Reactions to First Time being Published
One of my short stories, Lime Green Buddha , was published in efiction magazine 's latest (February 2012) issue. They're also publishing one of my poems in the March issue. I just read my own story in a publication that I had no control over for the first time and it was a surreal experience. I couldn't turn the critic in me off. I found one typo that neither me nor the editor caught and it threw me off guard. i also found one or two small edits that the editor did that worked but also seemed odd. I haven't had anyone else edit my work for publication prior to now. I'm grateful and excited to be published, even if it was for a pittance, because I love the exposure and I want to read my work in publications all the time. I suppose that's the dream of any writer. But, I thought I'd enjoy reading it, and I didn't. I was self conscious and critical. I imagine those feelings will change as I get used to seeing my work in different fonts and ...