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[feathersandfractals]

I returned from our soggy, windswept, noisy trip to Wester Ross to a couple of pieces of very good news. Firstly the contract for my new job arrived, so the reality of our impending move to the North-East has finally started to sink in. I’ve now got to start planning what is going to be a fairly hectic couple of weeks as we get everything sorted out for the move, and there is bound to be some toing-and-froing, which won’t be much fun as it’s a 3 hour drive, but has to be done.

Secondly I received notification that my story What the Water Gave Her has been accepted by Dagan Books for their upcoming Fish anthology. I’m very pleased and excited to have work included alongside that of such talented writers, and thanks to Carrie Cuinn and the team at Dagan for choosing my piece. The cover art, by Galen Dara, is beautiful, with a gorgeous dreaminess that was a big part of what inspired me into a feverish flurry of writing (thank you flexi-time).

Now Frood and I are off to the Museum, because we’ve only got three weeks to look at all the things in Edinburgh we’ve been meaning to look at since we moved here four years ago!

Originally published at Singularity. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[kayucian.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your successes! It is really great to see. :>

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[thudthwacker.livejournal.com]

That's awesome news! (The story, I mean; the contract is of course also good news.) I was wandering the Dagan site -- are they exclusively e-books? And, if so, only through Amazon? I'd like to get a copy of the book when it comes out, but I'd also like to be able to read it, and I run Linux everywhere (which I don't think has a Kindle app).

Best of luck getting your wares assembled for relocation. I *still* don't know how you're going to get everything into your bike bag.

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

There will be a print copy. There are some great writers in that table of contents, it will be well worth it.

I think I'll be using my bike bag to transport my carbon fibre pocket rocket. I'm trying not to stress too much about the move, but it's pretty nerve-wracking, not least because Frood is going to have to give up his job and I don't know how we'll manage until he finds a new one. I wish my new job paid enough for him to stay home and concentrate on his art, which has improved so much over the past few months I'm sure he could make a career of it, but unfortunately not.

One day, maybe.

[polenth.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! I think of you as Ravenbait, so I hadn't realised that was your story. I keep realising I know more people on the TOC than I think.

[ravenbait.livejournal.com]

I saw your name and thought "Oh yay!" I recognise more names than I know people to talk to, but there are a few there I've crossed paths with.

Did you go to FantasyCon? I remember you talking about it.