State of the Julia Report
Okay, it’s 11 ish at night and I need to get up at 6:30, so I’ll keep this brief.
First, I just submitted two stories. One called “When Characters go on Strike” was sent to The Drabblecast. Another called “Okay to Disconnect” was sent to Asimovs. BTW, Asimovs has a really cool online submission system now that is awesome. Loves it!
Second, I’m working on beefing up the word count for my YA novel – I need about 20,000 more words. Phew. I’ve turned to a workbook me mum gave me a gazillion years ago (yes, I know I’m not that old) called “Writing the Breakout Novel”. I remember thinking it was cool when I first read it. I’m having a bit of trouble applying the lessons to my story, but I’m hoping as I go I’ll get inspired.
Third, I’m officially moved in to my Oregon apartment. It’s been really gorgeous out here – though I’d be okay if the weather got about 10 degrees or more warmer. Oh well, that comes with the territory. The scenery is fragging gorgeous and the block-wide Powells is out here, so that makes up for part of it. Plus, the other day I saw this restaurant called “The Veritable Quandary”. You know I have to check that out.
Fourth, I’m planning on being at two cons this year – my first cons ever. The first is DragonCon, so if you’ll be there, let me know. I’m hopefully going to bring some peoples with me to that, so I think it’ll be a blast. Either way though there should be a bunch of my favorite podcasters there, so that’d be rockin. Second con is ZomBcon in Seattle. That’s right folks. It’s somewhere around Halloween. There’s a zombie march in early July, but I can’t make that. Damn.
Anyway, I think that’s it for now. I have one other topic that my faithful reader (my dear ol’ dad) suggested in a comment and I will work out a short story for him. I’m planning on going coffee bar exploring this weekend, so the story may be written in a caffeine fueled flurry. You never know.
If you me to write a story on any topic you suggest, let me know! You can be as weird as you want… emo vampire unicorns; hellephant’s gone wild; a lion, a witch and a wardrobe walk into a bar… whatever tickles your fancy. Let me know and I’ll try to base my next few short stories on your suggestions.