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Reading Reflection for First Quarter 2025
It’s time for my first update on my Reading Reflection for the first quarter of 2025. My goal for the year is a slow climb out of a pretty bad reading slump that I’m now 2.5 years out of. I’m doing well, if I say so myself. I’m hoping to crush this goal this year.…
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Book Deal Announcement
Published March 27, 2025 I am pleased to announce that Balance of Seven has acquired my debut YA science fiction novel, Worlds Divide! Press Release for Worlds Divide by Adria Bailton Amidst multiple offers, publishers Charlene Templeman and Tod Tinker of Balance of Seven Publishing acquired world English rights for Worlds Divide, her debut novel, a YA science fiction…
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Short Story Round-Up #95
Despite traveling for most of February, I recommended stories every weekday, for a total of twenty (20) stories. Many stories are a little older because I went through some of my to-be-read bookmarks that I still haven’t finished reading. In 2024, Trollbreath Magazine published: The Impossible Roots by Robin Eliot.A tale of rebellion and resistance…
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Short Story Round-Up #94
I posted twenty-three (23) stories and poems for you to read on social media in January. In case you missed any, here they are in summary. Bright Future by Dave Walsh was published at Every Day Fiction in 2023.A story of how it’s always been. Loved the ending and the lesson learned. Flash Point SF…
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Short Story Round-Up #93
I posted sixteen (16) stories in December. I got behind in my reading and missed a week. Small Wonders published: Adjudication Form 134π53 by David Marino in 2024.This story is told in a non-standard format that is really engaging. The voice is incredible. specular she by Anne Liberton in 2024. I love the form and…
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2024 Reading Reflection & Reading Goals for 2025
Check out my previous goals and reading reflections At the top of this graphic, you’ll see I exceeded my reading goal for 2024 of 36 books by 31-33% depending on whether you’re talking to Goodreads or Storygraph. Goodreads thinks I read 47 books and Storygraph 48. Not sure where the descrepancy is, but either way,…
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2024 Writing Goal Wrap-up and 2025 Goal Setting
It is the last Friday of the year and time to assess my goals from this year and set new ones for next year. Strap in, this is a long one. Click my Goals category to read previous goal setting and updates. But I’ll review the previous year’s throughout. If you’re in my Discord, you’ll know that…
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Short Story Round-Up #92
In November, I suggested twenty-one (21) stories from twenty (20) authors at seventeen (17) magazines. There’s so many good stories and poetry in SFF/H coming out all the time, and I’m still trying to catch up with some favorite magazines from when I started recommending online almost four (4) years ago. I hope you enjoy…
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Short Story Round-Up #91
It’s the first Monday of the month and here I am yet again with another short story round-up summarizing the stories I recommended throughout October. In October I recommended twenty-three (23) short stories and poems. Lots of spooky stuff, but also some not-so-spooky. Small Wonders published: The Stars at the End of All Things by…
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Short Story Round-Up #90
In September, I recommended twenty-one (21) stories and poems by eighteen (18) authors at fourteen (14) magazines on weekdays. I went on a couple reading binges for both magazines and authors. Sometimes you can tell who I have subscriptions to. On weekends, I sometimes recommended stories I’ve suggested in the past. Those are in past…