This week I brainstormed, outlined, wrote, edited, and submitted a short story to an anthology call for Fae-themed stories. I’ve submitted to this editor before and she’s published my work several times, so we’re a good fit. Now we wait for acceptance/rejection.

Speaking of rejections, I received a rejection for a MilScifi short story, but what an incredible rejection. The editors loved the world I built and gave me direct feedback on how to improve next time, which is gold. I have the story listed in my schedule later next year to re-draft for Writers of the Future.

I spent the rest of the week working on admin tasks that go along with running an author business.

• My short story releasing in January (Playground Monitor, an urban fantasy) is up for preorder on all stores, including my webstore: https://www.tamiveldura.com/product/playground-monitor/
• I’ve launched the membership here on my website, starting with early access to short stories a month before they’re published. Membership is free. Future serial stories will be available in the membership to prevent amazon from having kittens about “pirated” work.
• I’ve done some back-end improvements to the website, fiddling around in databases and things to hopefully improve site loading times.
• I’ve also been working on websites for other projects I’m involved in. Websites don’t always need massive overhauls, but they do need regular checkups for updates.

Next week I start brainstorming a new scifi short story for Boundary Shock Quarterly. You can find all of the magazine issues I’ve been in right here! If you’re a scifi fan and you haven’t picked up an issue of BSQ yet, I highly recommend it! If you’re looking for a great gift for a scifi lover, check out the annual subscription (4 issues) right here.