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February 24, 2020
February Update
I am thrilled to announce that I finished the revisions on my second novel! I should have made this post two weeks ago, but the very minute I hit “send” to get my manuscript into the hot little hands of my extra special beta readers, my body decided to succumb to the viral miasma my … Continue reading February Update →
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February 11, 2020
Indie Book Review: Jim and Martha by Joel Schueler
Jim & Martha: An Indie Classic for the 21st Century Sometimes when I’m in the middle of writing and revisions I start to get bogged down by my own voice. One way that I kick myself out of a rut is to read something outside my genre, or something completely different from my usual reads. … Continue reading Indie Book Review: Jim and Martha by Joel Schueler →
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January 27, 2020
Green Dreams
Visions of Futures-Past One of the things I love most about being a fiction writer is that I get to explore other worlds; the depths are limited only by my imagination. Of course, my imagination is driven largely by my real life interests, and these shift and change over the years as I grow older … Continue reading Green Dreams →
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January 17, 2020
A Love-Letter to my Readers
Dear Ever-Faithful Readers, I think of you all every day, I really mean that. I know I don’t say that often enough, but it’s true. Some of you have been with me since the very beginning, back when getting published was just a crazy dream. Some of you I’ve met later in my journey; you … Continue reading A Love-Letter to my Readers →
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July 18, 2019
2019 NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge: Final Round Results
The results are in! Well, they’ve been in for a while, but I’m slow to update. As you probably know, I have been participating in the NYC Midnight Short Story and Flash Fiction Challenges for the past 2.5 years. I highly recommend them to any writer who wants to shake things up in their writing … Continue reading 2019 NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge: Final Round Results →
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June 22, 2019
To Be or Not To Be: When To Avoid This Common Verb
It’s been a while since I’ve done a post on writing craft, and I figured I’d jump into thick of it with one of the simplest but most difficult challenges you can give yourself as a writer. I want you to eliminate the most common verb in the English language from your writing. For real. … Continue reading To Be or Not To Be: When To Avoid This Common Verb →
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June 20, 2019
Twisting and Turning: an update
Hello again. Sorry to abandon the WordPress community for the last couple of months. I knew May and June were going to be busy, but I guess I didn’t realize just how busy! Here’s a quick summary of what’s been going on here before I get into a real post. I’ve promised myself to get … Continue reading Twisting and Turning: an update →
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May 18, 2019
NYC Midnight Update: Round Three!! 2019 Short Story Challenge
May is more than halfways gone and I haven’t done a single post! Sorry about that. I’ve started coaching soccer and t-ball, and I was away up north for an education outreach thing and somehow the month has slipped away from me. I just wanted to give you a quick update on what’s going on … Continue reading NYC Midnight Update: Round Three!! 2019 Short Story Challenge →
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April 18, 2019
“Seaglass” by S.C. Jensen on The Arcanist!
My story is live on The Arcanist today! If you’d like to read “Seaglass,” the story I was ranting about HERE. Click this link: it will take you past the Medium paywall
April 5, 2019
NYC Midnight Update: 2019 Short Story Challenge
Well, this has been a great week for me in writing news! I just found out that my story “Cheese-Head” (Genre: Fairy Tale, Theme: Superhuman, Character: A Cheese Maker) placed second over all in the first heat for NYC Midnight’s Short Story Challenge, and I’m moving on to round two! Which means I’ll be glued … Continue reading NYC Midnight Update: 2019 Short Story Challenge →
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