Sally M wrote:

Well, I can only speak as a *non*-expert, having 2 whole stories in zines,

2

short pieces on Judith's website and the usual number of semi-finished burbles scattered all over my hard drive ...

You amaze me! Star 4 is one of the zines I've bought, and I assumed from your wonderful Christmas story in it, and those I've found on-line, that you were a very experienced writer. I love your work.

The buzz from seeing the first story - 'Christmas Canto' - in Star 4 was absolutely wonderful, I wouldn't have traded it for anything. The second time (for the Blake zine) was just as wonderful, since - not being a last-minute addition - that story got illustrated with Pat Fenech's

gorgeous

photo-montages :-) It was great fun seeing the shorter pieces up on the web, and I thoroughly enjoy posting fiction to Freedom City and getting immediate feedback, but I would like to have more in print eventually (not that I'm all that sure where to send them, since both of my printed

stories

were basically by request) just for that buzz.

Thanks for that - it confirms my choice - to put some stuff on the web and hope I get asked too!

I think you can submit to Ashton Press; I'm sure I've read their guidelines. I'm waiting till I have more confidence before I do that!

Nico