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sovay ([personal profile] sovay) wrote2006-01-01 08:51 pm

Moon stuttering in the sky like film stuck in a projector

The story that I finished last night, "Chez Vous Soon," was accepted this afternoon by John Benson for Not One of Us #35. It ended up a far more personal piece than I had intended, but in ways that I hope will not be intrusive for the reader; it is derived from and makes use of the same-titled song that I wrote and posted in November (friendlocked here). It’s also very tangentially connected to "On the Blindside," making this perhaps the first time I've ever successfully linked two pieces.* I don't tend to write recurring characters. Once the story is over, it's over: and whatever happens to them afterward is their own affair. But I am, somehow, pleased to know that not all my stories take place in separate universes—even the ones that actually do.

Unrelatedly, nudibranchs are beautiful.

*I am in process of writing two stories, that may turn into novellas or novels or God knows what, that are both directly linked to "Return on the Downward Road." Neither of these has been completed, however. Fingers crossed that I will have the time.

[identity profile] erzebet.livejournal.com 2006-01-02 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Much congrats on the sale!

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[personal profile] larryhammer 2006-01-02 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay sale!

---L.
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[identity profile] astromachy.livejournal.com 2006-01-02 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!

[identity profile] shewhomust.livejournal.com 2006-01-02 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
What a good start to the year!

[identity profile] desayunoencama.livejournal.com 2006-01-02 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I used to have various types of nudibranchs.

By the way, have you read Franney Billingsley's THE FOLK KEEPER?

This ties back to the last books we discussed, which is a bit of a spoiler, I'm afraid, but I think you might like it anyway.