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Short Story Round-up #81
I decided to skip posting this on the scheduled first day of the year. In December, I suggested twenty-one (21) stories on social media. Here they are all in one post! Hank in the South Dakota Sun by Stephanie Kraner was published in Apex in 2021.A story about a conductor and a train and how…
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Reading Reflection for 2023 and Reading Goals for 2024
Check out my previous goals and reading reflections. I reached my reading goal by half-way through this year! In the end, I read forty-six (46) books according to my various tracking methods. Storygraph conveniently made a beautiful graphic of the covers of all the books I read in 2023. Let’s go through the Storygraph sections…
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2023 Goal Wrap-up and 2024 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. Click my Goals category to read previous goal setting and updates. But I’ll review the previous year’s throughout. Short Stories: Goal Review Short Stories Written and Polished in 2023:For 2023, I aimed high…
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Short Story Round-Up #80
In November, I posted twenty-one (21) stories on Mastodon and Blue Sky that were published between 2018 and November. Miss any? These are great reads! A Girl Fights a Demon by Ruth Joffre was published at Flash Point Science Fiction in October. When a girl summons a demon and hides them but other come to…
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Short Fiction Round-Up #79
I missed my October posting of September’s stories. So here are the fourteen (14) stories I suggested in both September and October. I did not post September 13 – October 25 due to some life circumstances. Nothing bad or huge or good. Just, life. After my website upgrade, I’m still trying to figure out how…
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Website Update In Progress
Website is currently being updated. Some pages may not work or look very good. All images are currently broken. – Oct 23, ’23
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Short Fiction Round-Up #78
Welcome to the review of the twenty-three (23) stories I suggested on social media over the course of August 2023! If you missed any, here they are. If you enjoy any of these stories, I strongly encourage you to read more on the magazine’s website and if you like more than one story there, please…
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2023 Goal Update #2
It’s been another, approximately, 4 months… Cribbed from my last update post, I write goal and goal update posts for transparency. I strongly suggest you find yourelf a small writing group with goals similar to yours – whether it be short fiction or novels, indie publishing or traditional routes – because these groups will be vocal about…
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“W.F.A. #31” coming from Worlds of Possibility
Announcement: Flash piece “W.F.A. #31” My flash fiction piece, “W.F.A. #31” about a wish fulfillment agent having lunch ang granting wishes will be published by Worlds of Possibility. I do not have a publication date yet, but I will be sure to send a newsletter email when it is announced. In the meantime, be sure…
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Writing Advice and Feedback #8
Mentorships It’s an even month, when I usually talk about giving or receiving feedback. I’m going to mutate that into talking about getting mentorship, which may involve getting feedback. Types of Mentorships There are multiple types of mentorship programs. Career – These focus on career aspects of writing. Your mentor will provide you assistance with…