Quiet time

[altivo]

Other than a few minor chores, like feeding horses and sheep, I did little today. Just reading and writing. I even got in a 30 minute nap. I could use a few more days just like this, but... Back to work tomorrow.

News came that an issue that was going to have one of my stories has been cancelled. They changed the theme of the issue entirely and are starting over. That leaves me with an orphaned story, one that no one has seen other than a couple of editors. My first temptation was to just post it and forget it. But I really like this one, so I'm going to submit it somewhere else first. If it gets rejected there too, then I'll just publish it on the web.

We watched my favorite version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol tonight, the 1970 musical version, Scrooge! with Albert Finney as Ebenezer. The other one we really like is the 1993 Muppet version with Michael Caine as Scrooge. Two very different depictions of the famous skinflint, both of them work well, though.

Actually overslept this morning, to almost 7 am. Very unusual. Can't do that again tomorrow though, so off to bed now.

Comments

[schnee.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the story!

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Whatever is supposed to happen will do so, I guess.

[saythename.livejournal.com]

Theres nothing that makes me GRRR more than an orphaned story.

Flack it around, if it was good enough once its prolly good enough
twice.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I kinda agree. This is a result of the publisher trying to take too large a bite at once and overbooking their capacity I think. Too many new projected publications and they couldn't pull in enough submissions, or put them out fast enough.

I have one other prospect that's just a possibility for this one. However, they don't seem to put out many issues and it could delay appearance of this story for another year or more, which disappoints me even if they accept it.

I love that line.

[zachary-geminus.livejournal.com]

Spirit, why do you delight in torturing me? Show me no more!

I told you these are the shadows of things that have been. That they are what they are. Do not blame me!

Re: I love that line.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I have other favorites, some of which unfortunately seem to get mangled in film versions because Hollywood (or Americans) can't understand the originals.

"If I had my way, every fool who goes about with the words 'Merry Christmas' on his lips would be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart."

"If they be like to die, then let them do it and decrease the surplus population."

And of course, the famous one: "Bah, Humbug!"

XD

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

*pats your horsey nose* Sorry to hear about your story, at least you can submit it somewhere else or share it electronically :)

I thought Boxing day was a public holiday o.O it seems to have fallen by the way these days.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Boxing day was never anything in the US as far as I know. Canada observes it.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Just watch it do they? Strange people the Canucks ;)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

At least they don't walk around upside down like you folks do. ;p

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Bah, I won't take that from you upright walkers ;)