A. S. Andrews

. . . there was somthing called NaNoWriMo 2009.  Right.  Well, I made it to about 1,000 words, and the story turned out to be not so compelling.  It was an idea I’d been kicking around for awhile, but it was not ready to be written.  Sometimes I think ideas have a time, and they refuse to be written any earlier.  Of course, if that’s the case, I could also totally miss the time, and never write it at all.  But I think someday this one will have it’s time. 

The other thing that happened, a pleasantly surprising thing, was that I’ve been busy revising my 2008 NaNoWriMo novel, and I found that I couldn’t put that story aside, or even share it with another novel.  I’ve been completely sucked into its world and I don’t want to leave,  So, I will keep pushing through the rewrite, and get it done, and maybe come this November, I’ll be ready to start on its sequel.

Less than a month until the NaNoWriMo madness begins!  Just signed up for my third time!

I’m going to published!  I’ve just found out that my flash fiction piece, “Alien Life”, will be published September 20th on Every Day Fiction (www.everydayfiction.com).

UPDATE:  Here’s the September Table of Contents for Every Day Fiction.

FURTHER UPDATE:  Here it is!

Here’s something I came across a few days ago - hint fiction!  A story that hints at more in 25 words or less. 

There’s currently an anthology open for submission: Hint Fiction

And, yes, I am shamelessly posting this link so I can submit three stories instead of two!

April is the month of many exciting writing events.  Here’s a sampling:

1) Poem a Day: April is the month to write a poem a day.  Check out the Poetic Asides April PAD Challenge 2009 for a listing of rules. An interesting challenge, but one I’ll have to keep in mind for another year, since I already have much to do this April.

2) Script Frenzy: April is also the month to write a 100 page script in 30 days. Check out Script Frenzy for details. This caught my eye last year, after I’d finished my first NaNoWriMo, and one of these years, I might just go for it!

3) The LA Times Festival of Books: This happens each April at the UCLA campus. Schedule permitting, I might just make it this year! It’s always fun to find so many “book” people in one place. A few years back, I spent a good hour or two in line at a Ticketmaster, waiting to get free tickets for some of the panels. The line wound around the block and plenty of people passing by asked, “What concert are you waiting for?” The reactions when they heard it was a book festival provided all the entertainment I needed for two hours!