August 2006

Wow. No posts since the 20th of August. That’s pretty bad. See, here’s the thing. I only like to post about writing related things, and I haven’t been writing. At all. Well, let me restate that. I actually did do some longhand during my prep period at school, but it was junk. Really I did […]

I haven’t been writing. I haven’t been posting either. Or reading other blogs. Or doing anything really. Even when I sit down to read a book, I can only manage a few pages before drifting off. I’m not sure what it is, but I have a feeling it is due to the start of my

I know many of you already have writing sites that you frequent, and some of you have critique groups, but I urge you all to at least check out the new and improved writers4writers. New management has taken over and revamped the entire site. There is a new forum, a new look, but the same

40-some-odd day rejection from Son and Foe for “Enduring at the Edge of the Storm.” I submitted this same story to GUD. Son and Foe will be releasing their 4th issue in a month or so, and then they are taking a short break (till next year some time. For more info, check out their

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Alrighty. Another 3 day rejection from GUD for my piece “Retired.” I sent GUD yet another story. This one (“Like Everyone Else”) is strictly literary with no horror elements to it (though it is a bit dark). I also sent “Retired” back out, this time to Fantasy Magazine. I have had one rejection from Fantasy

In each episode, we follow J.D. McNutterhouse, a new writer whose rare combination of thick-headedness, ignorance, and naivety cause him to take misstep after misstep on the road to publication.——————————————————- This week’s adventure: “J.D. Gets Accepted!” Wonders of wonders, can it be true? Has J.D. McNutterhouse, the arrogant new writer who follows no rules, actually

17 day rejection from Pseudopod. Gee fellas, you don’t have to send all the rejections at once. Spread em out a bit. Yikes.

3 day rejection from Gud (“Go Back to Sleep”), so I sent them a different story (“Retired”). Hey, the worst they can do is reject it.

I was just forwarded a link to this new blog. I took a quick look at it today and like what I saw. Very cool blog in the tradition of such flash-dedicated sites as Tastes of Darkness. From the site: Flashes of Speculation is dedicated to the sharing of works of flash fiction in the