Running just a little behind this month! Blame a looming fiction contest deadline! O_o But we'll get to that in a minute. First, let me see if I can get all this sorted out! Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing ... View Post
Late Friday Night Special: Guest Haikus!
For something totally random and different, please enjoy these three amazing haikus, each revolving around a short story (which makes them way more awesome than a regular haiku, of course!), whipped up over lunch by another of my writer friends - Rod Galindo: Can you guess which short story of mine these haikus refer to?? ;) *** A new body waits, Transfer: unpredictable, Doc, where am I now? *** Werewolves on my heels Yes, nice day for a parade Lily, I love you *** And this one is ... View Post
The Story in a Bag: "A Lovely Day for a Parade"
To make up for my missed Writing Prompt Wednesday last week, I now present you with the short story I wrote over Memorial Day weekend for Kansas City, Missouri's ConQuesT 44 science fiction convention's Story in a Bag contest. What in the heck is a Story in a Bag!?!? you might be asking. Well, good question. The Story in a Bag contest involved the following: drawing five random prompts out of five different brown paper bags. Taking your five prompts and writing a story using all five prompts ... View Post
Writing Prompt Wednesday: Progress on short story "The Transference"
Comment: Today for my Wednesday writing, I completed 733 words on my current short story WIP, tentatively entitled "The Transference" for the moment, but previously called also "Blackmarket Body". I'm attempting to complete this before June 3rd so I can submit it to the Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Toward that end, wish me luck! :P I have included a small excerpt here for your reading pleasure. Hope you enjoy! *** Dimitrii smiled. His teeth were remarkably straight. “No, they ... View Post
Project List for April 2013
*trying not to panic*breathe...breathe* Write 30,ooo words for Camp NaNo (you will notice I dropped it another 10k words - that is because I am both drastically behind at this moment and because there are actually other items that need to be accomplished this month as well... see below!) (Hrm... haven't hit 5000 words yet... think I'm in trouble! :P 4.24.13) (Well, I wrote 5750 words total... meh. 4.30.13) Submit short story to Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition, Early-Bird Deadline ... View Post
"Cutting bait, fishing, and reeling 'em in, all at the same time!"
That's what someone said about what you have to do to make a living as a writer, although just precisely who said it is escaping me at the moment. When I remember, or if you know, please help jog my memory in the comments! It refers to having to write projects, edit projects, and submit projects all at the same time, so that you're not wasting precious time sitting around on your hands doing nothing productive. (Okay, let me rephrase, "doing nothing productive on your writing"... we all know ... View Post
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