep Writing.
Antonio
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You’re very welcome.
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Thanks for the tip,
Antonio
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