TL:DR: That time I submitted 17 stories 31 times over 29 days.
2020 Submission Challenge: Finished Two Days Early
Publication Announcement: “You Had to be an Asshole on Planet E 11-18”
I'm pleased to announce that my short story, "You Had to be an Asshole on Planet E 11-18" has been published in Infinite Worlds Magazine. I had a lot of fun writing this little sci-fi humor piece about not being a dick when encountering alien races. I hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as... Continue Reading →
2020 Submission Challenge Halfway Update
Okay we're just over halfway through September so time to see how I'm dong with my self-motivated challenge of doing 30 short story submissions in 30 days. Answer: it's going quite well. It's day 17 and I've submitted 12 stories a total of 19 times. I've received 7 rejections, 3 of which have been personalized.... Continue Reading →
September Story Challenge 2020
Earlier in the year, I wrote a post about my 2020 writing goals, and then COVID happened. While Western Australia is in decent shape (no community transmission, no lockdown, very few active cases), the mental toll of watching the rest of the world burn has made writing incredibly difficult. I've put aside the novel I... Continue Reading →
Publication Announcement: “Time and Again and Destiny Too”
Hello, Lovelies! I hope everyone is keeping healthy and safe during these crazy times we live in. I've got a bit of an escape for anyone who needs to step away from reality. My story "Time and Again and Destiny Too" has just been published in the July 2020 issue of Hybrid Fiction! The best... Continue Reading →
Publication Announcement: “The Pigeons Paid in Dropped Feathers”
First things first, my flash fiction "The Pigeons Paid in Dropped Feathers" is now published in the Spring 2020 issue of Breath and Shadows from Ability Maine! You can read it now for free. "The Pigeons Paid in Dropped Feathers" is a piece of magical realism that follows a day in the life of the... Continue Reading →
Dear Emily
Every five years I write myself a letter to be read in five years' time. It started my junior year of high school when the guidance counselors asked everyone in my class to write a letter to themselves in six months, one year, and five years. I kept doing it. I thought it was a... Continue Reading →
How You Holding Up?
I never thought I'd be asked that question so many times by so many people, let alone ask it so much. It always seemed invasive to me to ask that, always seemed to hold the expectation of a positive answer. But things are different now. We've all been given blanket approval to say things are... Continue Reading →
2020 Writing Goals
There's a lot I want to do writing-wise this year, In addition to other private-life related goals, but before we get into what I want to do this year, let's look at what I did last year. 2019 in the Rear View 2019 was a good writing year for me. I feel like I was... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Books I Read in 2019 (In No Particular Order)
One of my favorite posts to write last year was Top Ten Books I Read in 2018 (In No Particular Order), and I wanted to write a similar blog for 2019. Although this time, I think I'll also touch on my reading challenge here rather than breaking it out into a separate post like I did... Continue Reading →