Tag: short story
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A Difficult Week
I’m a little late with this week’s post–at least, later than I generally prefer. And that’s because the last week has been particularly difficult. So, please bare with me, but this week’s blog is going to be a bit of a short catharsis session for me. Tahlula To start, last…
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My Favorite Thing to Write: Genre Mashups with a Historical Bent
Wow. Yeah. That’s a mouthful. But as I look over the original projects I’ve got coming out over the next few months, as well as the projects I’m currently working on, this is undeniably true. I really love writing genre mashups that have a certain (if varying) historical element. Here’s…
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Writing Outside Your Genre 2: Electric Romance
Almost a year ago I wrote a blog about writing outside your genre. At the time, I was waiting to hear where I had placed in the first rounds of NYC Midnight’s 2024 Short Story Challenge and Screenwriting Challenge (I made it to the second round in both contests, but…
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Goodbye ’24, Hello ’25
With the new year arriving in less than 12 hours from the time I sit here writing this, I feel it’s a nice time to take a look back at what 2024 has given me, and then look forward to what is yet to come. 2024 This past year was…
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Rejection Goal: 90/100
With two weeks left in the year, I have officially hit 90 rejections for short stories and manuscripts. Unfortunately, given recent events (especially adopting a new dog that has needed some extra care and attention to help him adapt to his new home) as well as the length of time…
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Today’s Undead Forecast
I’ve been thinking about sharing another short story lately, and I have recently been encouraged to do so by a reader of this blog and my newsletter. So, I have decided to do it this week! I’m proud of the following story despite the fact it has been rejected nine…
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Prose Writing vs Screenwriting: What’s the Difference?
Most people are familiar with prose (even if they aren’t familiar with the name), but screenplays aren’t general seen by the movie going audience. So, as someone interested in writing one, the other, or both, the differences can be a little mystifying at first. But, as a writer that has…
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Perseid Prophecies Issue 2: Summer 2024
On Monday of this week, July 1st, the second issue of Perseid Prophecies was released. I’m especially excited about this issue as it features Perseid‘s very first original short stories submitted by authors. If you’re not familiar with Perseid Prophecies, allow me to give you a bit of an introduction.…
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Rejection Goal: 50/100
As some of my regular readers may know, I’ve set a goal for myself to hit 100 story rejections before the end of the year. This goal isn’t to simply send out garbage to get those rejections, but is an attempt to accept that a certain amount of success in…
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General Short Story News!
That’s right! Time for a news break! If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may recall a few weeks ago, I wrote about some “firsts” in my writing life; one of which was rewriting an old story from scratch. To briefly recap, I was asked to contribute…
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