…and the Thrill of Victory

After I arrived home from watching the BYU game at grandfather’s, I got my mail. I saw that my SASE had returned from Analog, and I prepared myself for rejection, because I’d heard that when Analog accepts something, they send out a contract that won’t fit in a normal envelope.

To my great delight, though, the editor said that he wanted a few more tiny changes, but that he was ordering up a contract, counting on me to make the changes quickly.

So I’ve achieved one of my writing ambitions: to sell a story to Analog. Analog used to be named Astounding Science Fiction, and many of the SF stories I grew up reading, by Asimov, Heinlein and others, were published in that magazine.

Published Saturday, October 9, 2004, at 1:41 am|

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10 Comments Leave a comment.

  1. On October 9, 2004 at 1:24 am Eric James Stone Said:

    Thanks for the congratulations, everyone. Yes, the story is “Resonance.”

  2. On October 9, 2004 at 5:09 am Rachel Said:

    Congrats Eric that’s wonderful! You’re on a roll!
    I recently typed up an article for my site on Making and Achieving Goals as I’ve discovered some great tools for succeeding with my goals in the last few months.
    Great job!

  3. On October 9, 2004 at 5:16 am Eugie Foster Said:

    Wooo! Mega congrats, Eric! Confetti and champagne galore!!

  4. On October 9, 2004 at 8:16 am Simon Owens Said:

    Yay!!!!

  5. On October 9, 2004 at 9:34 am Kaimi Said:

    Congratulations! That’s Resonance, right?

  6. On October 10, 2004 at 12:55 pm David Stone Said:

    Well done! I remember reading Analog decades ago. And most of the Sci-Fi greats have been published there. Another one will now join them!

  7. On October 11, 2004 at 2:39 am Fozziliny Moo Said:

    Congrats. It’s great that all the hard work is starting to pay off.

  8. On October 12, 2004 at 11:23 am David H. Sundwall Said:

    That’s great news. Congratulations!

  9. On December 11, 2004 at 7:41 am David Stone Said:

    Glad the contract finally arrived. Let me know when it is published because I’d like to order 1000 copies for all my friends.

  10. On December 20, 2007 at 3:11 am Eric James Stone » Blog Archive » A contract from Analog Said:

    […] got my contract from Analog today for the story I sold them a couple of months ago. I’m glad to see it, because I had this paranoid fear that the […]

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