Sending you over to Cast of Wonders for my short story The Secret Life of Sleeping Beauty, along with a few other stories that put a new spin on an old tale.
Happy reading (and listening)!
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Free Fiction Friday: The Secret Life of Sleeping Beauty
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Free Fiction Friday: The Burden of So Many Roses
Sending you over to Toasted Cake Podcast again for one of my own stories.
I first wrote The Burden of So Many Roses for one of Kazka Press’s monthly contests. The theme for this one was an undelivered Valentine.
I was thrilled when Toasted Cake picked it up for the podcast.
And yes, it’s a Valentine’s Day story, but I think it works if you’re not particularly feeling Valentine’s Day this year.
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Weekly writing check-in: it’s cold enough to freeze all the words
It’s so very cold here, so very, very cold. And it’s going to get colder before it gets warmer.
So we’re just going to bundle up here, read and write and hope for the best.
In actual writing news, I’m making progress turning the novella into book two of the series. This isn’t a super speedy process, but it seems to be working, and I’m pleased.
I also have some samples to review for the audio version of Coffee & Ghosts, and I’m so excited. I can’t wait to get the entire series into audio format.
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Free Fiction Friday: We Have Always Lived in the Barbie Dream Castle
Sending you over to Toasted Cake Podcast this week for a must-listen.
Seriously.
I love this short story by Megan Lee Beals and feel strongly that everyone should give it a listen. Add in Tina Connolly’s pitch-perfect narration, and you have the perfect treat to start your weekend.
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Weekly writing check-in: chapters and podcasts
As I mentioned last week, the draft of The Trouble with Necromancers was finished, minus giving it some chapters. I’m happy to report I have done just that and sent the manuscript off for editing.
Then I jumped right into organizing the expansion of the novella The Trouble with Doppelgangers into an actual novel. There are several threads I can weave into the narrative. I created a book map for the existing story, looked at where I could expand or add, and brainstormed three major plot threads.
In this coming week, I will tackle … well, I’m not really sure what I’ll tackle. Something related to the novel, I’m certain. It’s a check-in with a cliffhanger. You’ll have to come back next week to see what I accomplished.
Even though it’s 2019, I’m still rounding up some of my favorite things from last year. I didn’t discover podcasts last year, mind you, but I truly embraced them in 2018.
My favorite writing-related podcasts of 2018:
- The Creative Penn
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Marketing Podcast
- Mark Dawson’s Self Publishing Show (formerly the Self Publishing Formula)
- Akimbo (marketing and so much more from Seth Godin)
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Weekly writing check-in: the one with the New Year and talking ghosts
Oh. Well. Look at all those rejections.
Here’s the thing: while I knew I had rejections this week (obviously), the number didn’t strike me until I counted them up for the weekly check-in.
That’s the magic of sending things out on a regular basis. It’s not that you’re suddenly immune to rejection or it’s somehow fun for you. You just sort of … forget about it. You take the story that came back, find a new, appropriate place to send it, and log the new submission.
Because logging new submissions is fun.
In other news, despite the holiday, I finished up the short story I was working on, did some more brainstorming on episode #3 for Coffee & Ghosts, Season 2, and some played around in Photoshop.
In really cool news, Ghost in the Coffee Machine is out in audio from The Drabblecast. It was so incredible to listen to this. I love audio stories to begin with, and they did such a wonderful job. It also got me all excited to work on more Coffee & Ghosts stories.
Writing Work:
- Short story revision
- Coffee & Ghosts Season 2, episode 3 brainstorming and outlining
- Photoshop tutorials
Submissions:
- Gretel and Hansel
- The Perfect Canvas
- Straying from the Path (reprint market)
- Knight in the Royal Arms
Rejections:
- Gretel and Hansel
- The Girl with the Piccolo
- The Perfect Canvas
- A Most Marvelous Pair of Boots
- Knight in the Royal Arms
Acceptances:
- None
Publications:
Ghost in the Coffee Machine … in audio! Head on over to The Drabblecast and give it a listen (or find the podcast on your phone). It has sound effects! Music! And some very nice artwork as well. I couldn’t be more pleased with the production. They did a tremendous job.
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