M.E. Garber's Blog, page 31
July 29, 2014
Signal Boosting: Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories
Alex Shvartsman is running a Kickstarter for his upcoming short-story anthology. Unlike the UFO series that he edits, this collection, titled Explaining Cthulh to Grandma and Other Stories, is all his own work. I know Alex–he’s a heck of a nice … Continue reading →
July 26, 2014
Writer’s Desk, 7/26
It’s been quite a while since I’ve done one of these. It seems about time to change that, and update the world on my goings-on. Out the window: High clouds, with smatterings of sunlight burning through now and again. Though it’s cool, … Continue reading →
July 19, 2014
Hey, Is This Thing Still On…?
If you’re reading this, you can see that I’m back, and know that I’ve been absent. Again. In addition to life, and the novel, and “the upcoming move that freaked me out,” my face turned “worse sunburn of your life” … Continue reading →
July 5, 2014
Failure, Success, and Keeping On with Keeping On
I’ve been busy lately: battling health issues, traveling, dealing with house hunting/moving, and yes, even writing. So I’m sorry to have let the blog here slip, but, well, something had to give. It was this or what little remains of my … Continue reading →
June 24, 2014
A New Way to Motivate through the Move
This move is really starting to stink, in a big, messy, triplets-with-diarrhea kind of way. It’s really screwed up my June novel-writing plan; I’m writing more than 1000-words a day right now, trying to play catch-up, but in no way … Continue reading →
June 14, 2014
Hey, Guess What…?
We were gone overnight last week. When we got back, I discovered my fish had had babies. Gee, who would have thought?? /headdesk/ It’s only, what, the fourth (or is it now the fifth?) time.Filed under: Magic of the Everyday, Personal Life, … Continue reading →
June 13, 2014
Silence in the Library’s Stretch Deal
Exciting news! Silence in the Library Publishing is right now running a Kickstarter for their next anthology, HEROS! From the Kickstarter page: HEROS! is “a collection of short fiction about superheroes, not-so-super heroes, and everyday people who find the hero … Continue reading →
June 9, 2014
The Morass in the Middle
So, here’s the thing: writing a novel? It takes time. Shiny, new things wink and glitter, while your “graceful idea” metamorphoses into sludge between your brain and the page. You drag yourself to the altar of Novel, sacrificing yet another day to … Continue reading →
June 3, 2014
Goal Posting
Holy bananas! It’s June, and the year is half over. How did that happen?!?!? Well, however it did, it’s time to get in a quick check on how I’m progressing on my goals for 2014. Let’s see, my original blog post … Continue reading →
May 27, 2014
Upcoming: Publications and Absence
It’s been a week since my last post, which is kind of a long time for me. And it’s going to be spotty going here at ye olde bloggue as the upcoming move comes up more and more. I’ll be gone … Continue reading →
