Clarkesworld reopened to submissions this weekend, so I started reading slush. So far, it's going pretty well. My only complaint is that I feel pretty isolated from the other readers. I have never met any of them--I've never even emailed them. And when one of them claims a story it vanishes completely from my account, so I can't see what kind of things that they are saying about the stories they are reading. It makes me really miss sitting around the table at Pete's house with him, Bill, and Joseph reading things and talking about them. I am so thankful for all of the experience I have with Triangulation and with Write or Die, because it's boosted my confidence in myself to the point where I can actually go through a story and decide to reject or reccomend it.
Also, the Drabblecast discussion forum isn't terribly active, but most of the responses to my story have been positive. Only one person really didn't like it. Of course, that one is the respoinse that sticks with me, which is completely stupid and I'm trying not to let it bother me.
Also, the Drabblecast discussion forum isn't terribly active, but most of the responses to my story have been positive. Only one person really didn't like it. Of course, that one is the respoinse that sticks with me, which is completely stupid and I'm trying not to let it bother me.
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