So it's November 2nd, and I missed the deadline for submitting for Kandrel's Dungeon Dweller's anthology. And I have two important reasons for this, both of which have a direct bearing on what I was writing.

He was asking for erotic stories, or stories with erotic components. This I failed on quite well, since my tale turned more into a parody of fantasy and fantasy RPGs, in a nicely Pratchett-ish fashion. That was the main stumbling block for for. The second part was more of a personal matter. I realized about half-way through finishing this piece, that I felt it was my first work that I was willing to start shopping around for a professional credit.

Now, I realize that trying to get a professional writing credit is one of the hardest things to do in the beginning. It's kind of like getting a job for experience, you sometimes need experience, a catch-22. I've got three published short stories under my belt for the Rainfurrest Anthology... but the third one I feel is a bit of a cheat, because I also helped edit and publish it. *lesigh*

But that being said... There was a group of 3 of us who judged all the submission works for the 2012 anthology, and we made sure that two votes had to go into each one before any final approval was done.

Rambling aside, I'm glad this happened. It was the kick in the pants I needed. To be a writer, you have to write. It's a skill, that needs practice to refine and to keep in shape. I've let it go a bit too long in the last year, not a mistake I intend to repeat.

Unless I'm videogaming... or tabletopping... or going out with my husband... or working. So much time, and so little to do.

Wait.

Strike that, reverse it.