I'm here, there, and everywhere.

- biggest, coolest, most ego-boosting news of the week: I made a list on SF Signal of top science fiction and fantasy authors of the last five years. My brain. It broke a little.

- a new flash story, "Last Supper," over at Perihelion (scroll down to find it)

- an interview with Milo James Fowler- a guest post on ( Read more... )

When I set out to be a writer a few years ago, WOW! Women on Writing was a huge support for me. I had a story place runner-up in one of their flash fiction contests in 2008--one of my very first publications! After that, I was part of their Premium Green group. I was a total newbie to publishing and short story submissions. They sent me lists of ( Read more... )

I have a guest post over at the WOW! Muffin right now on defying stereotypes. It's about how some people assume that because I'm a mother, I must write for kids, and that I get some confused reactions when I say I write fantasy and science fiction.

What assumptions do people make about your writing?

I wrote today’s post as part of the WOW-Women on Writing’s "Everybody’s Talking About Favorite Childhood Memories" mass-blogging event celebrating the release of Finding Emma by Steena HolmesSteena is a woman who believes that 'in the end, all things succumb...to the passions of your heart'. Steena's life revolves around her family, friends and ( Read more... )

The secret project I began work on at the end of October has come to fruition: my first published magazine article. And it's about editing NaNoWriMo manuscripts.

Read Beginning After NaNoWriMo over at WOW! Women on WritingI hope it can help folks out and expedite the editing process. I've learned the hard way - I'm not kidding when I say in ( Read more... )

Today I'm participating in a mass blogging! WOW! Women On Writing has gathered a group of blogging buddies to write about family relationships. Why family relationships? We're celebrating the release of Therese Walsh's debut novel today. The Last Will of Moira Leahy, (Random House, October 13, 2009) is about a mysterious journey that helps a woman ( Read more... )

April is National Poetry Month (and a gazillion other things). A Poem-A-Day challenge for the entire month has been issued through this blog (scroll to March 20th entry for specifics). The top poems will be published in an e-book by F+W Publications. I may try and participate ( Read more... )

This seems to be a busy week for me!

My interview on The Muffin was posted today. This interview was part of my prize pack as a runner-up in the WOW! Flash Fiction Contest. A great big "Hi!" to any folks visiting my blog through their link to my site ( Read more... )

I was all for the good of the community. I was all for healing and saving lives. I just wanted a say. I was tired of being a conscript, and of having been one since I was five ( Read more... )

I had one of those rare moments yesterday where the muses whispered in my ear and gave me a nice, tidy story that just flowed through the keyboard. And it worked. My husband, often critical of my flash fiction, made an enthusiastic declaration at the end that I heard in another room. I emailed the story to my mom for her opinion, and her ( Read more... )