I feel as though I've finally started to strike a good balance between work, life, and writing, so I think I'm ready to start making public goals again. When I previously worked full-time, I would write in 15-minute spurts before and after work and during my lunch break. This was an extremely productive strategy for... Continue Reading →
Publication Announcement: “My Song Too Fierce”
I'm thrilled to announce that my short story "My Song Too Fierce" came out today in Zooscape. This is a twisted fairy tale that I had a lot of fun writing and I'm so glad to finally be able to share it with the world. Thanks so much to my fantastic writing group who helped... Continue Reading →
2021 Spook Spook Goals (AKA October)
For some reason, I'm feeling particularly excited about October this year. I do love Halloween, but I don't usually feel this level of excitement for it. Maybe it's because for the first time in my life, I'm in my own house and I can decorate it however I want to (this is going to be... Continue Reading →
Finished Early: September Submission Challenge 2021
30 Submissions. 27 Days. 25 Markets. 17 Stories. 14 Rejections. These are the numbers for my September Submission challenge this year. As in previous years, the goal was to submit 30 times in 30 days. Last year I submitted 31 times over 29 days, but I'm not competing with my past self, so I'm not... Continue Reading →
August 2021 Postmortem and September Goals
It's once again that time of the month where I gush over the goals I managed to meet and make excuses for the ones I didn't. Maybe that's a bit hard on me. I don't know. Let's not over analyze and get into it. So, How'd I Do? I've been trying to focus on the... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo and the Battle Against Perfectionism
I spent a lot of time this November, while in the throes of NaNoWriMo, thinking about perfectionism, specifically the relationship between my perfectionism and my writing. According to dictionary.com, "perfectionism" as a word dates back to the 1830s-40s and refers to "a personal standard, attitude, or philosophy that demands perfection and rejects anything less." That... Continue Reading →
NaNo 2020 or That Time I Wrote 73,000 words in 30 Days
NaNo by the Numbers That's right, my lovelies, not only did I "win" NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month for them that's new here) for the second year in a row, I gave it a thorough trouncing. The goal was to write 50,000 words in 30 days; I wrote 73,292 words. So, as I said, 73,292... Continue Reading →
2020 Submission Challenge: Finished Two Days Early
TL:DR: That time I submitted 17 stories 31 times over 29 days.
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 →