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Monthly Archives: December 2011
The Last Week of 2011
It’s the last week of 2011, a year that has, like most of them, had its good and bad moments. I remain hopeful about the future, and glad to be in this world, and I look forward to seeing what … Continue reading
If I did an editing class, what sorts of…
If I did an editing class, what sorts of things would people want to know? Here's some things that occur to me, but I'd like to know what else would be useful. – How magazines work and what an editor … Continue reading
Little Gifts and Small Contentments
My phone camera was dead, so Wayne took this picture of the cool present the universe put on the car this morning for me. Isn't that beautiful?
Class Notes – Week Two
We talked last week about story shapes and arcs as well as what gets set up in the beginning of a story. This week we talked about characters and dialogue, and how the first shapes the story. One of the … Continue reading
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Tagged cynthia ward, dialogue, nisi shawl, online workshop, terry bisson, writing good characters, writing the other
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A Whole Mess of Kindle Reading for Under $20
Holy cow. Kindles are selling, selling, SELLING. So, uh, if you're looking for something of mine to read on your Kindle, here's some suggestions. Lightspeed Year One – For $5, you get not just two of my stories, but everything … Continue reading
Seven Tips To Make Your Workshop Submission Better
It’s the time of year when people are contemplating submissions to workshops like Clarion, Clarion West, Odyssey, Taos Toolbox, and a myriad of others. Here’s seven tips to help with yours.
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Posted in Writing
Tagged clarion, clarion west, odyssey, taos toolbox, writing workshops
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Writing Progress Is Always Good
Had a short short story, aka flash, appear this morning and shape itself while en route to coffee. Just finished writing it out, although the last line needs a lot of sharpening. Huzzah for starting the day with a new … Continue reading
Things learned from teaching online so far…
Things learned from teaching online so far: 1) Checking all the tech stuff ahead of time really pays off.2) The nigh-paralyzing sensation of being on video wears off and is gone by the second time.3) The chat window is super … Continue reading
Tracking Story Submissions
Part of today is going to be spent sorting through my spreadsheet of what stories are out where and getting stuff out. That’s one of the really tedious things about being a writer – all the paperwork.
So how do I track submissions and figure out where to send them?
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Posted in career
Tagged audio fiction, douglas smith, reprints, submissions, tracking story submissions
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