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Teaser: Final Excerpt from The Crow’s Murder

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Cat

I finished a first draft of a new story, tentatively entitled The Crow’s Murder, today. It clocked in at 8300 words, which is technically a novelette, but I’ll probably trim enough to bring it down to official short story length, 7,500. I’m pleased with it, but there’s an angle that may let to WTFery on my writing group’s part when I run it past them.
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Clarion West Writeathon: 2013 Edition

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Cat

This year, I’m again participating in the Clarion West Writeathon. A lot of people are driving pledges with backer incentives. Here’s mine: I plan to complete one story each week. At the end of the six weeks, all backers will … Continue reading →

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On Scarcity

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Cat

Why Cat’s been scarce of late.
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Clarion West Write-a-thon Goals

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Cat

It’s the start of another Clarion West season. As always, it was marked by the Locus Awards, which were a ton of fun and extra cool because they were my first chance to see the ARC (advance reading copy) of … Continue reading →

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Free Flash Fiction – Up The Chimney

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Cat

It’s Friday and the Clarion West Write-a-thon is about to start. So in its honor, here’s a flash piece that appeared in my collection, Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight. The piece is called “Up The Chimney” and it’s a brief riff on an old fairy tale. Enjoy.
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Work in Progress, Plus an Exhortation About the Write-a-thon

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Cat

As many of you know, I am working on a Big Fat Fantasy Trilogy and chunks of it have become my write-a-thon goal. I hope to have a complete rough draft by the end of July and am well on track for that. Interspersed in the narrative are little set pieces. I thought I’d share a recent one and mention that if you support me in the Clarion West Write-a-thon, you will get at least two more of these AND the first three chapters of the book over the course of the Write-a-thon, even for the smallest of donations. Continue reading →

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Pick The Title of My First Clarion West Write-a-thon Story

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Cat

I’m participating in this year’s Clarion West Write-a-thon and one of the things I’m going to do this year is make it a bit more interactive. So I invite readers to a) vote for your favorite title and b) sponsor me (or some other fine writer!) in the Write-a-thon. You don’t have be sponsoring anyone to vote on a title. 🙂 Continue reading →

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May Stats

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Cat

May stats, including words written, submissions sent, and classes taught. Continue reading →

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