It's realities like this that inspired me to write Pherena's character.  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-18/sold-for-sex-at-puberty-village-girls-fate-in-wealthier-india.html

If you like science fiction then I highly recommend the July issue of Stupefying Stories.  My gifted writing buddy, Russ Colson, aka russcolson, has one of his favorites published in this one, "All the Beautiful Lights of Heaven", a short that became a finalist in the very competitive Writers of the Future Contest!


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Although it wasn't usual at the time, when I was young my dad took me hunting (we never killed anything), worked on the car with me and let me create at his elbow in his wood shop.  He encouraged me to try whatever I wanted, no matter how different, and to work hard at whatever I loved, no matter how difficult.  He made a dyslexic kid believe she ( Read more... )

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Another brilliant writer in my writing group, Maaja Wentz, the cerealboxreader, has a short story and a poem being published!  Her short story "Wild Caving" can be found in the Amprosia anthology being released May 23--(pause for cheering) Woo Hoo!!--which can be purchased here( AMPROSIA )

Okay.  So this is a little late, but I've never really been a stickler for celebration dates (I'll eat cake anytime!), and these are some darn fine mothers, in my opinion, who really deserve celebrating.

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A very big CONGRATULATIONS to my wonderful, talented friend barry_king on the publication of his short story "Bookbound"!  I had the great pleasure of reading this one in its early incarnations and knew it had a soul that couldn't be contained.  So glad it's now out in the world, Burgherman!  If you'd like to read it too, copies can be purchased here( Andromeda Spaceways )

Some handy revision tips from a few wonderful authors.

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My very good friend, the extraordinary Barry King, has invited me to be a part of The Next Big Thing game/writing promotion/chain letter....  Barry had been tagged by Sherwood Smith http://sartorias.livejournal.com/ who had been tagged by Tom Simon, http://superversive.livejournal.com/, and so forth back into the mists of blogging.  I was giddy to ( Read more... )