This post first appeared on World Weaver Press as “When to Trash Your Flash” in July 2013.


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It’s year-end writing-stats time!
WHAT DID YOU GET UP TO THIS YEAR?

So much!

I learned to love making book covers.


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NaNoWriMo starts in two months (*pauses to let the hyperventilation pass*) and I’m in once more, for my third (!) year as a Municipal Liaison and tenth (!!) year participating. I write year-round and I’m never short of projects, but I like to use NaNo to experiment, indulge, connect, and generally enjoy my hobby that, these days, tends to feel more ( Read more... )

Everyone’s writing goals are different, but I think it’s safe to assume we all want to be productive and happy. Easier said than done. Last year, I asked Twitter two big questions: “What motivates your writing-what helps you be and stay productive?” and “What encourages your writing-when do you feel good about your writing and yourself as a writer ( Read more... )

Over the past few weeks I’ve pulled together two zombie stories I wrote for hilariously specific themed anthologies, talentlessly iterated a cover, added a bonus drabble from way back in the day, and boom: thar she blows in the Kindle store.

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Over on Twitter, which is my number one site for fiction-writing shop talk, a trend emerged from the conversation in October.


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My post breaking down the contents of Wolves and Witches for use as forensics pieces has become one of the most popular posts on this blog. (Hello, high school students!)
For performers who are interested in something other than fairy tale retellings, here are some of my favorite publications. These are horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and ( Read more... )

In submitting stories for publication, there's such a thing as a standard manuscript format, or so they would have us believe. In practice, almost every market has its own little preferences: font, file type, or what have you. Two of the most common variations from Shunn's standard are: 1) italics rather than underlines, and 2) no indents, space ( Read more... )

Alliteration Ink is having a Kickstarter! What Fates Impose is an anthology about fortune-telling (be it real, fake, or tragically misinterpreted), containing LOTS of excellent writers, and also me*, for some reason. I'm super excited about this, because for the first time in my life, and after having backed some thirty-odd other projects**, I get ( Read more... )