Category: My Work
2019 Acceptance Rate Check-In
With 2019 three quarters of the way through, let’s see how I’m doing with regards to submissions and rate of acceptance. In this post I’m gonna run the numbers for the year to date and compare it with the numbers for all the years… Continue Reading “2019 Acceptance Rate Check-In”
Get Your Hooks In: Even More Fun With First Lines
For a while now I’ve been revisiting my published stories specifically to look at the first line and determine if it’s the kind of line that immediately hooks the reader. Once again, this is because of an essay by Stephen King called “Great Hookers… Continue Reading “Get Your Hooks In: Even More Fun With First Lines”
A Week of Writing: 7/29/19 to 8/4/19
Another week, another bunch of words in roughly the shape of novels and stories and stuff. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Salvador Dali. “Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” ― Salvador Dali It’s been said that perfection… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 7/29/19 to 8/4/19”
Submission Statement: May/June 2019
Playing catch-up again. Here are my submission endeavors for May and June. May/June 2019 Report Card Submissions Sent: 11 Rejections: 12 Acceptances: 1 Publications: 0 Submission Withdrawal: 1 May was fairly productive with 7 submissions, but I stumbled in June and only managed 4… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: May/June 2019”
My Most-Rejected Story (24 & Counting)
One of my favorite things to talk about on this blog is my most-rejected story. It’s a battered and beleaguered urban fantasy tale that has endured more close-but-no-cigars, shortlists, market closures, and of course plain old form rejections than any other story I’ve ever… Continue Reading “My Most-Rejected Story (24 & Counting)”
A Week of Writing: 6/10/19 to 6/16/2019
Another week of writing and stuff. Words to Write By This week’s quote is another from Mark Twain. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 6/10/19 to 6/16/2019”
Submissions: A Pair of Never Have I Evers
With over four hundred submissions you might think I’ve seen just about everything when it comes to editorial responses. I’ve certainly seen a lot, but there are a couple of anomalies in my submission record that stick out. Let’s talk about them. 1) Never… Continue Reading “Submissions: A Pair of Never Have I Evers”
Weeks of Writing: 5/20/19 to 6/9/19
Yikes. Time to get caught up on these weeklies. Words to Write By This week’s quote is another from Jodi Picoult. “You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” ― Jodi Picoult I love this quote because it’s such a simple… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 5/20/19 to 6/9/19”
A Week of Writing: 5/13/19 to 5/19/19
A day late again, but here’s another writing week that was. Words to Write By This week’s quote is another from Stephen King. “Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don’t have to makes… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 5/13/19 to 5/19/19”
A Week of Writing: 5/6/19 to 5/12/19
One more week of writerly endeavors. Words to Write By The quote this week comes from Robert Hass. “It’s hell writing and it’s hell not writing. The only tolerable state is having just written.” – Robert Hass This one sounds severe; I know. That… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 5/6/19 to 5/12/19”
Effectively Wild – A Baseball Horror Story
Night Walk & Other Dark Paths
Acts of War: Flashpoint
Acts of War: Aftershock
Acts of War: Stormbreak
Aeryn Rudel's Rejectomancy 