Tag: Submissions

Reprints: Easy or Hard Sell?

Reprints are a great way to get extra mileage (and maybe a little extra cash) out of your stories, and there are a lot of markets that take them, even some that prefer them. But are they easier or more difficult to sell/place than standard… Continue Reading “Reprints: Easy or Hard Sell?”

A Week of Writing: 1/27/20 to 2/2/20

Well, I got the lead out last week and managed to make progress in a number of areas. Here’s how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from novelist E. L. Doctorow. Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/27/20 to 2/2/20”

Aeryn’s Archives: Cowtown

Today’s installment of Aeryn’s Archives continues a trend of firsts. My comedy/horror story “Cowtown” was the first story I published with The Arcanist and the first story they published after launching. In the ensuing two years and change, The Arcanist has become one of… Continue Reading “Aeryn’s Archives: Cowtown”

A Week of Writing: 1/20/20 to 1/26/20

This is one of those weeks where I’m almost ashamed to post. To say I did not accomplish what I set out to accomplish is an understatement. That said, accountability (and shame) can be particularly motivating. 🙂 Words to Write By This week’s quote… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/20/20 to 1/26/20”

A Week of Writing: 1/13/20 to 1/19/20

One more week of writing in the books. Let’s see how I did. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from novelist Hallie Ephron. “Outlining is like putting on training wheels. It gives me the courage to write, but we always go off… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/13/20 to 1/19/20”

A Week of Writing: 1/6/20 to 1/12/20

Well, it’s a new year, so it’s time to start accounting for my writing and submission endeavors again. Here we go. Words to Write By This week’s quote comes from Vincent van Gogh. “Great things are done by a series of small things brought… Continue Reading “A Week of Writing: 1/6/20 to 1/12/20”

Aeryn’s Archives: At the Seams

Today’s installment of Aeryn’s Archives features my very first flash fiction publication back in August of 2014, a weird little number called “At the Seams.” It was published by the good folks at The Molotov Cocktail, who have gone on to publish me another… Continue Reading “Aeryn’s Archives: At the Seams”

2019 Writing Rearview Review

Well, it’s that time of year when writers the world over tell you all about the stuff they wrote and published for the prior year. So here I go! 🙂 Short Story Submissions Okay let’s start off with short story submissions, rejections, and acceptances:… Continue Reading “2019 Writing Rearview Review”

The Way I Write Part 2: Evolution

Last week, I delved into the earliest existing examples of my fiction (all unpublished) to see how and what I was writing back in the early aughts. I gave examples from two short stories and used the Flesch-Kincaid readability scores, plus the old-fashioned eyeball… Continue Reading “The Way I Write Part 2: Evolution”

The Way I Write Part 1: The Early Years

This will be the first of four of five posts that explore my writing over the last twenty-five years, focusing on how it has changed and improved and how I developed something resembling a style of my own. With two-decades-plus of writing under my… Continue Reading “The Way I Write Part 1: The Early Years”