Like Hotcakes?

It appears that most of my work is being published almost as quickly as I can churn it out. While I'm extremely pleased with my progress so far, the whole situation has become somewhat of a double-edged sword, especially for a guy who writes as a hobby. A blessing and a curse. I didn't really expect to get a lot of this published so quickly, which probably harks back to my previous rant about targeting markets.

Now I'm in kind of a bind...

Aside from a couple of stories awaiting the thumbs-up or thumbs-down, I'm pretty much out of material at the moment. Work and family life has been fairly chaotic of late, and on the work front, it's probably going to get even more chaotic in the coming month. Truth be told, I'm not sure I can even tolerate another month without some time off... I'm ready the fucking snap. I want to rest. I want to write. I can't do either.

I'm burnt out.

While I get my shit together, I'll wait to see what happens with the two stories I have out in the wild. 'Hemodialysis' is a short story with dark twist, set in the world of dialysis and organ donors. 'Re-entry' is another short (around 7000 words) aimed at Altair Australia's recent call for Zombie stories back in April/May. I'm not holding my breath on 'Re-entry'. The premise of the story is pretty cool (at least in my mind), but I had to write it at short notice - which is fairly evident upon rereading the story a couple of months later. Either way, I'm pretty sure that I have a decent story under the rough exterior; with a little more spit-polish I am certain that I will get it published somewhere, in some form.

Anyway, time to recharge the old battery.