Another One?

I had an idea for a short story. No, not another short story that turns into a novel like “Mark of the Condemned”. A real short story. I should keep plugging away at the other three novels I’m working on.

Susan and I have decided to drop “The Half Burnt Bridge”. It’s very 1970s and 1980s. A bit dated. Parts of it are really well written, and other parts need a complete overhaul. We’ve decided to shelve it for now. The stuff we’re writing now is much better. Perhaps we’ll find a market for it some time and that will give us a reason to rewrite it. It’s not a bad story. It just isn’t quite there yet. So... into the archives goes “The Half Burnt Bridge” and our beloved characters Jason and Brant.

I haven’t had much luck getting my short stories published yet. I had a “near miss” with one magazine and my “Sword of Anubis” vampire story. They even wrote a comment for me which I thanked them for. They said they seriously considered publishing the story but the point of view swapped too many times for them. They said the rest of the story was very strong and they liked it. I’m going to have a good read to see what I can do about that. A bit of rewriting can fix those POV problems. I like to write in third person omniscient which a lot of magazine publishers don’t like. They prefer third person subjective. But I like to get inside all the characters’ heads. Back to the drawing board for “Sword of Anubis”. If I’ve been sloppy with my POV, I can easily fix that. If not, then it’s ready for a new market. Wish me luck.

OK. It’s back to Ranger and Jaxxlar the Shadow Runners now.