Really very happy indeed to announce that my story ‘Sunshine’, originally published in Black Static #29, has been selected by Rich Horton for his Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2013 Edition. The full ToC can be viewed here – with stories by Ursula Le Guin, Kelly Link, Elizabeth Bear and Genevieve Valentine, among many other wonderful writers, it truly is an honour to be included.
And a piece of news like this does go some of the way towards dulling the pains of First Draft Hell. The thing I’m working on now is difficult. At this early stage, progress is slow as I’m still very much feeling my way into the story, discarding stuff almost before I write it. But it’s exciting! I don’t think I’ve ever felt so excited about a project in my life.
I may take a break for Doctor Who and mince pies, but that’s about it…