Deadline Delusion

Oh, FUCKING A!!

Just looked at the guidelines of the anthology on the actual site, and either I miscopied them initially or they've pushed the deadline back a month.

So I've just been killing myself getting this damned thing written for no damn reason.

I'd like to say, I finished writing it about half an hour ago, too.

Graaaaaaagh!




Well, at least I've got a decent amount of time to edit. Since it was written that fast, it'll need it.

*Squish*

It's Monday, and you know what that means--it's time for a photograph to lift the spirits!

Buh-bye Now, Ravens!

The Unkindness of Ravens

17,532 / 17,532 (100.0%)

End of Project Writing Log
Words yesterday: 4,723
Total words: 17,532
Reason for length: The guidelines of the anthology that I hope I'm writing this for specify 7,000-20,000. I had hoped to keep it under 10,000, but it just grew and sprawled and stretched.
Type of story: A high fantasy story about a royal heir, at the mercy of the gods and surrounded by war, who is forced to pretend to be part of the untouchable caste, is owed a favor by his god, and learns a great deal about people and ruling.
Story origin: Battlefield Crows
Challenge(s): Well, I spewed this out in record time, though I later found that I didn't need to.... My main challenge here was working in the very complicated religious and social structure. I'm still not sure that I did a good job on that.
Notes: If this doesn't sell to Blood and Devotion, I'm not sure what I'll do with it. Even with drastic editing measures, this will never be a sleek, sexy 5,000 words. I will get it under 15,000, and I'll sing paeans of joy if I get it under 10,000, but the markets are limited. At this length, I can only think of a few.

( Excerpt from The Unkindness of Ravens )