Category: My Work
A Week of Writing: 4/29/19 to 5/5/19
A day late, but here’s another week of writing wins and woes. Words to Write By The quote this week comes from Ernest Hemingway. “Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.” – Ernest Hemingway I’m featuring this quote not because I think it’s how everyone… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 4/29/19 to 5/5/19”
Submission Statement: April 2019
April is in the books, and here are all my submissions, rejections, and acceptances for the month. April 2019 Report Card Submissions Sent: 8 Rejections: 6 Acceptances: 1 Publications: 3 Submission Withdrawal: 0 That’s a decent month submission-wise. A reasonable amount of rejections against… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: April 2019”
A Week of Writing: 4/22/19 to 4/28/19
Seven more days down. Here’s the writing week that was. Words to Write By The quote this week comes from Louis L’Amour. “Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” — Louis L’Amour I come back to this… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 4/22/19 to 4/28/19”
A Week of Writing: 4/15/19 to 4/21/19
Another week in the books. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By The quote this week is another of Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing. Never open a book with weather. If it’s only to create atmosphere, and not a character’s reaction to… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 4/15/19 to 4/21/19”
Weeks of Writing: 3/25/19 to 4/14/19
Well, I fell behind on these again, so here’s a three-week catch-up of the weeks that were. Words to Write By The quote this week comes from Stephen King. “The writer must have a good imagination to begin with, but the imagination has to… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 3/25/19 to 4/14/19”
A Month of Microfiction: March 2019
In late February I started writing daily Twitter microfiction under the #vss365 hashtag (that’s very short stories). I’ve had a real blast writing these things, and the prompts have been fun and challenging. I’ve been a flash fiction writer for a long time, but… Continue Reading “A Month of Microfiction: March 2019”
A Week of Writing: 3/18/19 to 3/24/19
Back on track with the weekly writing updates. Here’s the week that was. Words to Write By The quote this week comes from the incomparable Ray Bradbury. “You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.” – Ray Bradbury I touched on this… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 3/18/19 to 3/24/19”
Weeks of Writing: 2/25/19 to 3/17/19
Well, as you can see, I fell a bit behind with these weekly updates, so I’m just gonna go ahead and get caught up all at once. 🙂 Words to Write By The quote this week comes from science-fiction and fantasy novelist Fred Saberhagen. … Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 2/25/19 to 3/17/19”
Submission Statement: February 2019
And there goes February. Let’s have a look and see how I did. February 2019 Report Card Submissions Sent: 7 Rejections: 7 Acceptances: 1 Publications: 1 Submission Status Queries: 2 Seven submissions is, well, not good enough. If I want to hit my goal… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: February 2019”
A Week of Writing: 2/18/19 to 2/24/19
Another week in the trenches, and other week of submissions, rejections, and miscellaneous literary endeavors. Words to Write By This week’s quotes comes from, uh, *checks notes* Wayne Gretzky? “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky This is a quote… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 2/18/19 to 2/24/19”
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 