Lessons Learned #2: Why...

[Lesson #1] There are many reasons why I had to reject stories from the anthology. The most obvious is that the plot wasn’t very good. While this is somewhat subjective, there is no easy way to say that some stories didn’t do much for me. On a less subjective note, there were...

Is it still Monday?

It certainly felt that way when I tried to get out of bed this morning. I got home late last night after a far-too-eventful journey home. I went to bed almost right away. Turns out my slightly sore throat and stuffed sinuses weren’t due to talking too much or allergies. I’m...

Contest winner

Congratulations to Shari P who won a $10 gift certificate from Fictionwise! I had only three entries for this one, so I’m rethinking the contest situation going forward. What kind of contest would you like to see? Please share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on...

2 days left to enter...

So far I’ve gotten ONE contest entry. Looks like I’ve already got a winner. But it’s not too late for you to enter! This time it’s easy and fun. Just give me a set of prompts for a chapter of an ongoing free story… Here’s more info on the contest...

On vacation

I’m in the San Francisco airport, on the way to Vancouver for a few days. I probably won’t be updating LJ or my blog while I’m gone, but I should have some limited internet access. So far, enough problems have cropped up that I think nothing left to go wrong at this...

CONTEST

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