I wanted to write about a fictionalized Kairakutei Black towards the end of his career. When people hear fantasy, they often think of a feudal past or an ultracontemporary setting. One thing that stood out about your story was its historical milieu. One cool thing about publishing "Her Last Appearance" is that I feel like I might have finally learned how to write a story less than 20,000 words long. at Berkeley: I like long, messy novels with tangents and subplots and 200 characters. Mostly, I've been working on novels I went to Clarion in 2008, so I wrote short stories for the workshop - and again when I took fiction workshops in grad school - but short fiction doesn't come naturally to me. I've been writing forever, but this was only the third story I've ever submitted. How long have you been writing and submitting? "Her Last Appearance" is your short fiction debut. (It pays to be courageous and when you see an opportunity, for go for it!) It's a great and contemplative piece of urban fantasy that you definitely need to read. It's our first time publishing a fiction debut, and her story of turn-of-the-century Japan, "Her Last Appearance" is her first published piece of fiction. Phantasm Japan is a first for us, just as it is a first for contributor Lauren Naturale.
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