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Reading Reflection
Good news first! I’ve already met my 2023 reading goal! I did meet my reading goal of 15 books in 2022 because my reading slump that started in 2020 finally ended last September. It feels so good to meet my goal half-way into the year. (This was completed as of June 23!) Year-to-date Stats I…
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Writing Advice and Feedback #7
Querying!! For months I have wanted to post some advice on querying. You may have already seen the advice I’m going to give. However, I’ve come across many writers who query without getting up-to-date advice and make mistakes. The worst that happens is the writer gets a form rejection. The best that happens is the…
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Short Fiction Round-Up #76
In June I posted twenty-one (21) story for followers to read. Here they are all rounded up! Hibernation Heirloom by Chelsea Mueller was published by The Sunday Morning Transport in June. Baffling Magazine publishedGastronomie Mort by Gerri Leen in 2021 Beyond the Veil by J. Kosakowski in 2021 the ending by Gwynne Garfinkle was published…
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Anthology Release date!
“A Dress of Flowers” now available in e-book and trade paperback! If you pre-ordered, thank you! Today you can order your ebook and trade paperback for immediate release!Kindle, Barnes & Noble, or the ZNB Online Store Ebook.
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“Submerged” available at Manawaker Studios Flash Fiction Podcast
“Submerged” is now available in audio via the Manawaker Studios Flash Fiction Podcast! This is the first audio production of my work and I’m so thrilled! Visit Manawker Studios or subscribe via your favorite podcatcher.
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Writing Advice and Feedback #6
How to Give Helpful Feedback Be Honest and Positive Going back to an earlier post, the best feedback to give and recieve is both Honest and Positive. Again, hat tip to Darren Groth for combining these. To everybody who I critiqued before I learned about the positive portion, I apologize. I assumed you would know…
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Short Fiction Round-Up #75
I took a social media break for the first two weeks of May. I only posted thirteen (13) suggested short fiction (plus a nod to my April National Poetry month daily poems.) Enjoy! A lone cherry blossom on a cherry blossom tree, wet with raindrops. Photo by Adria Bailton National Poetry Month Daily Poems by…
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Writing Advice and Feedback #5
Twitter Writing Advice or Listicle Advice or Pithy Advice As of the writing of this post, Twitter was dying. Who knows what state it will be in by the time I post this particular blog. But the idea is the same. The idea of Twitter Writing Advice, Listicle Advice, or short, succinct advice is that…
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National Poetry Month 2023 Poems
April 2023 was National Poetry Month I am a member of a poetry discord that focuses on speculative poetry as a place for speculative poets to meet and get critiques and learn about markets to submit to. They also welcome readers, which is generally how I consider my relationship to poetry. However, for National Poetry…
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Short Fiction Round-Up #74
In April, I pulled back from social media and posted quite a few less stories than weekdays of the month, only ten (10). I also won’t be posting the first week or two of May because I will be mostly off all social media. 3:33 a.m. by Joelle Killian was published at Maudlin House in March.…