Welcome to the Books and Books Alone Issue! Well, the year has come to a close and those of us who did NaNoWriMo are slowly fading back into real life. It's a great time for self-care, so last month, I took it a little easy and put together a list of some of my favorite... Continue Reading →
Realities Perceived or My Story Is In An Anthology!
I'm really excited to announce that my story "I Carry You Everywhere" is coming out in the Realities Perceived anthology from Left Hand Publishers! "I Carry You Everywhere" is the longest story I've ever sold and close to my heart. The anthology comes out at the end of this month (exact date TBA). I can't... Continue Reading →
Fiction Section Groupie
There's nothing that makes me happier than the fiction section of a bookstore. Being able to take care of that section and even stock it? Oh man... read all about it in my new Magus Blog post.
The Blind Leading the Blind
I've never written a social media story, hell, I'd never even heard of a social media story before I applied to write for the new app LongShorts Stories (previously known as WEAVE). I had a great time writing two weeklong episodes of the romance The Blind Leading The Blind. You can read a sample and... Continue Reading →
AND SO IT ENDS–Another Story on Visual Verse
I'm quite excited to see my new story 'And So It Ends' up on Visual Verse. This is my eighth story in their anthology, and the thrill of seeing my work up on the site has yet to fade. Read my story here.
4 Things I Learned at the Writer’s Digest’s Novel Writing Conference
The end of October saw me at the Westin Boneadventure Hotel in Downtown LA, experiencing my very first writer's conference. The Writer's Digest Novel Writing Conference (WDNWC) was a three-day event, geared more towards improving one's craft than meeting agents or networking and it was great! I learned a lot, both from the fantastic speakers and... Continue Reading →
Hey Joe: A New Story On Visual Verse
Continuing my W1S1 challenge, I have been submitting pretty regularly to the great Visual Verse Anthology and have just had my sixth submission published on their site! For anyone else doing their own W1S1 challenge, I highly recommend giving Visual Verse a try. It's a great way to give yourself a boost in the face... Continue Reading →
Red and White
In addition to having my first paid fiction published yesterday, I'm also excited to announce that my latest story is up in the Visual Verse anthology! You can read my story 'Red and White' here.
‘Bruises’ is Up!
My first paid fiction publication has been published! I'm so excited to have my flash fiction story 'Bruises,' my first ever submission during my W1S1 challenge featured in 200 CCs! Read it here.
A New Challenge
Okay, I'm done bragging. Since I'm a moderately insane workaholic, now that Story A Day is over, I need another challenge to drive me. Luckily, during the course of StADa I stumbled upon the Write 1 Submit 1 challenge via one of Julie Duffy's daily emails. The premise of W1S1 follows in the footsteps of... Continue Reading →