Electronic Submissions: The New Blogosphere Rant Topic
The blogosphere is ripe with rants about electronic submissions and the credibility of short fiction publications that don’t use them. Scalzi has talked about it and so has Jonathan Strahan. With such big names (in the SF/F world, at least) speaking on this issue, it seems rather pointless for me to remark here. But, this […]
Calling New Readers and Lurkers
I watch my subscriber number fairly closely–an obsessive habit, for sure. So when I notice my subscriber numbers jumping up by quite a bit, I have to wonder who all these new people are. That’s where this post comes in. I know there are about sixty new readers out there, plus a whole bunch of […]
Writing Prompt #3 (July 2009): 2,000 Word Challenge
I thought everyone would find a less restrictive challenge more interesting. Most of the ones I’ve posted have been for exceptionally short pieces, so this one is a bit more open. There is still a theme, though, but I’m making that more simplistic as well. I think these prompts will be monthly and we’ll see […]
Rejection: Artemis
Another rejection, as if the title weren’t clear enough on that. Not much to say. There was a note, but nothing too detailed. So I’m sending it somewhere else. Anywho!
Happy 4th of July
Today is a big day in U.S. history. Most people probably have no clue why it’s such a big day except through vague remembrances from school. Still, this is probably the only day that truly matters in the U.S. as it marks our independence from those evil Brits, who have since become our good buddies. […]
When is description too much?
Words For Writers asked a damned good question a couple months back and I’ve been meaning to address it here. When is description too much? The simple answer: when it goes on for more than a page. But we’re not here for simple answers.Some fiction writers deem it necessary to babble endlessly about one piece […]