I was going to write my own version of the popular Christmas song. I was even going to give each part on the subsequent day. But I first searched “12 Days of Halloween” on the net, and guess what? It’s been done. So, instead, I’m going to rip off everyone else’s versions! Version One Version

It’s October. During this month, and leading up to Halloween, I’m going to post the few little nuggets of goodness I come across. I think I’m leading off with a real winner: Our fearless Leader

http://www.floggingthequill.com/flogging_the_quill/ It’s always nice when, by some stroke of luck, numerous editors decide to send you rejections on the same day. I’m not saying that there’s a vast publisher conspiracy to barrage unsuspecting writers with a storm of rejection slips within hours of each other in the hopes of discouraging said writers from ever again

I am pleased to announce that in this very post, I will participate in my first Meme. Absolute Vanilla & Atyllah (Or AbV, as I’ve taken to calling her) was nice enough to tag me. Now, according to her blog, I’m to consider the following: Make a list of five strengths that you possess as

My first acceptance to Every Day Fiction has been published. It’s a very short (100 word) flash piece, and it is categorized as humor. It’s free to view, here: The Transformation Leave a comment on the site if you like. Enjoy!

I was just informed that I have won the writer’s choice award, for the month of September, on the Edit Red site. The story that won is called “Drugged: A Character Study in Six Parts.” Edit Red is a critique site where you can create a profile and upload work for other writers to critique.

When Friday rolls around, I say to myself, “I know i can get some real work done.” And usually this is true. Usually I wake up early on Saturday, go to the farmer’s market, have some breakfast, and get to work. Okay, so today wasn’t exactly ideal. When my alarm went off, I might have

Steve, from Blog From the Darkside asked an interesting question on my comments page, and I thought it deserved it’s own post. Steve asked the following: “I see that the novel’s word count is still rising. It doesn’t look like it will be to much longer before you have reached your target of 50,000 words.

Well, it looks like the editors of many magazines are cleaning out the old slush piles for the holiday weekend. I received a 30-day rejection from Weird Tales, and a 32-day rejection (for two flash pieces) from The Pedestal Magazine. I resubmitted a couple of stories this weekend too. Trying to keep the stories flowing.

I started working on my novel about 2 hours ago. Then I went to get a drink, and suddenly, I just don’t know what happened. Two hours–kaput! What’s that about? Since I already wasted a bunch of time installing a new mouse on my computer and brewing up some fresh coffee for iced-coffee, and any