I don't mind telling you that the good folks at Infective Ink have accepted a short story of mine and are publishing it on August 20th. As soon as the link is live, I'll put it up on my website and here as well. I'm seriously stoked about this one, guys.
Infective Ink has a novel way of accepting submissions that I really like. They have a series of prompts posted and if a writer would like to submit a piece to them, they have to build their story around that prompt. For example, my submission had to written from the prompt, "Virgin Sacrifices." I thought it was a lot of fun, and in a way, I feel like it's a system that pushes creativity, which I really dig.
What did I write about? You'll have to wait and see. I'll just say that I had a lot of fun with this one.
This also marks the first time I've been paid for a short story. Publications that compensate writers with more than a publishing credit for a short story are in short supply these days. Unless you're already well known, or your story gets accepted by one of the few print publications still left that publishes them, the chances of getting a single cent for a short story are slim. Like, quantum mechanics, slim. Infective Ink does their best to take care of their writers, and I believe that shows in the quality of submissions they get and publish.
When they publish, they have an interactive Twitter forum where readers can comment on the story. I may finally break down and get a Twitter account just so I can participate.
More to come!
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