I just submitted my first story with my British SF characters to a market, and have had to beat the U.S. spellchecker in Microsoft Word into submission...
I blame it on learning to spell from my grandmother's hymnbook and other old tomes. I had a teacher in high school who raged at my spellings until he brought me into standard Americanized compliance. I have rebelled ever since by adding alternative spellings to every spellchecker I encounter. I'm a wild thing.
Good luck with the story submission! I hope the turnaround time for a response is quick, so you don't have too much agony of anticipation. And, of course, I hope you get an acceptance and a gigantic payment, followed by nominations and notoreity and dinner at an awards banquet seated at Harlan Ellison's table. Because once you survive that, you'll be ready for anything.
(hmm... I only have one Britishy icon, I'll use that.)
Would be happy to share an awards table with Harlan -- just have to get more things published before they can get nominated, of course. Wasn't sure if my last post was clear -- it's not my first submission, actually it's my 106th, but my first with these British SF characters. This is for the ChiZine contest -- they promise results by July 31st, so that's pretty decent.
So glad you seem to be in a happier mood -- a good hat can do that. Now get thee back to the Romans! (grin)
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Re: What Color Is The Hat?
I just submitted my first story with my British SF characters to a market, and have had to beat the U.S. spellchecker in Microsoft Word into submission...
thanks!
Dr. Phil
Re: What Color Is The Hat?
Good luck with the story submission! I hope the turnaround time for a response is quick, so you don't have too much agony of anticipation. And, of course, I hope you get an acceptance and a gigantic payment, followed by nominations and notoreity and dinner at an awards banquet seated at Harlan Ellison's table. Because once you survive that, you'll be ready for anything.
(hmm... I only have one Britishy icon, I'll use that.)
Re: What Color Is The Hat?
So glad you seem to be in a happier mood -- a good hat can do that. Now get thee back to the Romans! (grin)
Dr. Phil