Writing news: some good, some bad. I’ll start with the bad.

– I had a rewrite request from Asimov’s turned down. Sheila asked for me to change one central part to my story, which necessitated a cascade of other changes. The rewrite didn’t work for her which is very disappointing, but so goes the writer’s life. Onward.

– Graveside Tales has accepted my story “Of Silver Bullets and Golden Teeth” for its lycanthrope anthology, The Beast Within. This story was previously published in Animal Magnetism, an anthology that donated its proceeds to Hurricane Katrina victims, but I don’t think it sold particularly well. I’m excited that this story, which is a Western set about hunting down a possessed bear, gets another run out and hopefully a lot more exposure. I also noted that I’ll be joining Mr. Gary Braunbeck in the TOC, and that’s good company to keep, indeed.

– In a bit of awesomeness, I found out that my story “Working Out Our Salvation” is being included in a special edition “Zombie Love” publication which will be awarded to the winner of the 2008 Phoenix Comicon’s inaugural Zombie Beauty Pageant. You have got to check this thing out. So. Friggin. Cool.

– While on vacation I received an email from a budding director who is interested in turning my work into a short film. He cited “From the Mouths of Babes” as the near-perfect story for a short film, save only its reliance on a brilliant child actor who are few and far between. He was so enamored with the story, he’d like to work with me on finding something that might be suitable for a relatively low budget, 10-15 minute film. Alas, many elements of my work— enraged bears, two-headed sheep, 19th Century settings— might not jive with the constraints of a small budget. Still, we’re both really excited about the opportunity and there’s the possibility of writing something specifically for production. How cool is that?

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