My story Warning Buoy had a rocky start to publication. Lame Goat Press went into hiatus and Static Movement, which is owned by the guest editor, Chris Batholemew, took over the publication. The anthology has been renamed ‘Deep Space Terror’ and is available from Amazon. I ordered my copies the other day.
Darn I noticed that they have discounted it since I bought my copies.
My story the Clean Streets of Oberest was renamed Liquid Night. It is still coming out but this time with Aurora Wolf in the Novus Creatura. When Lame Goat stopped responding the wonderful editors tried to keep true to their writers. JAM John Arthur Miller went to Aurora Wolf to publish Novus Creatura, which I think is really cool. The new publishers appear to be taking a lot of care in the shape of the MS and in its contracts with authors.
Strange thing. The other day I had an email from Lame Goat saying they were up and running again and please send more stories. I’m afraid that after the previous experience I would have to think twice before doing so. The editor in chief did not let me know there were problems and I wasn’t the only one. Lack of communication equals lack of respect. And the offer only ever was publication, no contributor copy and no payment. I think I’ll be looking to other markets in future.
I had a submission with Weird Tales and when I queried found out that they did not receive it. That was a wasted 4 months of my life. And they are closed to new submissions until January 2011. I was very grateful the editor got back to me and let me know in any case.
I have been travelling extensively for work and am heading for Perth in an hour or so. So writing wise I have been a bit dead. I wrote a short story idea down last week. Thought of one while driving to Redcliffe in Queensland last week and then forgot it. The only thing I have been doing before passing out every night is reading.
I finished a beta read and now am starting a new one.
Donna Maree Hanson, Author, Phd in Creative Writing 
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