Last year I made a fairly reasonable (or seemingly so) promise or resolution. Okay, who am I kidding, it was a bit crazy. I wanted to complete my novel (done) and publish a short story every month. PUBLISH not simply… Read More ›
Writing
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 ›
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 ›
Naked Bigfoot and Future Projects Take 2
For some reason a draft of my post this week was published and the original was gobbled up by some hungry net troll as it tried to traverse its router. Or, more likely, it was me, in a hurry and… Read More ›
Leaving the First Circle Behind
For an entire month I stepped away from my novel. At the beginning of July, I sent a digital bundle of what could only be described as a piece of myself to a handful of beta readers. I tried my… Read More ›
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