03 Apr 2008, Posted by Cat in News, 9 Comments. Tagged writing

another review

this one from Fantasy Book Critic:

07) “Sammarynda Deep” by Cat Sparks. This one was interesting. The backdrop is an Egyptian-influenced port that features such strange customs as sacrificing something of great value—an eye, love, etc—in return for honour, water jousting, the forbidden Glass Rock and the Sammarynda Deep, a Lovecraftian chasm that can change a person in unnatural ways while the story concerns a man, a woman and the tragic past that they share… Considering the way the short was narrated and its ending, I wouldn’t be surprised to see “Sammarynda Deep” expanded into a novel and personally, I hope that’s exactly what happens

Thank you, Fantasy Book Critic, for the vote of confidence. Which I kinda needed after Orbit didn’t select my manuscript for their development program. I am determined to finish the fucker regardless cos yeah, I know, there *are* other publishers out there… Another author buddy and I are racing to the finish line. My immediate goal is to knock off 15,000 words over the upcoming Friday-Monday weekend. I have been very lazy during the evenings this week, watching Spooks rather than working on my own stuff. BAD KITTY.