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So despite this week ... not being all it could be, what with fractured metacarpals and various other things, I'm actually feeling quite chipper tonight. Partly because Kyle is cooking something spectacular involving feta cheese and chorizo and olives, but also because I had two short story acceptances this week.

Happy Ending is going to be in Beyond the Grave. I'm probably more excited about this than is really warranted because it's an Ash story, and he's my favourite. My favourite everything. He's badass and a necromancer and drinks too much and runs a gothy night club and is just basically awesome, and this is the story of why he digs up his father's grave.

Pumpkin Soup will be in Fall Shudders. I wrote this yesterday when I was feeling particularly jaded, and it's actually pretty sad, but really beautiful, if I do say so myself. I don't often make such claims about my own writing, but I do really like this piece, so that's good too.

Also good is that WILD (now with caps!) is fully-formatted and ready to change the world of paranormal-urban-fantasy-YA-with-romantic-elements-and-drugs. Huzzahs! I am going to do a line-edit over the weekend in case I missed anything vital or obvious, but I have high hopes it will be ready to upload next week. OMG. Hold me, you guys. I'm scared.

Luckily, I have Mansions of Madness to distract me. I had no idea there were so many HP  Lovecraft-inspired board games out there, but there are definitely three in my house right now, which makes me a happy Nome. Kyle and I are going to attempt to play it after dinner. If you don't hear from me again, I went mad and was incarcerated in an insane asylum, okay?

on 2011-04-08 07:47 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] out-totheblack.livejournal.com
Woot! Go you!

on 2011-04-08 07:50 pm (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] muninnhuginn
Excellent news on the acceptances front!

We've just been playing the Dr Who RPG: hard work. And I'm not allowed to be K9 this time :-(

[I'd much prefer Cthulhu.]

on 2011-04-08 07:53 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
I highly recommend Arkham Horror - I'm addicted! Last night I was a scientist and I got sucked onto the Plateau of Leng.

on 2011-04-08 08:23 pm (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] muninnhuginn
The Plateau of Leng, luverly.

If I weren't on a not-spending any money thing I'd have bought Arkham Horror as soon as it came out. I may have to write a Call or Cthulhu scenario instead (rather than an Ars Magica one). It'd be interesting to see if any other game could get me more addicted than Carcassonne.

on 2011-04-08 10:28 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] blythe025.livejournal.com
Cool and congrats to all of the above! :)

Those Lovecraft board games sound like fun, though I'm not a big board game player.

on 2011-04-09 11:26 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] naomi-jay.livejournal.com
I'm not especially, but I am enjoying the Lovecraft ones. I'm not good at anything that requires me to be too ruthless or mean to other people though!

on 2011-04-11 04:17 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] blythe025.livejournal.com
Haha. I have a hard time with being ruthless, too. :)

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