Tag: Writing
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Rejection Goal: 100
This week, I was going to talk about how busy I’ve suddenly become. I was going to tell you all about how I heard back from the publisher that requested the full transcript of Gas Giant Gambit, and how they were just telling me they hadn’t gotten a chance to read…
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Perseid Prophecies
*”Perseid” is misspelled in the URL because I misspelled it in the title of this blog! But even though I can easily fix both, I won’t be fixing the URL because then all the links I shared will break. Oh well, just goes to show you should always spell check!…
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Where to Submit Horror, Sci-Fi, & Fantasy Short Stories
Over the last little while I’ve seen a number of people on social media asking where they should be submitting their short stories. As a writer of horror and sci-fi, I’m not really in a great position to make suggestions for, say, romance, comedy or drama. But, I can offer…
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Short Story News!
I’ve finally done it! After 40+ submissions of short stories and the Gas Giant Gambit manuscript, I finally did it. My short horror story “SSID” was published by Alex Parker Publishing on February 1st last week. This is not only the very first time one of my stories has been published; it…
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The Cobalt Fist
Well, I’m finally doing it. I’m going to write the Cobalt Fist books. Let me back up a bit. For around ten years, I’ve been thinking about a story. Before I wanted to be a writer I thought it would make a great comic book. But it was my wife…
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Gas Giant Gambit: A Blurb
I’ve been busy writing away this week, trying to catch up with my New Year’s Resolution of writing one short story every week that I am not working on a larger project like a novel or screenplay (I’ve fallen behind, but I am hopeful that a truly short but impactful…
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Good News (Hopefully)
Do you ever get those days where you find it hard to do the things you know you have to do? I’ll be honest. I’m having one of those days right now, and the thing I’m struggling to do is write this blog. I couldn’t find a topic idea I…
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The Offspring Garden
This week I’m going to do things a little differently. Rather than blather on about a subject, I’m going to share a short story that I’m quite proud of, but can’t seem to get published anywhere else. This story was written for the NYC Midnight Short Story Contest back in…
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Successes
As hard as they may hit, rejections are a dime a dozen. The thing that comes far less often, and should be recognized and celebrated no matter how big or small it may be, is success! As someone new to writing and submitting fiction, I have yet to experience a…
E.S. Raye 