Now onto the latest from my Mathematical Husband, who is persisting on creating these mesmerizing and oddly satisfying pieces of art with his laser cut Wild Gears. This video shows him using a gear-in-a-gear-*in-a-gear*. Pretty impressive.
And now for another thing you can check out. Forgotten is my strange little audo project which I’m going to keep calling an Oddcast. I’ve just put up episode 5 for you, and it’s called “Choices”. We’re getting better at this.
It has been a lovely summer. Still waiting on queries to trickle back to me. I sent out a few snail mail queries to some really stellar agents. I imagine the volume of queries an agent receives is far less if they ONLY accept snail mail queries. Maybe I will be one of dozens instead of one of hundreds!
On to GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!
I have a story appearing in a zombie anthology- Zombies Galore will feature my story, “Monday Matinee Madness” as well as many others which are sure to add up to one horrific anthology of the undead!
The cover art, by Stephen Cooney.
It is edited by T.M. McLean, and some of the other stories to look forward to are:
There are some others as well! I am so glad that this anthology finally is going to print- it’s been quite a process. A big thanks to Theresa Derwin for getting it back off the ground!
In other news, that audio-project I mentioned earlier is starting to take shape. Several episodes are recorded, and now I’m working on mixing them. Soon my pretties, soon. I can’t wait to share them with you (you’ll see them here first of course, my dear, dear readers).
No news yet. Still waiting on the Agent Train for my stop.
Although, I did receive what is to date, the best rejection letter of my life.
An agent I was really into requested my full manuscript. That in it of itself warrants a !!!! But the next email I received from them went something like this:
I cannot represent you. Because I cannot finish reading your manuscript. …Because it is giving me nightmares.
!!!!!!!! Holy smokes man. I could not have asked for a better endorsement. People who have problems sleeping are going to have a hard time reading about the near extinction of the human race due to mass insomnia… So I guess that goes for agents as well!
I’m going to look at horror agents now, because this manuscript is far more horrifying that I originally gave it credit for. >:)
I’m also working on a new project which I will soon be able to share with you. It will be presented in audio format, and has been great fun to work on so far.
Also, I added a link my in “Craft” links- this one to a blurb I wrote on reddit, about my planning process! It has tons of links to various entries in this blog to elaborate.
SO meanwhile, because I really like that you stopped by, you beautiful resilient caribou, you astonishing display of peacock feathers, you stack of waffles, you, dear reader, I will add some fluff here. Because I like sharing. And laughing.
Want to get lost in Youtube watching cake-spinning videos with me? Because they are *singsong voice* amazing!
My fav:
When I wrote this draft I was mega hungry, so a lot of this first bit is food related. NOW though, I am stuffed FULL of waffles and have a Magnificent Sandwich (band name called it patent pending HG Bleackley 2014) waiting for me for lunch. Chicken. Brie. Pear. Hoooo man I am going to have to wait a while on that though… waffles are my world right now.
How about some pictures instead?
Nooooooooo
Something else! Not cake! Not food!
Wait for it…
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WHOMMP
NOOOOOOOO ok how about- this is how dogs drink!
Ah yes, the rare 9-legged Plover.
And then sometimes, you’re like, no freakin’ way.
Banana!
That’s all for now folks!
Back to agent hunting. And when I have this audio-project ready, you’ll be the first to know.
H.G. Bells 