I keep reading this over and I swear I see #9 NORMAL on that list. Then I think, no, it can't be. And I read it again. Then it shows up on Facebook, too. Maybe someone else used the title Normal, too? But I had the #9 slot, so ( Read more... )

My entry went up on Miss Snark's First Victim yesterday. It was a very educational critique. My query letter was regarded as pretty strong, but my excerpt had too much tell ( Read more... )

I posted an excerpt of Normal as part of a thread on Fangs, Fur & Fey. A direct link is here.I also jumped into Miss Snark's First Victim's latest contest regarding query letters and the first 250 words of the novel. The judge reads slush for an agency I planned on querying. I had my submission all ready last night and woke up at the appalling ( Read more... )

How silly of me! I've mentioned my latest publication everywhere but my own journal.

My story "The Empty Crib at the End of the World" has been published in Niteblade. This is the sequel to my story "The Pacifier," though each story can stand completely on its own. The third story will be out in September ( Read more... )

Textbook additions: DONE

I'm sure I forgot to add something somewhere, and hopefully I'll realize what on the next read-through. I may do that next week, if I can stand it, just because it seems I created oodles of typos during my draft four.

Oh, so what's the infamous EMT textbook look like?


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By a popular vote, the winner is... asthma!

This still may be a little rough as I only rewrote it a few days ago. Feedback is welcome, especially from those of you who know how asthma actually feels.

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Yep, it's that time of year. May. Time to subject myself to stringent deadlines so that things get done.

The major goals for the month are completing this draft of Normal, finish skimming the EMT book, create 10,000 fresh words, and make at least two market submissions. Critter's school ends on May 22nd, so I really need to get as much as ( Read more... )

I've been looking forward to May 1st because that's the day the new issue of Crossed Genres is released, but little did I know that today would be publication day, too.

I sent in a submission to Six Sentences on Monday. This morning I checked my email and saw not only was it accepted, but it was freshly published!

You can read it here. (If you ( Read more... )

I've been tearing apart the first two chapters of Normal this week, though my efforts have almost solely focused on the first page. I think I've rewritten the first few paragraphs about fifty times just this week. Ugh. I still don't know if I have it just right, but it's better than it was. More hook-y. I throw the initial dilemma of the book ( Read more... )

All of my writing time the past two days has been spent on critiquing on Miss Snark's First Victim. I don't regret that; I only hope people improve their stories as a result, and no one thought me too harsh ( Read more... )