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Catch-up and Recent News as of the End of June, 2014

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Cat

I’m going to be setting up a Patreon campaign, because I’ve got a big backlog of stories and figure releasing them on my own while on the road will probably work as well as worrying about keeping them submitted. If you might be interested in subscribing to get two short stories each month, please sign up for that mailing list, and drop me a comment here to let me know what sort of things you might like to accompany that. What sort of cost would be appropriate for a subscription that lets you supply a prompt or get a Tuckerization, for example?
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Posted in daily life | Tagged beneath ceaseless skies, bryan thomas schmidt, english muffin devotion on the side, jennifer brozek, patreon, publications, self-publishing, shattered shields, women destroying fantasy | 1 Comment

Some Slushpile Thoughts

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Cat

In reading for Women Destroy Fantasy, I’ve cleared about two hundred stories away so far, and there’s still about a hundred I have yet to read. Some amazing stuff, some familiar names, and all in all, a slush pile that is full enough of solid stories that I could fill several issues. It’s been a great pleasure to be elbow deep in so much excellence. So here’s a few notes on the experience so far.
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Posted in editing | Tagged choosing stories, editing, wdf, women destroying fantasy | 4 Comments

Women Destroying Fantasy: What I’ll Be Looking For

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Cat

I was just at a Kristine Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith workshop where people were using the idea of reader “cookies” and “anti-cookies”, things that delight or turn-off a specific editor, increasing or decreasing the appeal of a story when they’re considering it.

So I’ll be open to submissions from March 15 through March 31 for the Women Destroying Fantasy issue. Here are some of my wants and a couple of things that will turn me off.
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