I’m very pleased to announce the sale of a second short story to Lightspeed Magazine. It’s called “A Moment Before It Struck” and is a prequel story set in the world of my Stories of the Puzzle Lands novels.

One thing that particularly pleases me about this story is that it’s only 4,300 words! Yes, I know that sounds shallow and trivial, but my typical length for short fiction runs between 7,000 and 9,500 words, so it’s a personal victory to come up with a solid story at a much shorter length.

The other aspect of this story that I especially like is its structure, which is more formal and less linear than what I generally do. It’s very gratifying to try a new approach and have it work out.

The publication date for “A Moment Before It Struck” hasn’t been set yet, but my first Lightspeed story, “Nightside On Callisto” will be in the May issue.

Posted on: Thursday, March 1st, 2012 at 9:30 am
Categories: Short Stories.
Tags: Lightspeed Magazine