I thought I’d try out something new here. I recently had a short story published at The Drabblecast, and I was thinking it might be fun to go into a bit of detail about my approach to the story and how it met its final form. This is the first story I consider to be […]
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I’m trying something different out on the old blog today. Michael Haynes and I have exchanged blog posts, so you’ll be reading some excellent words of advice from him today in lieu of my usual rants and raves. Michael blogs at A Writing Blog and tweets at @mohio73. He’s been published in Kazka Press, Goldfish Grimm,
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It’s that time once again. The new issue of Goldfish Grimm’s Spicy Fiction Sushi is up and I’ve just got to spread the word. Issue 3 breaks down like this: “Through Bleached Bone” by Cate Gardner “Twenty-Seven Rules for Coping” by Michael Haynes As always, there are interviews with both authors on the site as
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Wow, I’m oblivious! A short story of mine went up on April 20 and I had no idea! The story is called “Knit” and it’s in issue 240 of Drabblecast. It’s a part of a Trifecta. The theme is “Family Unties.” Go and listen! It’s read by Ray Sizemore, who did an excellent job. Here’s
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I’m seriously late posting this here, but better late than never, right? Over at Goldfish Grimm’s Spicy Fiction Sushi, two new stories are up for the month of April. It’s quite different than Issue 1 and contains stories that span the gamut of fiction from fairytale to post-apocalyptic. The table of contents includes: “The Lady
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If you haven’t heard, Niteblade Magazine is running a pretty spiffy fundraiser all week from April 16 to 20th. There are all sorts of cool prizes you can win, and who doesn’t like prizes, am I right? Donating will help the magazine offset its operating costs for another year. Why not pitch in? They published
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Those of you who follow my blog (or read my ravings on Twitter) know it’s been a busy couple of months. Still, I’m not one for making excuses and I have a confession to make: My submission numbers have been pretty poor, yo. Last year, I was excellent at resubmitting stories. Rejection comes in? That
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I’ve been really slacking on this blog stuff. But with the holidays squarely behind us, I’m slowly getting back on track. Which leads me to two important announcements: I’ve had two stories published since I last posted. The first is in the December 2011 issue of Fantastique Unfettered. It’s called “The Bachorum Principle,” and was
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I realize this is late for a year-in-review post, but this is really more for my own amusement and record than anything else. Self-indulgent? Maybe. But here it goes anyway. As a part of 2011, I joined the W1S1 effort. That is, I strived to write and submit a story each week. Though I started
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I received some rather exciting news yesterday. A short story of mine that was published in September, “Maribelle Remembers Ice,” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Rhonda Parrish, editor of Niteblade, nominated my story along with five other pieces for consideration for the small press award. This is pretty awesome. I’m honored that my story
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