July was a good writing/publishing month for me: I had two stories published, one original and one reprint; I won a literary award; and I was solicited to submit a short story to a magazine. I also became eligible to apply for full SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association) membership which has been a... Continue Reading →
Reprint Announcement: “And the Red Dragon Passes”
I'm thrilled to announce that my Leo Award-winning story "And the Red Dragon Passes" has been reprinted in the July 2022 issue of Etherea Magazine. To read the issue, click here. source: Etherea Magazine issue 12 This story was originally published in the March 2021 issue of Zooscape.
2021 Leo Literary Awards
On the morning of July 7th at 2:30 am AWST, I woke up so that I could attend the presentation of the 2021 Leo Literary Awards. Luckily, I didn't have to leave my bed or make myself up in any fancy attire. I didn't even have to prepare a speech in advance. All I had... Continue Reading →
July 2022 Goals
Before we get into what I want to achieve this month, let's look at what I managed to get done in June. You can read my post with my June 2022 Goals here. I wanted to submit one short story a week during June, and I did. It felt a bit weird to get back... Continue Reading →
Publication Announcement: “Steel Swan”
It's publication day for my story "Steel Swan" which is in issue 010 of Dark Matter Magazine!
June 2022 Goals
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 →
March 2022 Goals
Rather than recap everything I've been up to since October (it's been a bit hectic), I'm just going to start off with a clean slate and jump right into what I want to accomplish in March this year. As usual, I'll be breaking my goals down into the following categories: Writing, Reading, Social, and Household.... 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 →
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 →