Alexis A. Hunter's Blog, page 27
February 15, 2012
"Into Poseidon's Arms" to be Published by Kazka Press
In January, I discovered Kazka Press and their monthly 713 Flash contests. Each month the awesome folks at Kazka provide a prompt. The challenge is to write a 713 word flash piece ( 713 words…no more, no less) based on the prompt. This month's challenge can be found here. It will remain open until the [...]
February 14, 2012
A Ghazal Poem – "Melting the Cold"
First – I don't write poetry. I suck at poetry. Especially rhymed poetry. Second – Below is a poem. A 'Ghazal' poem I wrote for a challenge on one of my favorite writing websites. I decided to write this piece merely because I liked the strict rules (although my poem doesn't follow all the rules [...]
February 1, 2012
"From A to Z" Published in Blink-Ink Issue 10
I'm a bit delayed in announcing this (here, at least), but "From A to Z" can now be read in the pages of Blink-Ink Issue #10. If you're not familiar with Blink-Ink, it's a pretty nifty little publication. Each story is usually 50 words or less, and the cost of a subscription is only $5.00 [...]
January 4, 2012
Etched Offerings Review
A great story moves you – to tears, to laughter, to anger, or simply eliciting a muted sigh of awe. The stories contained within Etched Offerings moved me to both sides of the spectrum – and hit almost every point in between. Inanna Gabriel's 'Etched Offerings' (the story itself) filled me with awe. Full of [...]
December 16, 2011
"A Chant in the Dark" – Live on Amazon
Awhile back I entered Lulu.com's short story contest (results still pending), and wrote a little 600 word piece of fiction for it. Part of the contest meant self-publishing that story through Lulu. I went through the process, set the price as free (seeing as it was only 600 words) and hit 'publish.' Nothing really came [...]
December 5, 2011
I Thought I Wrote Horror…
Once upon a time, I thought I wrote Horror. Looking back, I'm not sure why. But as I've read more fiction magazines and books, I've come to discover – I don't write Horror. I never have. Self-discovery is good, I guess. And I learned I write what I can only name 'Dark Fiction.' Horror is [...]
December 3, 2011
5 Stories Published in Daily Flash 2012
It's been a month or so since my last story hit print, but I'm very happy to announce that five more of my flash fiction pieces have been published in Pill Hill Press' Daily Flash 2012: 366 Days of Flash Fiction anthology. This is a fantastic antho for those who would like to enjoy a [...]
November 23, 2011
"A Chant in the Dark" – Free 'eBook' on Lulu
Lulu.com, a site well known to self-publishers around the country, is hosting a short story contest through the month of November. The challenge was simply to write a 600 word short story and self-pub it on their site. The top five, I believe, will be selected and prizes chosen. So I decided to give it [...]
November 18, 2011
Moments and Milestones
There are moments that stand out as you look back at your life. Milestones – important birthdays, your first kiss, getting your driver's license, your wedding day – you name it. Today is a milestone for me. Today I completed God's Thunder, my fantasy NaNoWriMo novel. It is the first novel I have completed since [...]
November 13, 2011
Week 2 in Review
Well, NaNoWriMo has reached the end of week two and it's time for another lovely update. So far NaNo has gone unbelievably well for me. Despite getting sick earlier this week, working more and earlier hours than I normally do at work – I've managed to write a massive amount of my novel. Below are [...]
