I’m going to try to keep this short. I wanted to write a post lamenting the loss of a holiday, or well, holidays in general. But that’s been done to death with zero results. I have no agenda, no intent… Read More ›
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Write Horribly
I just completed a short story for a contest over at Zizek Press. Normally I don’t do contests, but frankly, it’s about the same as trying to get a story published – one lucky winner gets paid, the rest walk… Read More ›
This Post is for Show
A quick update – I submitted the short story I was working on for Crossed Genres magazine. In all, I re-drafted it twice and ultimately trashed it and started completely over for a third and final version which looks nothing… Read More ›
Three, the Magic Number
Third time’s a charm. That’s what everyone says. It probably has its roots in a pagan, numerological thing which means it’s both bullshit and also true on some odd, universal level. Sometimes, I make similar, seemingly profound statements and then… Read More ›
Acceptances and Beyond
by Tom Howard There’s nothing more exciting than digging through form letter rejects and finding one that says, “We love your story and would like to publish it. Contract forthcoming.” Some assign you an editor right away, some don’t touch… Read More ›
Getting Submissive with Duotrope
As mentioned last time, I created a rough draft for the Unresolved Sexual Tension theme, completed a first pass and was on to my next step: Critique Group. So, I sat down with my crit group last night and passed… Read More ›
Station Break
With the state of things in our nation today – people going gun crazy around D.C. and guys that, like me, pretend to work, getting paid to pretend (unlike me) – I wanted to take a quick break to resolve… Read More ›
Still Unresolved Sexual Tension
This is a continuation of last week’s post. I’m going step by step through my typical process for drafting, editing and submitting a short story. Why? Do I think this will add value to what other writers are doing? Do I… Read More ›
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Going to pop the hood for a second and let everyone see how I work. Wait a minute. Don’t let the salacious title fool you. I’ll get to that in a second. But when I’m referring to work, I’m referring… Read More ›
Proper Care of Your Inner Writer
It’s finally finished. Done. Complete. Shoveled, tamped, screed (I learned new words even during manual labor), placed, jointed, treated and sealed. Our backyard oasis is online after a month of hauling material back and forth from the local home improvement… Read More ›
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