As I mentioned in my last post, this is the year of doing, not trying. Fairly bold words to say on only the second day of the year – there are still 360+ days to fall short of that. But as a sign of my commitment, I’ve pushed a story out to Clarkesworld today. I know it won’t be accepted, but that’s ok. Clarkesworld is always my first stop (I’m sure they just love that extra fluff in their inbox). Clarkesworld tends to publish higher end fiction, so they’re always my first stop as a sort of litmus test. I’ll know I’ve made it as a writer when I finally get a piece of fiction published in Clarkesworld.
Today I also had to make a decision (minor) related to my commitment to being published. Duotrope has long been a great resource for finding markets and tracking submissions, but last month they announced that they could no longer afford to carry on for free. Starting yesterday, the bulk of their services are on a subscription only model. Until today, I hemmed and hawed on this, not sure I wanted to commit the $5 a month (which, being completely in the here and now, is cheaper to me than a year at $50). Part of doing, though, is not inhibiting yourself from being able to. So I paid for my first month as a duotrope supporter today. Now to start abusing it by putting stories out there.
