Ah, the forth of July. That sacred day when we celebrate the birth of the god of fireworks and the resurrection of the god of barbecue. Wait. That doesn’t sound right. Have I made some horrible mistake? Let me think a minute. Independence day…Independence. Right, okay. The god of freedom has something to do with

Yes, it would seem only 300 new words have been added to my novel. The truth is, I cut over a thousand words from it (finding a whole chapter that needed to be discarded), and so I only have a gain of 300 words. It’s kind of depressing when you think about it. I slaughtered

As I mentioned yesterday, I am taking off my “short story” hat and donning my “novelist” hat, but before I could officially do that, I had to finish editing my last short, “State of the Union,” which I have now done. I sent this piece to an anthology called City Shadows, being published by Cohort

I am putting my short stories on hold for the rest of the summer so I can get deep into my novel, “Twilight.” I started working on this novel over a year ago, and continued working on it through this past November, at which point I had to put it aside due to increasing amounts

That’s right, the winners have been announced. Out of a total 57 entries, 5 winners and 3 honorable mentions were chosen. The first place winner, ELISHA BRIDGES, also took home the reader’s choice award. I am happy to announce that I received an honorable mention for my piece, “I See the Light” Check out the

Yes, another one. Been busy these few days. Sure, I should be busy writing, but I can’t concentrate until I know my babies are out looking for new homes. Anywho, I sent “Enduring at the Edge of the Storm” back out, this time to Son and Foe, a professionally paying mag (5 cents/word). This story,

Sub 7 went out at midnight today to Horrors Beyond II, an anthology through ESP, publisher of Dark Wisdom. Today is also their deadline, so I got in in just in time. I had been waiting, trying to get a piece together that fit the theme, and had a high enough word count. I actually

Both 5 and 6 went to Pedestal Magazine, which just reopened to submissions. They are only taking flash fiction (1000 words or less), and take no more than 3 at a time. Since I had two flash pieces just waiting to go, I sent ’em out. One is “Memories,” and the other is “Breaking Out.”

One of the best pats about taking part in Jason Evan’s contests, at The Clarity of Night, is that you get to meet a whole bunch of other writers, read their stuff, and find their blogs. As comments start to come in about all the works, I am finding new blogs that I enjoy. This

Ideomancer rejected my short story entitled, “Enduring at the Edge of the Storm.” They didn’t have anything good to say about it. It was “too traditional” for their mag and “took too long getting into the story.” Oh well. On to the next one. -oni