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“Peter Pan” Published by Necon Ebooks: November Flash Fiction Contest

Thanks to a fellow writer on Facebook, I discovered Necon E-Books‘ monthly flash fiction contest. It’s a neat, prompted challenge and I decided to submit to their November contest with the theme of taking classic books/movies and finding the horror in them. I used the well-known Peter Pan and wrote my tiny 100-word story (also …

“Sharing The Gift” Published by Goldfish Grimm’s Spicy Fiction Sushi

November 22nd, 2012. It’s Thanksgiving, but it’s also a date that serves as a milestone in my writing career. It may seem a little milestone to some, but it is one I have been working toward for quite some time. Today marks the day that I have had twenty-five stories published. The twenty-fifth story is …

Interviewed by Write Every Day Blog

Hey friends! Recently, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Michael Haynes, a skilled fiction writer and host of an incredibly helpful blog — “Write Every Day“. Be sure to drop in and read our chat here. While you’re at it, make sure to check out Michael’s work. He recently had a fascinating story …

“From A to Z” Published by 50-Word Stories

“From A to Z” is a little tiny piece that I originally typed out on my iPod while waiting to pick my husband up from work. Actually the original version was a few hundred words long. I ended up distilling the story down to roughly sixty words and Blink-Ink published it in their print magazine …

“Midnight Hour” Published in Insatiable

“Midnight Hour” is one of the many stories I wrote during Story-a-Day May 2012. I was delighted when Insatiable accepted my submission of this story and still am. Working with the folks over at White Cat Publications has been excellent and I definitely recommend their many publications to any writers looking for a home …

Book Review: Necromancer by C. Bryan Brown

C. Bryan Brown’s Necromancer started with a bang and never slowed down. The steady rise of tension was masterfully orchestrated to keep me flipping pages long past when I meant to put the book down. This is a gritty crime novel that will ease you into the supernatural realm with cleverly planted hints along the …

The Road: Mile 5 – Dealing with the Response

So you’ve done all the hard work, hours sunk into writing, editing, selecting a market, formatting and finally — finally, you clicked send. Hopefully, you recorded this submission on Duotrope. And then all you can do is sit back and wait. Or, start the process all over again on another story, which is actually a …

“Not Enough Time” Published in The Other Herald (Issue #53)

Today, The Other Heraldreleased their 53rd issue, containing my flash fiction piece, “Not Enough Time”. This story was one I wrote during my first Story-a-Day May tour in 2011. I wrote this dark little number based on the prompt – “They said it couldn’t be done.” The Other Herald is a nifty little print publication …

Adventures at Context 25

Slightly delayed, but here I am as promised to tell you about my adventures at Context 25. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Context — it is a speculative fiction convention held in Columbus, OH. I had never been to a convention before this one. If you’ve read my blog long, you may …

The Road: Mile 4 – Format and Submit!

We’re almost to the end of the Road to Publication. But not quite there. Since no questions cropped up after the last “selecting a market” post, I decided to move on to formatting and submitting. This part, in my opinion, is among the easiest of miles. To do this right, you really just need to …