Susan Forest

Okay, well, it is over 9,000 words and I have to cut it back to at least 8,000, so there are definitely edits to be done — still a nice feeling! Also, I have been asked to judge the Robin Herrington Short Story Contest again this year, and I have read and ranked all the submissions — for both the student and adult categories — so I certainly haven’t been idle!

Yes, I think the universe conspired to ensure that I would NEVER want to go back on my decision to retire from the day job. So, as much as I enjoyed it, leaving it behind feels very much like Heaven, right now. I revised a flash fiction this week and am getting it critted right now for submission to an anthology next week, and have just come up with an idea for a short story, which is a good thing, because I have a deadline for a short story workshop coming up in 3 weeks. Also, I was asked to judge the Robin Herrington Memorial Short Story Contest again this year, so got a start on reading stories for that. Then, there is the novella revision and submission, and the novel to have done by the end of summer . . . September? Lots to do!