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April 3, 2016 · 9:20 am

Weekly writing check-in: the one with 90 free fantasy and science fiction books

So, I turned around three rejections into submissions this week, wrote some words on season three of Coffee & Ghosts, and messed around a bit with the formatting of the series bundle for season two.

And … that’s about it for the week. Except you should really check out the link below. There are some seriously good books up for grabs.

Writing: ~ 3,324 words
Print formatting for Coffee & Ghosts, Season 2 series bundle

Submissions:

A Most Marvelous Pair of Boots
Like Bread Loves Salt
Knight in the Royal Arms

Rejections:

A Most Marvelous Pair of Boots
Like Bread Loves Salt
Knight in the Royal Arms

Acceptances:

None

Publications:

None, but look at what you can download! More than 90 books in this giveaway. But hurry! The promotion ends today!

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April 2, 2016 · 9:00 am

An April Showers Giveaway!

Yay! It’s another fabulous and free giveaway! Head on over to Patty Jansen’s site for more than 90 free fantasy and science fiction books. Fill up your e-reader for all those April showers!

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March 5, 2016 · 9:51 am

Big March 5 and 6 SF/F Book Giveaway!

MarchSFF

Head on over to Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Promotions for the big March 5 and 6 Kindle Unlimited promotion and first in a series free on Kobo. More than one hundred books in all sorts of speculative fiction genres.

Two days only! Hurry on over and fill up your e-reader for spring break.

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January 5, 2016 · 4:00 am

Giant SF/F Book Giveaway!

Head on over to Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Promotions for the January 5th Free Book Bash. More than sixty books in all sorts of speculative fiction genres.

But hurry! It’s one day only!

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December 6, 2015 · 11:36 am

Weekly writing check-in: the one with Dating on the Dork Side

Yes, I think most everyone knows about the Dating on the Dork Side launch. It … launched. There was a flurry of activity there for a while. Now I think Darcy and I can both sit back and breathe a bit. Sort of.

I am getting Ghosts of Christmas Past ready to go. It would be nice to have that one out before Christmas. Ideally. We’ll see how it goes.

Also, I see that it’s snowing on WordPress. I love it when it snows on WordPress.

Writing Work:

Launch activities for Dating on the Dork Side
Coffee & Ghosts season two, episode one: revision and listening proof

Submissions:

None

Rejections:

None

Acceptances:

None

Publications:

front cover rgb jpg Well, yes, you probably already know about the release for Dating on the Dork Side. And you can still head over to Goodreads and enter the giveaway for an autographed copy.

But … Keeping Time now has a new home over at Luna Station Quarterly in issue #24. You can also pick up the issue in a variety of formats, including Kindle and print.

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November 29, 2015 · 4:07 pm

Weekly writing check-in: the one where we’re almost there

Lots of behind-the-scenes work this week for the launch of Dating on the Dork Side. Looking at the e-book on this Kindle, on that Kindle, on my phone. You know, exciting stuff.

I went on a submission frenzy this week. I also made it past the holiday without a rejection, so there’s that as well.

And … I completed The Ghost That Got Away, the second episode in season two of Coffee & Ghosts. It’s 28,000 words, too, which is a healthy size for a novella.

Writing Work:

Launch activities for Dating on the Dork Side
Coffee & Ghosts season two, episode two: 9,137 words for a total of 28,000 words complete!

Submissions:

The God of Bright Red Things
Knight in the Royal Arms
The Life Expectancy of Fireflies (reprint market)
Chicken Fat and Whipped Cream

Rejections:

None

Acceptances:

None

Publications:

front cover rgb jpg None, but as you probably know by now, Dating on the Dork Side launches tomorrow.

In the meantime, be sure to hop on over to Goodreads and enter the giveaway for an autographed copy.

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October 17, 2015 · 11:50 am

Goodreads giveaway: Selfies from the End of the World: Historical Accounts of the Apocalypse

It’s Goodreads Giveaway time again! Head on over to the giveaway for a chance to win one of five copies of Selfies from the End of the World. The print layout is seriously gorgeous.

No one understands an apocalypse like the people who have experienced it. Mad Scientist Journal has brought together twenty-three tales of people who have seen the world end. These accounts range from irreverent to surreal to heartbreaking. Zombies share space with global wars, super-viruses, canned peaches, and the death of the sun.

Want to know more about the anthology? Garrett Croker has completed a comprehensive review of all the stories–in four parts! Included in part three is the review of my story:

In a Manner of Speaking by Charity Tahmaseb is another real favorite of mine. As far as Soshi Patel knows, she is the last person on Earth, surviving by candlelight in a shelter she can never leave. Then, one day, she begins to receive a transmission on a makeshift radio. Jatar, the voice on the other end, knows things he should not be able to know. The connection the two grow to have builds slowly and is truly lovely in its execution, and the ultimate explanation for how Jatar knows the things he does is guaranteed to break your heart. This is a story I could go back to again and again, and again and again.

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October 11, 2015 · 10:06 am

Weekly writing check-in: the one with the Goodreads giveaway

Look! Some new writing this week on season two for Coffee & Ghosts. Writing a second season? It’s challenging. If nothing else, I’ll learn something from this. Learning = good.

Finished up revision work/copy edits for another project (more on that later) and started in on the doc clean up and formatting.

And I have a Goodreads giveaway running this week (until the 15th) for a signed copy of the paperback. So, if you like your reading in paper form, head on over to enter.

Writing Work:

Revision work
Formatting and doc clean up
Coffee & Ghosts season two: 4,500 words

Submissions:

None

Rejections:

None

Acceptances:

None

Publications:

None, but the print version of the Coffee & Ghosts series bundle has a Goodreads giveaway. Enter to win a signed paperback.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Coffee and Ghosts

by Charity Tahmaseb

Giveaway ends October 15, 2015.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

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October 4, 2015 · 9:46 am

Weekly writing check-in: the one with coffee and ghosts

So, lots of coffee and ghosts this week. Final, final tweaks to get it ready to launch yesterday. If you like all your ghost (and coffee) stories in one place, this is the format for you.

Did some revision work this week and some brainstorming on a possible season two for Coffee & Ghosts and … I think I may have a season two. I’m thinking three stories this time, novella length (or so I hope). We will see.

And we did it. All four of my Girl Scouts are first aid qualified–and so am I (again). Minus a few bruises on my wrist from practicing chest compressions, all went well.

Writing Work:

Revision work
Coffee & Ghosts season two brainstorming and outlining

Submissions:

Gretel and Hansel
Knight in the Royal Arms

Rejections:

Gretel and Hansel
Knight in the Royal Arms

Acceptances:

None

Publications:

The Coffee & Ghosts series bundle is out in the world.

You can read more about that in my post here. But it’s available in one volume, or read each episode for free if you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription. It’s even in print.