Here's a question:

[mac_stone]

What's your favorite market, and why?

What's your dream-market to break into, and again, why?

*g*

Why, yes, I AM in the process of completely revamping all the sites I run, primarily as an enhanced writing-avoidance-activity, since you so kindly inquired.

Comments

[csinman.livejournal.com]

I actually have to second Electric Velocipede. I've liked almost every story they've published, and if I didn't like it, I at least recognized it was quality work that someone else probably liked. The art is always fun, too. I actually like being seen holding their issues, which is so vain and ridiculous, but totally true. Haha!

And echoing stonetable once again, "dream market" is tough, because I think it changes with each story. I'll write something and think, "OMG I hope X takes this." I probably feel that way about Strange Horizons more than most places, I suppose, and I'm always wishing I could write something I could send to Apex Digest, but I haven't yet.

[mac-stone.livejournal.com]

Have you sent me anything at Coyote, btw? If so, I'll go specially dig it outta the pile to take a look myself. We're more than a little behind, right now.

If not, then why not? (And I'm being serious - we pay peanuts, and I know it, so that's a perfectly legit reason...)

[csinman.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'll leave it at that so I don't pull a Potlatch and blather at you for five minutes like an idiot again. Hahaha!

And actually, keeping with what I said about dream markets, payment means little or nothing to me. It's not like many people make a living from selling short stories anyway. Some day I might take it more seriously, but right now I choose markets by where I feel like the story ought to go. There's another reason too, but I'm not going to humiliate myself with that one in public. XD

So no, you have nothing of mine, but (isn't this convenient!), your comment the other day nudged me into considering some of my blossoming ideas for Coyote Wild, and now there's two vying for the honor. I just have to see which one is more suitable after they're both finished.