My Name: Matthew Sanborn Smith. My NEW challenge: Write 1000 stories before I die. Current story count: 197. The One-Thousand is made up of stories that are aimed at publication in professional venues. I've been published at Tor.com, Apex, and Nature, among others. See everything I do at matthewsanbornsmith.com. Shoot me an e-mail at upwithgravity@gmail.com
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
130
Just finished and sent out story 130, my first story in nearly two months. That's sobering. Shipped it off to The New Yorker because, like the lottery (not Shirley Jackson's), you can't win if you don't play. And your odds at being published in The New Yorker, as impossible as they may seem, are much better than your odds at winning the lottery.
Is it a genre story? Good luck, regardless!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It is genre, science fiction. The New Yorker has published science fiction, so it's within the realm of possibility.
ReplyDeleteThey have, indeed. I'm going to try to forget I read this post so that one day, when I'm scanning the contributors for the week, you can surprise me.
ReplyDeleteAnd you said 130? TCB!
Elke, did you mean TCBY? The Country's Best Yogurt? If not, I don't know what you mean. But I like yogurt.
ReplyDeleteTaking care of business, sugar. You know all about it.
ReplyDeleteAh! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I would like credit for this NOT being one of those times I crop up, say something cryptic, and then leave you to figure it out on your own. No, even though you're good at figuring me out, this time I came back and explained. Can I get a few points for that?
ReplyDeleteYou can get twelve points for that. At twenty-thousand points, you can cash them in for a five piece Calphalon set.
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