Fanfare! The Butterfly Effect accepted by Smokelong Quarterly!

[Marc Joan]

Major bragfest! Smokelong Quarterly has a very strong reputation as a flash fiction market, and at five days from submission to acceptance, this was my fastest ever success! Normally takes me five months to get a rejection!
It will be published in Smokelong Weekly on Oct 26th and again in their quarterly publication in December. They also want to interview me for the quarterly publication, which is a little scary....What are they going to ask? What should I say? Is it acceptable to lie through one's teeth to build up an Ernest Hemingway type reputation? I just don't know the etiquette!

 

[Emurelda]

You're acing these now! This is brilliant news. Congratulations.

And just be you with interviews Is it a straight q&a you have to type out yourself? Or is it interview face to face or by phone i.e. live-ish. That's nerve racking. Try not to be too cheesy

 

[Lex Black]

Congratulations!

 

[Jennifer Stone]

Bravo, Marc! You could always ask for a preview of what questions they're going to ask. Answer as honestly as you dare, this could be how the world remembers you

 

[Nicole Wilson]

Congratulations!

 

[Alistair Roberts]

Great news!

 

[Bernard Stacey]

Outstanding - well done! You're on a roll now!

In the interview, remember to say that you wish for world peace, like working with children and love to travel. The rest doesn't matter.

 

[Marc Joan]

Outstanding - well done! You're on a roll now!

In the interview, remember to say that you wish for world peace, like working with children and love to travel. The rest doesn't matter.

Can I wear a spangly leotard thingy with a big sash too?

 

[Marc Joan]

Bravo, Marc! You could always ask for a preview of what questions they're going to ask. Answer as honestly as you dare, this could be how the world remembers you

That's exactly why I should lie through my teeth!

 

[Marc Joan]

You're acing these now! This is brilliant news. Congratulations.

And just be you with interviews Try not to be too cheesy

You want me to do both of those? At the same time?

 

[Stephen Drake]

Congrats, Marc!

 

[Carol Rose]

WOOT!!! Well done!!

 

[Jason Byrne]

Way to go, Marc! I told you that you were a success; you wouldn't listen. I think if Eddie Izzard gets away with being Eddie Izzard, you can get away with a spangly leotard and sash. From what I've gathered from people I've known that have done interviews, they have hashed out beforehand the things they want to spotlight, topics they want to avoid, etc.

It's celebratory drinks tonight instead of just regular drinks! It's a chance to introduce yourself as a persona. Supposing you become as famous as JKR GRRM, Stephen King — think about what sort of person you want the world to know, and be that. Remember, the test can recommend Dauntless, but you make the final decision.

 

[James Marinero]

Great news Marc. I've been away a couple of months at sea and it's all been happening here!

 

[Jason Byrne]

Great news Marc. I've been away a couple of months at sea and it's all been happening here!

We've been eating cake, mostly, and talking about camels.

 

[James Marinero]

We've been eating cake, mostly, and talking about camels.

So I noticed - and dreaming about author incomes too!

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Ooh, well done! You have a solid collection in the making, and I love short stories. I hate this thing about it supposedly needing to be novels first. I wrote the novel after an agent told me that, after trying and failing but he tried, anyway, to place a short story with a television company. But, I mean, 'Don't Look Now,' and 'The Turn of The Screw.'

 

[Bernard Stacey]

Can I wear a spangly leotard thingy with a big sash too?

Only if you have the figure for radio...

 

[Damian North]

Marc - that is great news. Well done

 

[Nicole Wilson]

We've been eating cake, mostly, and talking about camels.

Do we ever stop that?

 

[Marc Joan]

Way to go, Marc! I told you that you were a success; you wouldn't listen. I think if Eddie Izzard gets away with being Eddie Izzard, you can get away with a spangly leotard and sash. From what I've gathered from people I've known that have done interviews, they have hashed out beforehand the things they want to spotlight, topics they want to avoid, etc.

It's celebratory drinks tonight instead of just regular drinks! It's a chance to introduce yourself as a persona. Supposing you become as famous as JKR GRRM, Stephen King — think about what sort of person you want the world to know, and be that. Remember, the test can recommend Dauntless, but you make the final decision.

Spangly leotard + unreasonably hirsute legs - a winning combination.
Re celebratory drinks, unfortunately I am off the alcohol at present, but maybe I will allow myself a little something in December...it's not that far away...sigh

 

[Marc Joan]

Ooh, well done! You have a solid collection in the making, and I love short stories. I hate this thing about it supposedly needing to be novels first. I wrote the novel after an agent told me that, after trying and failing but he tried, anyway, to place a short story with a television company. But, I mean, 'Don't Look Now,' and 'The Turn of The Screw.'

Yikes. I thought it was supposed to be short stories first, then novel.
Anyway, it doesn't matter, coz I just don't feel ready to embark on a novel yet. I have been trying to plot one out, but it just doesn't feel right.

 

[Marc Joan]

Great news Marc. I've been away a couple of months at sea and it's all been happening here!

I envy your life style...Bet you miss mowing the lawn, though...

 

[Jason Byrne]

Spangly leotard + unreasonably hirsute legs - a winning combination.
Re celebratory drinks, unfortunately I am off the alcohol at present, but maybe I will allow myself a little something in December...it's not that far away...sigh

I'll tell you what — because this is the kind of buddy I am — I could totally celebrate for you, you know to make sure it doesn't go to waste. Then when you do your interview, you'll still feel like you've had a good celebrate beforehand.

 

[Nicole Wilson]

I'll tell you what — because this is the kind of buddy I am — I could totally celebrate for you, you know to make sure it doesn't go to waste. Then when you do your interview, you'll still feel like you've had a good celebrate beforehand.

What a good friend you are, Jason. Such sacrifice.

 

[Meerkat]

Wow, congratulations, Marc! Can we officially say we know a Famous Writer now?

(Forgive me if I forgot about anybody else who has done interviews . . that also makes you famous, which means we should have a Famous Writers thread where you guys post about your interviews! )

 

[Marc Joan]

Wow, congratulations, Marc! Can we officially say we know a Famous Writer now?

(Forgive me if I forgot about anybody else who has done interviews . . that also makes you famous, which means we should have a Famous Writers thread where you guys post about your interviews! )

Actually, alas, it's not so impressive ... research reveals that they interview all the writers they publish ... so I'm not a special snowflake after all...ho hum

 

[Marc Joan]

I'll tell you what — because this is the kind of buddy I am — I could totally celebrate for you, you know to make sure it doesn't go to waste. Then when you do your interview, you'll still feel like you've had a good celebrate beforehand.

Thanks! Here's what 'we' are drinking:

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Juice of Wasp
and
Brew of Asp
Shall slake the thirst
Of those who cross me...

*cackle*

 

[Jason Byrne]

Thanks! Here's what 'we' are drinking:

Gross.

What a good friend you are, Jason. Such sacrifice.

I know. And true to my word, I celebrated with my fair share of wine bottles (and everyone else's shares).
Speaking of which, where did I put my coffee?