Jeff Macfee

To finally update the blog and in no way related to writing

jeff — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:39:09 +0000

Babies be coming. Somewheres after 9:00PM CST.

Beware!

Maybe an acceptance?

jeff — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:38:42 +0000

I have strong indications that one of my short stories was accepted for publication. Don’t want to jinx it until it’s all finalized, but things are looking good.

Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance.

In which I am an idiot

jeff — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:50:36 +0000

Why am I only now watching the Guild? I thought I lived in a geek cave, but apparently it was the low-rent cave without any high quality stalagmites or stalactites or quotes from the Guild like “I’m a HinJew”.

I was a fool.

The making of stuffz

jeff — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:22:32 +0000

I love that I work at a place that produces something. And not a pants something, or a shirt something, at least not in the generic sense. Games. Music. Characters. Story. Art.

Neat fun stuff.

There were sacrifices to get here, but it’s been so worth it. It reminds me why I enjoy writing, and gets me off my ass such that I actually produce something of my own.

Enough of teh blogging. I must go make my characters do something.

The yips

jeff — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:48:52 +0000

For 18 months I submitted at least one short story to at least one publication. And then, in July, something broke.

Don’t know what, but it broke good. Short stories weren’t working. I was sick of all my work, especially the short cutesy work. I plowed back into my novel, but I’d been doing novel work off and on during the previous 18 months, so I’m not sure why my ability to do two things at once ceased to function. Thankfully I didn’t try to walk and chew gum at the same time.

But October has changed things. I’m back on the horse, so to speak. Two stories out now, and two of my strongest to date.

At any rate, fingers crossed. If these two fail, there’s always attempt number 41. And we all know what number comes after that.