Hi, Patch. Thanks for your first comment. This is not the first time my last name has been spelled wrong. :)
About your question: different stories take different lengths of time - and the length of time is not always proportional to the length of the story. For instance, I wrote the "Elevator Episodes" story in about 30 minutes. On the other hand, "Meaning of Life and Other Cliches", published in Anotherealm in 2005 and later went on to win the Higney Award at Anotherealm and garnered an honorable mention in the Parallax Awards, took about 10 years to be written.
Anonymous said…
Nice job on winning an award! :D
-Patchmulberry ----------------- bleaklight.com
Anonymous said…
I just ordered your issue from Interzone.
Write longer stories! :D
Anyhoo, I'll keep checking in to see where you're getting published and try to buy the issues to show support for the up-and-comers.
...the last couple of weeks have been good. - Completed and submitted 2 new stories. - Complied with revision request for 1 story. - Recirculated 4 of my stories. And with that, I have all my unpublished stories (12, to be exact) in circulation.
Updated February 6, 2019 Want to join me on facebook? Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/ahmedkhanwrites/ Want to provide me feedback on any of stories or articles? Email me at khan.ahmeda@gmail.com. ARTICLES Magic of the Rings is Temperamental - in "New Myths" . Gaia and the Art of Fighting Marine Oil Pollution - in "Ships and Soil" . Lateral Thinking for Writers - published in "T-Zero: The Writer's Ezine" in 2005, reprinted in "Writing World" and "Visions". Two Solitudes: An Interview With James Alan Gardner - in "Absolute Write" . Philosophy of Monotheism - published in "Ambitions" . Super Food of the Future - published in "My Doctor" (India), reproduced at "Wisegeek.com" . Is There Such a Thing as Destiny? - published in "Jackhammer", reproduced at "Wisegeek.com" under the pseudonym of Ahmed Mir. Smell of Time - in "Suddenly Lo
It has been ages since I updated my blog and therefore there is quite a bit of news to share: 1. My critical essay on Lord of The Rings, titled "The Magic of the Rings is Temperamental", will be appearing next month in the first issue of "New Myths" at NewMyths.com . 2. My story, "Synchronicity", has been published in Vulgata at www.vulgatamagazine.org . I am really happy about the publishing of this story because in spite of the fact that this is one of my stories that are very near and dear to my heart, I had a hard time placing it as this is one of those stories that don't seem to fit any known classification pigeon hole. [As an added bonus, I have found 2 more editors to be added to my list of good editors: Scott Barnes of New Myths and Melinda Selmys of Vulgata.] 3. My story, "Knock, Knock", will be published in the December 2007 issue of Skive, a print magazine. In fact the editor, Matt Ward, informed me that the cover of the magazine i
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-patchmulberry
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-Patchmulberry
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About your question: different stories take different lengths of time - and the length of time is not always proportional to the length of the story. For instance, I wrote the "Elevator Episodes" story in about 30 minutes. On the other hand, "Meaning of Life and Other Cliches", published in Anotherealm in 2005 and later went on to win the Higney Award at Anotherealm and garnered an honorable mention in the Parallax Awards, took about 10 years to be written.
-Patchmulberry
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bleaklight.com
Write longer stories! :D
Anyhoo, I'll keep checking in to see where you're getting published and try to buy the issues to show support for the up-and-comers.
-Patchmulberry
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bleaklight.com