The Andromeda Spaceways story has officially moved on to round three. Woohoo! That means it's being held among the finalists for the editors to sort through.

Of course, actual publication is still far from guaranteed. The magazine is currently publishing only about one third of the stories that make it through the slush process. I should hear one way or the other within two to three months, but even sales can take up to 18 months to be published, so don't hold your breath...

Still, you know you're doing something right when editors start holding your stories for final review. Eventually it becomes a numbers game: get enough stories in one "hold" pile or another, and eventually one of them will show up in print. Let's hope!