Another Interview...and a near miss

I'd been waiting for some time to hear back from a place where I'd submitted a bit of longer fiction.  They'd had the story for (quite) a while but a month or so ago they posted that they were taking longer to make decisions and asked for patience.  Well, I heard back from them yesterday and although they said they really enjoyed the story they had filled their available slots and won't know if they'll continue soliciting this length of fiction until they see how this initial offering sells.  They apologized for holding the story so long and emphasized how near a miss it was.

That's the way it goes.

On another note - Roxanne and I will be filming a few spots this evening for the new season of TURNING PAGES.  Tonight we have a young person who I know very well speaking with Roxanne about British YA novelist, Derek Landy and Roxanne and I will review the novel IRENE by Pierre LeMaitre.

For your viewing pleasure here's an interview from last year's season.  I've spoken about Richard Pierpoint, the early black settler who won a tract of land about five hundred meters from where I type for his service in the War of 1812.  Author and editor Peter Meyler speaks to me about Captain Dick and another notable early black settler from up Chatsworth way.

Enjoy.