Publication Announcement: CCQ has accepted “Sorcerer”

A few minutes ago I received an e-mail saying that my short story “Sorcerer” has been accepted by Creepy Campfire Quarterly.  It will appear in their third issue, which will appear on July 20, 2016.   Please check them out and buy a copy or two.  Also check them out on Facebook.  There are several users with a name containing “creepy campfire”, but theirs is Creepy Campfire Quarterly.  Their Facebook address is  https://www.facebook.com/Creepy-Campfire-Quarterly-CCQ-1580122065546001/timeline/.  Their website is http://www.emppublishing.com/creepy-campfire-quarterly.html.

This marks the first time I will be paid for my prose (not a lot, but enough to know my work is appreciated).

“Sorcerer” is a tale of horror and revenge about a modern day sorcerer who comes out of retirement to take a unique vengeance on the callous Don Juan who seduced and abandoned his daughter, who dies during childbirth.

Many thanks to Jennifer Word and her staff for publishing my work.

This is the sixteenth time “Sorcerer” was submitted for publication since I first sent it out on December 29, 2012.   Persistence pays off.  However, I feel lucky that this was only the 16th time.   I know a lot of stories have to be submitted many more times before they finally see success.   I think I have at least a few that surpass sixteen submissions (though I haven’t compiled the statistics yet).

Thoughts?  Comments?

Author: Phil Slattery

Publisher, Rural Fiction Magazine; publisher, The Chamber Magazine; founder, the Farmington Writers Circle. I have written short stories and poetry for many years. In my careers as a Naval officer and in the federal government, I have written thousands of documents of many types. I am currently working on a second edition for my poetry collection and a few novels. View all posts by Phil Slattery