Another update post! And this one isn't even dog-related. It's writing-related! Because I'm trying to do that again now! This week I sent out three, count 'em, THREE, stories to various publications. And I've decided to stop really targeting the "pro payment" markets like I was originally. For one, I'm tired of getting rejections (ha). For another ( Read more... )

This is actually a short li'l magazine, clocking in at about 100 pages (or so Goodreads says, since I read it on my Kindle). I've been considering submitting here, especially since they recently became a professionally paying market, but they specifically want "melancholy or dark" stories and I thought, I should read one first and see HOW dark we' ( Read more... )

Yep....the digest my very first story was published in. I admit....I read it, got to my story, read it with delight, and never got back to it. Whoops. Well, it's finished now. And um...well, quality is somewhat varying. Knowing what I know now, I could've sold "The Demon and the Moon" to a more professional place. Maybe not a pro-payment market, ( Read more... )

Wait whaaaaat, how long has it been since I finished a goal? And how long since I WROTE? I actually haven't written (or even thought about writing) since losing my job in September. Apparently that bothered me more than I thought? Anyway, I got a brilliant idea last night in bed in the form of a single, starting sentence - and it just wouldn't let ( Read more... )

Went to Disneyland over Labor Day, to run the Disneyland Half Marathon! It was fun, but really hard. I think there were a lot of things conspiring to make it rough on me - I'd been sick for two weeks before, and not just sick so I hadn't been running, but it was a sick stomach so my diet had consisted of chicken broth and clear liquids and saltines ( Read more... )

Actually did this last Thursday, and forgot to post! I revamped my MoD story in splendid fashion and sent it in. Duotrope says they respond in about three weeks, and if I remember right, last time I submitted I got my rejection letter pretty much exactly when expected, so they're pretty good at staying on top of their slush pile. Fingers crossed ( Read more... )

Time for a writing update! I'm back on the horse for now. I've found that with my creativity, the "write every day" rule that people always harp on is not a good one for me. When I have no juices flowing, I don't write. I don't pressure myself to write. Sometimes I go weeks without writing and I take care not to make myself guilty over it. Then ( Read more... )

Maybe you guys remember me mentioning, I'm in this one? :D

And it's a good collection! It's way out there when it comes to the tone - all over the place. As with any collection from multiple authors, it's going to be pretty hit or miss depending on who you are and what you like. I really liked "Long in the Tooth," which was a western - like mine! - ( Read more... )

Oh nooooo, I'm doing these too fast and falling behind! ;D

I ran the half marathon back on June 23 and forgot to post about it! It went really well actually, even with my shin splints I've finally figured out how to take care of them properly. I ran 13.1 miles, more than half downhill, and suffered no additional damage. Got a pretty good time, too! ( Read more... )

Oh hey guys, remember how one of my goals was to write 5 short stories, each in one day? Just did the first one! :D It's called "Dunes."

It's for Kazka Press's flash fiction monthly contest (the people who published Bronies). The contest is called 713, and each story must be exactly 713 words long. Winners get paid $7.13, haha. Anyway, this is the ( Read more... )