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Title: Story Published in Daybreak Magazine
Post by: LaShawn on January 13, 2010, 06:18:08 PM

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to say that I got a story published in Daybreak Magazine, edited by Jetse deVries (previous editor at InterZone). It's called "She's All Light", and it's my first professional sale (W00T!). You can read it for free at Daybreak Magazine's website (http://"http://daybreakmagazine.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/daybreak-fiction-shes-all-light/"). ;D

Thanks!

LaShawn

Title: Re: Story Published in Daybreak Magazine
Post by: DKT on January 13, 2010, 08:00:37 PM

Very cool, LaShawn! Congrats :)

Title: Re: Story Published in Daybreak Magazine
Post by: eytanz on January 14, 2010, 12:20:30 AM

Congratulations!

And here's a working version of the link above: :)

http://daybreakmagazine.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/daybreak-fiction-shes-all-light/

Title: Re: Story Published in Daybreak Magazine
Post by: cdugger on January 14, 2010, 01:19:57 AM

Way to go!

Title: Re: Story Published in Daybreak Magazine
Post by: Scattercat on January 14, 2010, 07:07:10 AM

Nifty!

(I figured out the right link myself, but eytanz probably has the right idea posting it here.)

I enjoyed the story a fair amount, though the use of second person grated on me a bit, especially as I was told I was doing things that were completely silly from my point of view (even if they made sense to the protagonist.)  Some people like the second person, some don't.  The projected future felt very plausible on the whole, however.

Title: Re: Story Published in Daybreak Magazine
Post by: LaShawn on January 20, 2010, 05:07:40 PM

Thanks for the comments! And thanks for the link, eytanz. Still trying to get a hang of posting URLs. :-)

Title: Re: Story Published in Daybreak Magazine
Post by: Listener on January 25, 2010, 11:41:59 PM

I really liked the story. The voice was strong and consistent. I liked it more for the glimpses of the future than anything else, though. I did read faster as Tilda ran to Niecy's to witness her scaping, which means the dramatic tension worked for me.