Notable News: Schedule for the next month.

The submissions period for “Up to Grabs 2″ is about to close.

I have a huge deadline for June 15.

I don’t know if I’ll have time to write The King-Sized Bed.

So many rejections, so little time…

Which is to say, I’m sure everyone who submitted to “Up for Grabs 2″ wants to know when they’ll hear. Circlet has a reputation for taking months to get back to people on submissions. I’m hoping to uphold our honor by doing better.  I’m posting while I work out in my head how the schedule is going for the next couple of weeks so you’ll have some idea of when to expect some news.

I have a huge deadline on June 15. I have to spend most of the next two weeks on it. To save some time, I won’t be writing something original for my “King-Sized Bed” serial. Tomorrow is ready to go already. Next week I will post one sex scene from my forthcoming novel instead. If I’m still tied up the following weekend, I’ll run another sex scene from that novel or another unpublished work. I like that idea much more than the idea where I put “King-Sized Bed” on hiatus.

After June 15, I’ll take a one-week break, then I’ll jump into the slush pile, reading all stories in order by size (smallest to largest).

I have an idea about to handle rejection letters (sadly, there are always a couple). I like to spend lots of time critiquing a story if I reject it. Sometimes writers send me back thank-you notes for the critiques. I enjoy that. Some writers bitch me out because they are Professionals and a nobody like me may not dare to critique a Professional. On top of that, detailed critiques take time.

So here’s how it will work, submitters: if you mail to me in the next three weeks a short note saying you would like a detailed critique, you shall have one. If you don’t, you won’t. In no cases will a request for a critique change whether or not I accept a piece.

See you tomorrow!