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What I Sold in 2023
2023 has been a record-setting year in the word mines. Apparently, if you regularly write lots of stories and send them out, editors will buy some. Who knew?
Sure, the ratio for rejections/sales is still *way* off. For now, let’s focus on the positive.
Flash fiction was king of the hill this year: 6 original stories and 1 reprint.
Short fiction had a very respectable showing: 4 original stories.
You want novelettes? We got 2. And one of those was featured in a three-part podcast voiced by a classically trained British theatre student.
It was also the year of extended holds – 2 of my acceptances came more than a year after the initial submission.
All told: 12 original stories and 1 reprint. A baker’s dozen of spec fic.
Genres were certainly up for grabs. I sold stories involving the military, time travelers, assassins, wizards, mechanics, lost civilizations, ghosts, demonic possession, found family, and a happiness virus.
The last two sales this year are pending final paperwork. Nearly everything else is available online. Links here.
In order of acceptance:
“The USS Copernicus Sixth (Semi-Annual) Contraband Run”
“The Linen Closet Nexus”
“The Antidote for Longing” (print and podcast)
“Ruby Throat and Gold”
“For Better or Worse”
“Krishna’s Gift”
“Come the Waters High (Podcast)
“The Danger of Frequent Flyer Miles”*
“The Poltergeist of Fastini Crater” (podcast)
“Come the Waters High” (Reprint)
“Last Cold Beer for 50 Miles”**
*forthcoming 2024
**Appears 12/13/2023 in Haven Spec
