Jenna Waterford

Troll Local 157

Jenna — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:53:30 +0000

My short story, “Troll Local 157″ is live at Reflections Edge!

Sale!

Jenna — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:04:39 +0000

“Troll Local 157″ has sold to Reflection’s Edge! I love this story. I hope all goes well for it this time.

Good morning, indeed!

Jenna — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:03:05 +0000

I woke up this morning to find out my flash short, “Beata Beatrix,” has been accepted by Electric Velocipede. This is my first sale that will appear in print rather than in pixels. It will be published at some point next year.

Oh, and also: *squee!*

This has been a good day

Jenna — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:21:18 +0000

At last, at last, I have sold my second short story!

The Town Drunk has accepted “Troll Local 157″ (a story of which I am inordinately fond) for publication, actual date of publication unknown at this time.

*big huge cheesy happy silly grin*

One small step for a redhead…

Jenna — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:12:07 +0000

I got an email a couple of days ago notifying me that I’m going to be on programming at CapriCon 29 (here in the Greater ChicagoLand Area)! This will be my first time on programming anywhere, so I’m nervous and will probably overprepare and the panels will careen immediately off-topic, but it does not matter — I am going to be on the OTHER SIDE of the FLIMSY TABLE! I will probably even have a paper sign with my name on it. (*cue angel chorus*)

Graphic Novels: Hollywood’s Secret Story Stash (Saturday, 4pm)
Pssst…over here Mr. Movie Producer Man. I’ve got a great story to sell ya. It’s about this group of masked adventurers and good vs. evil and morality and ethics…whaddaya mean you read the graphic novel already? It seems like a new movie based on a graphic novel or comic book comes out every other month. What has worked, what hasn’t, and which stories are still to come?
Bob Blackwood (M), Mike Cole, Daniel Levin, Scott Smith, Jenna Waterford <– ME!

Short Fiction: Where Did It Go, How Can I Find It? (Saturday, 5:30pm)
We love short SF! Or we did, until it virtually vanished. Our panelists discuss what happened to the great short fiction markets of old — and where you can still find (and submit to) great short markets today.
Patricia Sayre McCoy (M), John O’Neill, Jenna Waterford <– ME AGAIN!

I’m currently planning on attending only on Saturday.

In only faintly-related news, I’ve scheduled a haircut for tomorrow and an eyebrow… uh… fancifying for Saturday, so by this Saturday at around 11am, I shall be glorious! And I hope I shall remain put-together for the next two weeks so I can remain glorious for my panels!

Two Weeks Left!

Jenna — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:19:59 +0000

The new issue of Allegory goes live on January 1st, so you only have two more weeks to read my first short story sale, “The Accidental Mime.”

First Story, First Reviews!

Jenna — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:16:04 +0000

“The Accidental Mime” has received a couple of lovely notices from the blogosphere:

Marshall Payne gave it a full review with which I am unutterably delighted, while kmarier @ Northwest Science Fiction Society says: “…the story is a hoot and proves what I have always maintained, good manners never go out of style!” (feedback with which I am also unutterably delighted).

New Month, New Story

Jenna — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:19:07 +0000

“The Accidental Mime” is live at Allegory — I hope everyone enjoys my first sale!

GLEE!

Jenna — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:24:32 +0000

Right as I was about to leave for my birthday dinner with six fantastic friends (at Prairie Moon in Evanston — a really great restaurant and even better for hanging out with friends), an email popped into my inbox.

I’ve sold my first short story to Allegory. “The Accidental Mime” will be in volume 7, set to go live on September 1st.

So that squeeing sound you all heard at about 7:10p CDT? Yeah. That was me.

Little Updates

Jenna — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:54:31 +0000

I’ve been working on the beginning of La Cause, trying to find my way into the story. I’ve stepped back to the outline again, and it’s at last let me past the first roadblock. My stories seem to wander down cul de sacs and get turned around, and it can be very hard to find where the wrong turning took place. It may be that the turn just was made too soon and there are no wrong parts, just things in the wrong order. Hard to figure that out sometimes without tearing things apart first.

I’ve made a bit more progress on SanClare Scarlet, but I’m backburnering that for now so I can focus on La Cause. The stories are just too different to try to work on at the same time, especially with La Cause still being new territory I’m discovering. It’s hard not to work on the next SanClare book, though. I love those characters very much and want to get them to their next adventure. If only I wrote faster…

I have a new short story done I need to go back and edit. I rarely write short, so this was a fun change of pace. Now that I’ve let it sit for a bit, it should be ready to be reviewed with clear eyes. I hope I still like it as much during the editing as I did during the writing.

Denvention is less than a month away now. I need a vacation and some quality time with friends and fen. Can’t wait. I’ll have just had a birthday, so if anyone wants to bring me a present, feel free ;)