Desert of Zin

It’s been a while so I thought I’d post a quick update where I am writing-wise.

The story for Telling of Tales has been submitted.  Haven’t heard anything yet and there’s no movement on the website so I’m not sure Magnus will be going ahead with anything.  That’s a shame, ToT is a good site and a great idea.  Quality voice work form Magnus as well.  Hopefully something will some of th site again if not the story I submitted.

Other than that I have a few short stories for other online and small press outlets.  All offer no financial reward for inclusion but it’s all good practice.

I loving the process at the moment.  I realised the other day when I was talking to Coach (the artist formally known as Edgy) that writing is no longer the hard slog it was before.  Don’t get me wrong, it still takes me a while to produce work of any quality but it’s not the huge weight on my shoulders any more and hasn’t been for a good time.  Part of that, I could guess, is seeing some actual published progress.

- Alistair

Things a picking up, as they often do when my confidence returns.  Bit of a no-brainer there.

• Currently published stories are running two for two.  Two stories submitted, two stories published.  Okay, that’s a bit on the inaccurate side, the most recent story has been accepted but not published yet.  But it’s almost there.  I’ll let you know when it’s out.
• I’ve sent one, just this week, to Telling of Tales who are doing a season of podcasts with the theme of atrocity.  The story was sent in over the weekend and I’m forever hopeful it will make it.
• There’s another in the works for another local print compilation.  It’s called Duality 2 (the sequel of, unsurprisingly, Duality).  I’ve got the outline and approx. 1000 words written.  Needs a lot of work but has potential I think.  Would be nice to have something else in print.

There are always other projects, but those are the ones that are priority.  I’ll review the others once the Duality story is finished.

- Alistair

Remote Push sent an e-mail round the writing buddies the other day letting us know about Telling of Tales, a website set up by a guy who is getting in some experience as a vocal performer and as a way to get unknown authors a different audience  (or at least that’s what it says on his about page).

The amazing Mr Push already has one of his stories on the site, check it out, and I think I have something to send the way of Telling of Tales.  Well, it’s not there yet, but I have plenty of time to get it right.  I’m trying to cut it down below 800 words and make it a bit more aerodynamic…

With the awareness that baby is enroute for a December arrival I’ve been working on an alternative beginning of Desert of Zin and I’m aware that there are about 40,000 words still to go in to it, and there are 3 good months to get the bulk of the work in.

Of course, there’s still this year’s NaNoWriMo.  I’m in two minds whether I’m going to have the time for it, but depending on the whole progress of the Zin book.

- Alistair