Bigger Isn’t Always Better, or Writing Short Fiction for Fun and Profit,...
It’s pretty much every writer’s dream to land a big publishing deal and see your name in print on the cover of a book. (It’s certainly my dream!) But novel-length fiction isn’t the only game out there...
View ArticleBigger Isn’t Always Better, or Writing Short Fiction for Fun and Profit,...
As I’ve mentioned before, writing short stories and novellas can be a great way to jumpstart your muse, refine your craft, build a readership and augment your writer resume. But if you’re thinking...
View ArticleBigger Isn’t Always Better, or Writing Short Fiction for Fun and Profit,...
There are so many different ways to categorize writers. Pansters and plotters, monogamists (writers who are more faithful to their one true manuscript than most people are to their spouses) and...
View ArticleBad Girl For a Day: Rebecca Grace Allen – Saying More in Fewer Words
As a writer, I have always struggled with keeping things brief. At one point during my creative writing workshop in college, my professor gave me my most terrifying assignment ever: to write an entire...
View ArticleBigger Isn’t Always Better, or Writing Short Fiction For Fun And Profit,...
Those long, lonely, rejection-letter-filled nights, have you ever thought to yourself, “Gah! If only I knew what these people wanted from me!” Here’s a tip: when publishers put out calls for...
View ArticleWriting Short Fiction For Fun and Profit, Vol. 5: Ready To Submit?
Okay, so you’ve written a short story. You’ve found a call for submissions or a publisher that deals in shorts, and you’re ready to go. The hard part is over, right? Well, not exactly, but the process...
View ArticleTiny Treats: A Holiday Collection
Perfect for this hectic time of year, Tiny Treats is an anthology of micro-stories, all with different holiday themes. The best part of all is it’s free! 25 different authors offer tales in perfect...
View ArticleMy Life Away from the Computer Rocks!
If Writing is my Art, Music is my Muse. Music inspires me. Songs inspire me. Bands (and the introspective hotties in them) inspire me. The lyrics. The melodies. The bass lines. The guitar riffs. The...
View ArticleWelcome to Temperance Falls
Seven months ago, half-tipsy and amped up on chocolate, I was having dinner with local friend and fellow writer Ellis Leigh. Our conversation wound all over the place, as per usual, from husbands to...
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