My First Official Publication! (and a few other BIG announcements!)

All right, *technically* it’s not my first official publication. I *did* have those scientific research papers that had my name on them, published in peer-reviewed journals. And I *did* have a blog post as a Friday Feature article in the online Woven Tale Press magazine.

But I count *this one* as my first official publication because, after plugging away at this original fiction writing thing since October 2012, I will finally have something of mine put in a book that is available to the general public to buy and read for entertainment!

*pauses to do another happy dance*

WHEEEEE!!!

Okay, so … yes, on to the official announcement. Ahem.

My 300 word flash fiction story (you remember that one, yes?), entitled “The Bloodrose Venture”, was accepted for publication in the Queer Sci Fi’s 2nd Annual Flash Fiction Anthology “Discovery”, available for pre-order RIGHT NOW, and due for official release on July 10th, 2015!

My story is on page 138, to be precise. But you won’t be disappointed by the other stories in this anthology, either. They are all great reads, and the brilliance of some of them gives me goosebumps. There’s something about flash fiction I just love, especially when the author can really leave you with a punch right at the very end, and a lot of these stories do that.

They end, and you’re like … *blink*blink* …. “DAMN!”

Great stuff all around. But that’s not all! Oh no.

My second announcement is that, if you will so kindly glance up there to your address bar, you will see that I now officially (and finally) have a real domain name! It took long enough, right? Well, that’s just the first of some major changes that will be going on around here. Over the course of the next several weeks, I’ll be whipping this website into professional shape. Bear with me as this happens. It might get messy! But in the long run it will be worth it and so much better.

And last, but most certainly not least, my third announcement is the unveiling of the new and improved website of The Wordwraiths, my writing-group-turned-so-much-more. We now comprise an independent publishing group: Wordwraith Books. You can learn more about us over on our website, as well as view the biographies for each of us. You will hear from one of us every week over on the Wordwraiths blog as we talk about all sorts of writing and reading related subjects, so follow along to be included in the fun! We will also be releasing a series of short stories beginning a little later this year, with an anthology available at the end of this year. If you are an author and are interested in contributing a guest post to our blog, or would like to schedule a blog tour stop, drop me an email from here or leave an email from the Wordwraiths site and we can talk opportunities!

Lots of stuff happening around here, folks! The ball is really starting to roll, and I’m going to hang on for the ride!

Stay tuned for more!