The Planner Experiment: Here Comes March

I apologize for not getting this out yesterday as I intended, but I did get my story off to 3 Elements Review, so I’ll call that a win. The Experiment So Far So far, this experiment is doing exactly what I hoped it would do. I am aware of deadlines ahead of time and ableContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: Here Comes March”

The Planner Project: Final Days of February

Here we are at the end of the first full month of planner pages and looking toward the month of March. For these last few pages, I decided to try a background. I used a section of a painting I did for my niece for Christmas. I lightened it and set it as a graphicContinue reading “The Planner Project: Final Days of February”

Top 10 Reasons To Go To A Writers Conference

I recently attended the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference (PNWA18). I had a great experience. Here are my top ten reasons to attend a writers conference: 10. Autographs – At PNWA authors can buy a table in the “bookstore” to sell their books. There is an autograph party where you can meet the authors andContinue reading “Top 10 Reasons To Go To A Writers Conference”

Another First: McKenzie’s New Boyfriend

McKenzie’s New Boyfriend is my second story published by Fictional Pairings. They paired my story with a song called Recover by Second Still. I’m listening to it while I write this. It feels perfect for my story–spacey road trip–and on Second Still’s site it says the album was released on my birthday this year (coincidence?).Continue reading “Another First: McKenzie’s New Boyfriend”

#Writerslife: The Key To Persistence? Celebrate every accomplishment.

My short story “An Urgent Note On The Floor” was published in Sick Lit Magazine today. This marks an exciting milestone in my writing journey. Though I have had a flutter of publication recently, this is the first of my published stories that is long enough to leave the flash fiction category and fit inContinue reading “#Writerslife: The Key To Persistence? Celebrate every accomplishment.”

More Fun Discoveries – #LitMag+ The Sequel

  I received another acceptance letter this morning! The story I submitted to Speculative 66 called “The Scout” will be published April 6th. As I mentioned in previous posts, I enjoy writing challenges and having to write a story in such a small and specific word count is a great exercise. The story they areContinue reading “More Fun Discoveries – #LitMag+ The Sequel”

New #LitMag+

Almost every writer dreams of getting published. Most likely, that dream is the scene that comes after (and does not include) the effort involved in reading and researching hundreds of literary magazines, writing queries and perfecting submissions, only to receive rejection after rejection after rejection. Finding the right place for your stories can feel elusive,Continue reading “New #LitMag+”

Today We Write! #PNWA16

Last weekend I attended my first writers conference, The Pacific Northwest Writers Conference in Sea-Tac, Washington.  I learned so much at this conference that I decided to write a few posts about it. To start with, enjoy reading about my favorite events at the conference. When I talk about moderating a session I mean, IContinue reading “Today We Write! #PNWA16”

Published! Oh, the joy of the first acceptance letter.

As the gross jelly-blob predicted, October continues to be fun, gross and creepy. Why you ask? Because fun, gross and creepy can describe my flash fiction story, “My Collection”, that the editors of Five on the Fifth kindly chose for their October Issue!! I was delighted by the variety of stories and styles they chose.Continue reading “Published! Oh, the joy of the first acceptance letter.”