Jeremy Zimmerman's Blog, page 13

I feel like I just swam through eel infested waters.

First, some pimping!

This month, Wily Writers has been providing flash fiction weekly instead of short fiction every other week. The great thing about Wily Writers is that (a) it's free and (b) they provide MP3 readings of all their stories. This week's story is, "Grand-Monster" by Sasha Janel McBrayer.

(And, you know, I have a story there too if you want to look for that. *ahem*)

In other news, I spent Saturday night at a reading at Third Place Books for Apex Publishing's Close Encounters of t...

Things. Stuff.

Currently reading The Fall of Hyperion, the award-winning sequel to the award-winning Hyperion. I've come across at least a couple "As You Know Bob" moments in the text.

Continuing to chug away at deadlines. Got a couple items off my plate, so I'm feeling pretty good about that. This week will be mostly dedicated to clubbing my stuff before I send it to Mr. Gunn for the workshop.

Now, have some honeydew.

6/14/2010: Submit my three stories for workshopping in Kansas. 85% Sent the three stories ...

State of the Honeydew

At the Wayward trying to write this morning, but having trouble focusing. Figure I'll review my to-do list and see what needs my attention.

Part of what I've been doing is just hitting some low hanging fruit just to get things off my plate. So, taking stories that are damn near done and getting them done done.

I'll italicize the items I've updated.

6/14/2010: Submit my three stories for workshopping in Kansas. 85% James Gunn sent out an email, setting the day more specifically at the 14th...

Boxes, a quote, and a melon.

I'm waiting for the Malware scanner to finish on the girlfriend's PC before I run off to work on my writing. So I have some random thoughts to offer, and a comment on writing progress.

Writing has been a little stiff lately. I find I'm feeling a little paranoid about my writing. Between advice I've been given and stuff I've learned about myself as a writer, it's made me a little cautious about what I write. So I've been writing much more slowly than before. It's a little frustrating.

What's a...

Some other news

I received word that my flash fiction piece for 10Flash has been accepted. I believe that will come out in October. I have come to no conclusions regarding my general feeling about flash fiction. I think if I try to write more flash, I will shoot for Every Day Fiction. (Unless, of course, I feel inspired by the next theme for 10Flash.)

Also, I finally finished the last steps in my Web site upgrade. You can see it here. I feel like I've entered the 21st century. Only took me a decade.

Other writ...

Another feather in the cap for Mr. Crowder

My friend, Nathan Crowder, recently received word that his story "Ink Calls to Ink" had been chosen for Night-Mantled: The Best of Wily Writers Year One. It also features such authors as Angel Leigh McCoy and Jennifer Brozek. A fine crowd to be mixing with.

I've been constantly impressed by all the accomplishments Nate's had this year. Just prior to this he had a story appear in the anthology Close Encounters of the Urban Kind. And before that his magnificent piece "Deacon Carter's Last Dime"...

A new review of Crossed Genres Year One

Innsmouth Free Press has put out a review today of the anthology I was in earlier this year. You can find said review here:

http://www.innsmouthfreepress.com/?p=6115

I'll admit I'm a bad person who still hasn't read most of the other stories in there, so I can't say how accurate some of the commentary is. (My excuses? They are extensive.) The review is pretty mixed. I didn't get any mention, good or bad, aside from a few words in the first paragraph. The romance without bodice ripping it menti...

Speculative Fiction as a Lens

I figured I'd take a break from just flat commentary about just how much writing I've accomplished (some, but not as much as I'd like), I'd mull around an idea and see if others had input about it. I have a bit of time while the girlfriend is running errands, so I figured I'd share.

I've been considering the idea of SF/F as a lens through which a world is viewed. It came to mind as I was working up a description for a game I want to run later this year and having to explain the setting that I...

Chugging along

Between my lingering cough and a monster headache that I can't seem to shake, I'm not doing so hot tonight. I got a bit of writing done at lunch today, but I don't think I'll try for any tonight. But I wanted to get a few notes out before I stumble back to the bed and call it a night.
I've got my rewrite for 10 Flash just about done. I want to say it's done done, but I'm kinda anxious and hesitant to just send it off. But I beat my head against it for a while, got a friend who has a better ey...

Win, Lose or Write

Not the most productive of weeks. The girlfriend and I both came down with the plague, leaving both of us less interested in writing. We spent the weekend sucking on cough drops and catching up on Lost. (We're now only a season behind.) Monday and Tuesday were both shot between tripping on my cold medicine and discovering the horrible, horrible crack that is Plants vs. Zombies.

Also sapping enthusiasm is just... I don't know, not feeling the writing love. Something just isn't clicking. What I...