On his blog, science fiction writer John Scalzi discusses his writing income for 2006. It pretty interesting.
One thing of note is that he started his writing career in 1999 with a shareware novel. What this means is he published a novel on his website to be freely read by anyone who wished to do so.
Oh yeah, I’m still here.
I sent in a piece to an editor. He stated that he wouldn’t be able to read anything for the upcoming zine for several weeks. That’s ok. On an online forum, a discussion was taking place in which said editor made a goofy statement. I corrected him because, after all, I am the type that I just can’t let nonsense go unabated. It was akin to stating that 2+2=6 and being corrected. Keep in mind that I wasn’t rude about it. In fact, I was downright civil. He replied with a snide, childish remark fueled by ego rather than common sense, and within three minutes, yes three minutes I got an e-mail rejection for the piece I had sent in.
Coincidence? Perhaps. In fact, I’m going to go on the record with it was coincidence.
But, if I had a crystal ball that told me that had I not replied on the forum my story would be accepted, I’d still do it all exactly the same.
Therein is the beauty of doing this simply because you love it.
I’ve never met him, but I do visit his site and you just can’t help but be excited for him with regards to this:
Yesterday, I received word that my short story The World Behind has been accepted for publication by Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go and work on my happy dance, whilst simultaneously trying not to throw up.
Man, congratulations.
Mr. Morton knows too much to be taken in by the myth of the New York intellectual. His characters are often writers themselves, but they tend to be failed and forgotten — like Leonard Schiller, the aging novelist in “Starting Out in the Evening” — or helplessly exploitative, like Nora in “A Window Across the River,” who describes herself as an emotional cannibal.
Daniel Medley was born and raised in the mountains of Central Idaho and now lives in Utah with his wife and son.
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