The journey of a reluctant author by Dru Ann Love

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So, what happens when you collaborate with your friend and your short story is published?

You become a first-time published author and you enjoy the accolades from readers, friends, and fans.

Then our short story is nominated not once, not twice, but three times for a variety of upcoming awards.

  • First, our short story won the Agatha Award at Malice Domestic convention.
  • Then it won the Anthony Award at Bouchercon convention.
  • Lastly, it won the Macavity Award given by Mystery Readers International.

Now I am a first-time-published award-winning author.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, what is supposed to happen? I get queries as to when will I write the next short story? Again, reluctant author here.

But I did write a flash fiction (short story under 1,000 words) and submitted it to three places and all three rejected the story, nicely and one even gave me critique on how to improve it.

Now what do I do? I really don’t have it in me to write a short story that is at least 5,000 words all by myself. I really didn’t have it in me to write the 500 words I wrote for my flash fiction. But I did. One never knows.

I’ll just bask in the glow of winning three awards on my first time out. And wish my co-author, Kristopher Zgorski, congratulations on on writing two new short stories for two different anthologies—one available now, and one publishing next March—and his next goal of writing a full-length novel. Yay Kristopher!!

Have you felt reluctant?

A Slow Down Period by Dru Ann Love

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I don’t have much to ramble about this time.

Last time I posted in April, I was attending Malice Domestic Convention where our short story, “Ticket To Ride” I co-wrote with Kristopher Zgorski was a finalist. We won the Agatha for Best Short Story.

The accolades continue with our story being a finalist for Best Short Story for the Anthony and the Macavity Awards. The winner for the Anthony will be announced at end of August and the winner for the Macavity will be announced in September. Wish us luck!

Below are a few of the books I’ve read that are coming out soon.

  • Booked For Murder by P.J. Nelson *new series*
  • A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke *new series*
  • Booked for Murder by P.J. Nelson *new series*
  • But Not For Me by Allison A. Davis *new series*
  • Diners, Drive-Ins, and Lies by Misty Simon *new series*
  • The Gardener’s Plot by Deborah J. Benoit *new series*
  • The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard
  • Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson

I did a guest post at Jungle Red Writers talking about the transition from blogger to author. You can read it HERE.

This week start Bouchercon, the world’s mystery convention in Nashville.

Other than that, it’s been very quiet in my corner of the universe.

What do you do when life is simple?

I Am A Published Author by Dru Ann Love

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This is a short post while I recover from my recent surgery. It’s hard to sit at a desk when you can’t bend your knee or if you do “ouch.”

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