This one was a bit of a trial. It took me several months to read because it got so bogged down in historical details that I don't care about. In this story, a group of editors decide to create their own conspiracy theory about the Templars in order to sell books. They go about it …
What is the point of creating?
I've spent a bit of time the past few days wondering if anyone will ever want to read my stories, or enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them. Am I the only one who enjoys the sort of thing I want to write? Surely I can't be... I'm not that special or …
Grab your inspiration by the throat and CHOKE IT
Writing is hard. I keep waiting to feel that thrill of a new idea, but while I'm waiting for that elusive, magical power... I'm not writing. Not writing is bad. So, I got to stop waiting and start typing, even if it's uninspired crap. It's better than laying around waiting to be moved by a …
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So it goes
20 minutes after I posted yesterday I got one rejection, then this morning another. That's life for you
Increasing excitement… oops, I jinxed it
I have three stories out at various magazines waiting for a response, and two of them are past the time I normally should have been rejected by. It's getting me very excited and I keep checking my email, it's been years since I sold a short story... Of course, now that I've blogged about it …
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