A Clip of the Wrist – A New Short Story (And A Nepo Baby Update)
I’ve finished a new short story, currently titled A Clip of the Wrist. It’s about an older woman, a busybody who clashes with the modern world when she places a letter on a poorly parked car. It’s a funny, touching short about the conflict between modern technology and the old fashioned way of seeing things.
I have a couple of venues in mind, both of which are currently closed, and so I’ll be submitting in the next couple of weeks. A Clip of the Wrist will be readable, hopefully, by the end of the year.
While we’re on the subject of submissions. I’ve completed the last couple of edits I had for Nepo Baby. A few days ago I posted about the process so far, and I’m happy to say it was short and sweet. The last challenge is to read it all through in a single setting. If it survived that, it’ll be ready to go out to agents.
It’s a book I’m extremely proud of. I’ve been very happy with how it’s stood up to the six-week break I gave it. Most of the bigger edits have been things I knew I wanted to do months ago.
The hard part, now, is figuring out how to place it with the right people. Like with submitting shorts, this is my least favourite part of the process, so wish me luck!