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  • NaNoWriMo & Clawbinder Updates

    So I completed NaNoWriMo today – the first draft of Suzie’s Nightmare is now finished. Time to do the difficult part now and put it aside for a bit, so that I can pick it up closer to January for the second draft, which by the way is much more time-consuming. Also the print version…

  • Prepping for Thanksgiving

    Okay, who all’s looking forward to Thanksgiving this year? *raises a hand high* Something about this time of the year just begs for a vacation, and although I’m working all the way up to the day before turkey day, I’m excited! There’s nothing quite like hanging out with family and friends with a smorgasbord of…

  • Two heads really *are* better than one

    Found this interesting article over on Savvy Authors. Two completely different writers ended up finding a way to collaborate not just on short stories, but also on complete mystery novels. The fascinating part is that they have a collective pen name, so together they make up a single person. Pretty darn clever, I have to…

  • Update on Happily Ever After Anthology

    According to Pink Narcissus Press, the Happily Ever After Anthology has been given a fun new name: Rapunzel’s Daughters. As of November 14th, their book is over 1/2 way filled, and they’ve accepted stories on all sorts of interesting fairy tales! Including: Rapunzel, Peter Pan, Hansel and Gretel, Little Miss Muffet, Little Red Riding Hood,…

  • Clawbinder chosen for Anthology

    Great news guys! The high fantasy short story “Clawbinder” is going to be published in the Short-Story.Me! Anthology #2! Pieces that are submitted to to this market are considered for the 24-piece anthology, but not all are chosen. I feel very fortunate that “Clawbinder” was considered interesting and entertaining enough to be considered for this…