For the past couple of years I’ve been peeking at the membership page every now and then, checking my publications, sighing heavily and clicking away. I suspect many do that…
At any rate, I finally received (yes, a bit late in the year) a copy of my contract for “The Four Hundred Thousand”, and on a whim I checked the membership page again. I was pleasantly shocked to see that Subterranean has finally been added to the list of qualifying short fiction venues for membership. This also means that I’ve gone from having no qualifying sales to two – for “400k” and “Take Your Daughters to Work”.
So now I’m wondering if I should start the application process for an associate membership (well, I’ll start it at the end of the year, when I have Christmas money), or if I should hold out for that one qualifying professional sale that’ll make me an Active. I have to say I’m leaning towards waiting for that last sale, rather than plunging right in as an Associate. I honestly don’t know if it will make that much difference in how people treat me (I’m thinking of the forums, not face-to-face), but then again, it might.
If anyone who reads this blog has any thoughts/advice, please let me know. I’m open to any and all suggestions at this point. Well, almost all suggestions. 
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Hey, we’re both one sale away! I’d offer to race you to the third, but the last thing I need is another way to get crushed in the submission game.
Sentchya an email.
Got it – sent one back.
I don’t think you need to worry about getting crushed. It’d be like having a small snail sloooowly crawl over your thumb – that’s how much power and speed I have in this race.
I waited until I was active eligible.
I think that’s what I’m going to do. It may not matter to anyone else, but it’ll mean something to me. It’s a psychological boost, IMO, to come in as an Active.