Outpost Publication

So yeah… I got pub­lished, not bad eh?

Seri­ously though, the pub­li­ca­tion of my flash fic­tion piece Out­post in the Feb­ru­ary / March online issue of Alien­Skin Mag­a­zine is a huge boost to my morale and, con­sid­er­ing I have recently re-discovered my com­mit­ment to writ­ing, could not have come at a bet­ter time (and did I men­tion it’s a paid pub­li­ca­tion?)

Out­post is basi­cally a char­ac­ter study, iden­ti­fy­ing the expe­ri­ences of the every­day life of some­one who has become iso­lated, and some­what dis­jointed from the real­ity of their sit­u­a­tion. I think I first wrote it back in 2003, honed it a cou­ple of times but then left it on the back-burner. It’s funny that now, after all this time, it is the first piece of mine to be published.

Alien­Skin Mag­a­zine is pri­mar­ily a pub­lisher of flash fic­tion and micro fic­tion, though they do dab­ble in Fibonacci poetry, blogs and arti­cles for writ­ers. You can visit my page on the site here.

Thank you to those who have kept read­ing this here weblog, been sup­port­ive, and con­tinue to do so. Here’s to the begin­ning of my actual future as a writer.

  • http://5-rings.com cirellio

    Grats, this calls for a toast! :)

  • http://rgsanders.wordpress.com RG Sanders

    ::clinks:: Did that sound suspicious?

    But no, really, thanks Nick. It’s not a mas­sive gain in the world of pub­lish­ing, but my wife was the first to point out it’s a mas­sive step for­ward for some­one who is not pub­lished, and to never — ever — under­mine any­thing in writ­ing. A pub­lished shorty story, a pub­lished novel — it is all a great thing and although I am usu­ally pes­simistic about any­thing and every­thing, I have to agree with her this time.

    On a side note, I have to men­tion that read­ing your last few posts on style and such have been a big part in mak­ing me want to write again. I was already there, but your posts have helped me keep it mov­ing. Don’t stop.

  • http://5-rings.com cirellio

    ::clinks::
    Let’s split your earn­ings 50/50 then. I’ll let you know where you can mail the check. xD
    What you said was beyond flat­ter­ing. I’m just glad I could help in some small way. And isn’t that what it’s all about?
    Seri­ously though, we’re drink­ing to you, not me!
    Grats again.

  • http://alex-moore.blogspot.com Alex Moore

    woo hoo! this is awe­some news…and i’m happy in my guts for you. been think­ing about you and wish­ing you well, even tho i haven’t ocm­mented in a while. take care of you

  • http://stephvandermeulen.wordpress.com Steph

    Con­grats on being the first paid fic­tion piece!! Very exciting!

  • http://rgsanders.com RG Sanders

    @ Cirellio, thanks again ::clink::

    @ Alex, no wor­ries on the com­ments — we all get busy — but thank you! It’s nice to see peo­ple do read this here lit­tle weblog of mine, and are happy for my publication.

    @ Steph, much appre­ci­ated on the con­grat­u­la­tions. It is excit­ing, and has spurned me to get on the writ­ing wagon once more (I had found my love of it just prior, so call it a boost). Keep up the writ­ing your­self, those epic pieces you post are enjoy­able to read.