(Dianne) Fox Writes

“The tension between Jay and Mattie is intense.”
-Nannette, Joyfully Reviewed (read the review here.)

Barbie tapped the ice to get the puck, but Crake ignored the signal, shooting on his own instead. Jay dove for it, slamming down onto the ice on one knee and falling onto his side to come up with the puck.
“Not fast enough.” As he pushed himself to his feet again, Jay’s knees protested the [...]

Jay isn’t sure about the new kid on his hockey team. He and Mattie start off with a fist-fight, in fact, neither of them willing to give an inch. When it comes time for them to start rooming, together, though, Jay has some advice for the lonely new star of the ice. Can Mattie give [...]

“Slapshot” is finished, beta-read and critiqued, revised, and off to the editor. It should be up on Turn of the Screw later this month.
Tatterdemalion’s revisions are also complete. I sent them off to Anah, and she’ll be doing her revisions next. And then it’s a final proof, before we send it off to find a [...]

“Slapshot”, the second story of 2009, is complete and off to the critique group. I’ve got two hockey fans and one non-fan, which should help me balance out the hockey details versus what makes sense to people who aren’t obsessed with the sport.
Hooray!

“Slapshot” in progress!
My favorite line that I’ve written so far today: “…you can kiss your damn pro career goodbye and wave while it circles the fucking drain.”
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Also, Anah and I were over at the Torquere Social LJ yesterday and the day before, doing all sorts of nifty things. We also wrote a little story, “The [...]

I wrote another two pages on “Slapshot” today, which is the project I started when I finished up revisions on “The Lion’s Share” and sent it off. I think the end is another two to four pages off.
To Do
Finish “Slapshot”
Write “At the Corner of Fourth and Honesty” (for Kit Zheng’s project)
Finish “Percussion”
Outline intersex ghost story
Revise [...]