When I got to work, I sat down at a computer and started typing up my pitch. The worst that would happen is that I’d hear “no,” and, like any writer, I’d already heard that plenty of times. As I drove to work, the story really quickly began to take shape, and I realized I would be an idiot if I didn’t at least submit a pitch. Then that Monday morning, I was walking my dogs before I went to work and the start of a story popped into my head. When I tried to think of a story idea, I hit a total block. I thought about it over the weekend, and I still wasn’t sure if I should submit. I’d had some short stories published by that point and had signed with my agent, but my first novel hadn’t been accepted anywhere yet, so I really doubted if a pitch from me – a nobody – would make the cut. Two authors had needed to drop out of the project, so to fill their slots he was accepting pitches for stories and the offer was open to anyone. In 2014, I saw a post from Jonathan Maberry about this upcoming series of X-Files anthologies on the Horror Writers Association Facebook page. THE X-CAST: How did you come to be involved with Secret Agendas? Forry on her contribution to The X-Files: Secret Agendas anthology, out now from IDW Publishing…
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