"Moon Rabbit" to be Published by Solarwyrm Press

I'm in Taiwan with limited wi-fi as I write this, but when I checked my email a couple of days ago, I found that I had received an email from Solarwyrm Press on January 1, which also happened to be my 21st birthday.

"Oh great," I thought, "here's another rejection letter."

I clicked on the email, and I just JUMPED and gave a little scream:

Hi Jo,

I really enjoyed Moon Rabbit and would like to include it in Solarwyrm's Amok anthology. If you're still happy to be included, I'll send you a contract once I have them written up.

Cheers,
Dominica

OMG, I was so shocked. I had totally rushed through writing the ending of "Moon Rabbit," and thought my short story was total crap and would receive an instant rejection. But then, I thought it wouldn't hurt to send it anyway, and the worst that would happen is another rejection letter anyway, so I sent it to the editor of the anthology back in November.

Cute moon rabbit illustration by SAkURA-JOkER on Deviantart

Edits are underway now, in addition to my work on my novel. Speaking about my novel, I'm more than halfway typing through draft #2. I've been typing a lot while I was in Japan and Taiwan (I'm typing from a fancy motel in Tainan right now. Holy moly, this motel puts American motels to shame!), and I'm hoping to finish draft #2 before Spring Semester at Cal starts.

ALSO, the Amok anthology, which contains 25 speculative fiction stories that take place in the Asia-Pacific region, is now looking for reviewers. Visit the link for more info: http://solarwyrm.com/2014/01/09/reviewers-needed-for-our-upcoming-anthologies/

Off to edit!