Two down, how ever many to go

[prusik]

Got my Clarion West rejection this morning. Actually, it arrived last night about half an hour after I went to bed. Too bad. I'd have slept better if I'd seen the rejection first.

It's the standard "too many good stories, not enough slots" type rejection. Next time, I'm seriously tempted to say "because I'm really sick of writing good stories that don't get chosen" when they ask me why I want to attend Clarion [West]. (Ok, this rejection merely allows me to infer that mine was one of those. However, I have gotten rejections that explicitly say that my story was one of those good stories they wished they could have taken. I figure that means I can complain about wanting to get over the hump without too much hubris.)

Clarion is supposed to get back to me today or tomorrow. I'm not optimistic. However, they could still be notifying people and someone has to be the writer they contact last. And, hey, ice cream. (Well, maybe not tonight. I have rehearsal from 6pm-10pm.)

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[prusik.livejournal.com]

Ideally, though, I'd rather write stories on the level of Jim Kelly, Kelly Link, John Kessel, and Nalo Hopkinson. (This not an inclusive list, BTW.) Failing that, it still has to be a story that I want to see in print. (Yeah, I know. I keep throwing obstacles in my way.)

As for ice cream, like I said, the only current mention of Mayan Chocolate H-D I found on the web is at H-D's Canadian web site. If you go to WorldCon, perhaps you could pick some up then? Or maybe have someone going to WorldCon pick some up for you?

[avocadovpx.livejournal.com]

>> Ideally, though, I'd rather write stories on the level of Jim Kelly, Kelly Link, John Kessel, and Nalo Hopkinson.

Sounds like a pretty good anthology, or a pretty good Clarion.

>> If you go to WorldCon, perhaps you could pick some up then?

I'm still waiting to see if the Vietnam trip is really going to happen this year, but if it does, I expect that will be my Worldcon.

Sounds like a good reason to plan a visit to bmlg's neck of the woods some time in the future though.