In Which August Gets Even Better

[alanajoli]

The last two days have been fuller than I'd anticipated, leaving me little time to post here. (Tonight, my poor vampire character in a Dogs in the Vineyard game was almost slaughtered by zombies. This took time.)

But I do need to post my lovely news! "Nomi's Wish" has found a home! In August, the story will be appearing in Coyote Wild, an online magazine of speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that publishes monthly. "Nomi's Wish" is appearing in the teen issue, guest edited by Sherwood Smith and a number of teen readers. I am absolutely honored that they selected my story; "Nomi's Wish" is the story I've written that I still think is my best, and is certainly the one closest to my heart.

This also ties into Monday's conversation (and I'm thrilled how many people posted there with insightful comments!), because I didn't know that "Nomi's Wish" was a YA story. I didn't necessarily think it wasn't YA, but I was just thinking of it as a story about two sisters, most of which happens when one has graduated from college and the other has graduated from high school. They're both, in theory, adults. But the story of their relationship, and the parts of the story that delve into their histories growing up together, are the core of the story--and they must have hit a chord with the teen readers selecting the stories! I've sent "Nomi's Wish" to adult magazines before with no luck and I suspect that this is because, all along, I didn't realize it was a YA piece.

So I'm incredibly tickled with my August. "Nomi's Wish" will be on Coyote Wild, "The Best Things Get Better with Age" will be in Serenity Adventures, and "Don't Let Go" will be in the ransom anthology (which has a title I don't yet know) edited by Dylan Birtolo (eyezofwolf). What a fun time!

Comments

[emilymorgan.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's great news. :)

And... Dogs in the Vineyard has vampires and zombies?!

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Well, when banana_pants is running it, it's a possibility. :)

[dragonladyflame.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Excellent work, dear agent Jolí! And by the way, what are you doing in the second week of August? Are you on the East Coast?

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

We'll be about! It's a busy month for us with family visiting and me going to MythCon, but otherwise, we'll be in the area. :)

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the sale!

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[faerie-writer.livejournal.com]

Lovely news indeed! Congratulations! :D

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[amanda-marrone.livejournal.com]

Congrats on Coyote Wild!! Can't wait to check it out!!!

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

I'm so excited for it to be up! Thank you!

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Whoa, a good week!

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Indeed! Your e-mails were the highlight, I have to say. :)

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

*beam*

[banana-pants.livejournal.com]

I loved the outing your vampire got last night... but that's just me.

Why no fan club email with this news? :)

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

So much fun! But I am looking forward to a session full of not-me adventures. ;)

And the fan club... well, I'm still trying to get that sorted out (because half of my mailing list didn't get transferred to it yet, because it's kinda a pain). I will probably post there on August 1st when "Nomi's Wish" goes live.

[shanna-s.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[exoder27.livejournal.com]

Congrats! That's fantastic news. I remember that story well. In fact, I remember reading it in Schuler's Books and Music in Grand Rapids, and jotting down my thoughts in the margins. I don't recall what I said about it, but I do remember loving it. So now I'll get to read it in not "printed off my computer" form.

Love you! Proud of you!

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Thank you! You helped me catch a couple of baggage-laden images, so it is better for your having given me feedback. ;) I think it's gone through a couple of draft changes since, then, but the online version will be similar. Just better. ;)

[eyezofwolf.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the short! That's AWESOME!

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[(Anonymous)]

Crazy late on this , but congratulations on having Namoi's Wish in Coyote Wild.

Say, would you be willing to autograph Serenity Adventures if I were to buy one, or rather, pay you (like paypal or something) to buy, sign and send?

By the way, did you check out Dr. Horrible when it was up?

-Albone

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Not too crazy late--I was away for the weekend, so I wouldn't have seen it 'til just now anyway! I would definitely be happy to do the signing transaction you're mentioning. :) And I did see the good... er, evil... dr. while he was up for free. Just waiting for the DVD now! ;)