It’s been a bit since I dropped a note here. Sorry for that, but it’s been quite busy.
I’m back doing the final polish on the 8-episode fantasy piece, which is now absolutely complete through episode three. The work here goes pretty quickly, but there’s a lot of it, and I’m creating an entire character and place guide as I go. Ultimately, though, this is really fun work. It feels kind of like I’m painting by numbers here. I mean, the story is all there, and it flows, and I’m happy with it. But every now and again I find places I can fill in, or other places that can be smoothed out.
It’s all very, very close to being “done.” [grin]
On the sickeningly sweet good news front:
1) I see Gardner Dozois has given my short story “Bugs” an honorable mention in his The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection
2) As of this morning it looks like I can report that the 2014 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide anthology will be including my short story “Goliath vs. Robodog.” There are still a few Is to dot and Ts to cross, but all systems appear to be go for now. I’m quite excited about this one.