Let’s do some weekly writerly catch-up. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from E.B White. “It is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This is common in all writing and among the… Continue Reading “Weeks of Writing: 1/31/22 to 2/13/22”
Hey, folks, short update today. I just want to highlight my new Q&A column, THE REJECTONOMICON, over at Dark Matter Magazine and invite you to submit questions about submissions, rejections, and writing in general. The first article is up already, and we’ll be doing these… Continue Reading “The Rejectonomicon – I Need Your Questions”
The first month of the 2022 is in the books, and it was a good one. January 2022 Report Card Submissions Sent: 10 Rejections: 8 Acceptances: 2 Publications: 8 Further Consideration/Shortlist: 2 January was an all-around good month, and a great way to kick… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: January 2022”
I’ve explored my writing as it’s developed these past twenty years through a series of posts titled The Way I Write. I largely used the Flesch-Kincaid readability scores to get an idea of how my work has progressed over the years. Basically, I went… Continue Reading “The Way I Write Part 5: Novels & Stuff”
Another week come and gone. How’d I do? Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from French novelist Gustave Flaubert. “I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/17/22 to 1/23/22”
There goes another week where I was supposed to be writing and submitting stories. Let’s see how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from science fiction novelist Joe Haldeman. I think any writer keeps going back to some basic theme.… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/10/22 to 1/16/22”
The first week (and a bit more) of the new year has come and gone, so it’s time to start documenting my writing endeavors for 2022. Here we go. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from playwright and novelist Larry L. King. … Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/1/22 to 1/9/22”
Well, a new year has dawned, but before I really find out what 2022 has in store for me, I’m gonna take a look back at 2021. Spoiler alert. This was not my best year, but I’m all about that transparency, so lets look… Continue Reading “2021: A Writing Rearview Review”
Many of the stories I write begin life as part of a prompted bi-weekly one-hour flash fiction writing contest. I’ve been doing this contest with my writing group for years, and some of the stories produced during these sprints turn out good enough to… Continue Reading “One-Hour Flash Success Stories (2021 Update)”