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!
Tag: Speculative fiction
Weekly writing check-in: the one with the Ghosts of Christmas Past
So, this week, along with formatting, reviewing, and publishing Ghosts of Christmas Past, I did what I’m calling a content edit on the second episode. I wanted to make sure things were more or less in place before I published the first episode and embark on writing the third. I also did some work on a short story, and I think I know where I want to take it.
Also, The Girl with the Piccolo found a new home this week over at Evil Girlfriend Media, and I turned around another submission.
And it’s still snowing on WordPress.
Writing Work:
- Content edit on episode two of Coffee & Ghosts
- Ghosts of Christmas Past formatting and publishing
- Short story review/revision
Submissions:
- Gretel and Hansel
Rejections:
- Gretel and Hansel
Acceptances:
- None
Publications:
The Girl with the Piccolo found a new home over at Evil Girlfriend Media.
And of course, Ghosts of Christmas Past is out in the world as well.
You can read more about that in my post from yesterday.
Now Available: Frozen Fairy Tales!
In the bleak midwinter, heed the irresistible call of fairy tales.
Frozen Fairy Tales from World Weaver Press is now available, and it includes my story Simon the Cold.
I wrote this story during the very long, very cold winter of 2013/14. After that, I tucked it away. I wasn’t sure what it was, exactly, wasn’t sure where to send it.
When I saw the call for submissions for the Frozen Fairy Tale anthology, it clicked. I had a fairy tale about winter, albeit a modern/urban one.
Winter is not coming.
Winter is here.
As unique and beautifully formed as a snowflake, each of these fifteen stories spins a brand new tale or offers a fresh take on an old favorite like Jack Frost, The Snow Queen, or The Frog King.
From a drafty castle to a blustery Japanese village, from a snow-packed road to the cozy hearth of a farmhouse, from an empty coffee house in Buffalo, New York, to a cold night outside a university library, these stories fully explore the perils and possibilities of the snow, wind, ice, and bone-chilling cold that traditional fairy tale characters seldom encounter.
In the bleak midwinter, heed the irresistible call of fairy tales.
Just open these pages, snuggle down, and wait for an icy blast of fantasy to carry you away. With all new stories of love, adventure, sorrow, and triumph by Tina Anton, Amanda Bergloff, Gavin Bradley, L.A. Christensen, Steven Grimm, Christina Ruth Johnson, Rowan Lindstrom, Alison McBain, Aimee Ogden, J. Patrick Pazdziora, Lissa Redmond, Anna Salonen, Lissa Sloan, Charity Tahmaseb, and David Turnbull to help you dream through the cold days and nights of this most dreaded season.
First in series free: fantasy and science fiction read for free
On 3 November 2015, 52 Science Fiction and Fantasy books that are first in series are all FREE! See here to check them out here.
Looking for the next fantasy or science fiction series to dive into? Need something to read over the upcoming holidays? Look no further. You can try before you buy for free–on November 3rd. But hurry. Not all books will remain free after that date.
Happy reading!
Weekly writing check-in: the one with the Girl with the Piccolo
So, this week came with a very nice surprise. The Girl with the Piccolo made the list for Best of Cast of Wonders for 2014.
Plus, I made a submission. A new one! At long last. So, there’s that. I also worked on the print layout for Now and Later. It’s a little bit trickier than a novel layout since I need to build a table of contents, apply a different “master” to each short story, and so on.
Writing Work:
- Writing ~ 9,207 words (Five more words than last week. That’s crucial, people, crucial.)
- Print layout for Now and Later
Submissions:
- Steps to Goodbye
Rejections:
- None
Acceptances:
- None
Publications:
- None
Weekly writing check-in: the one with the talking Valentine
So, I was very excited to see hear The Burden of So Many Roses in audio in time for Valentine’s Day. I figured it would go live right about that time, but it was still a nice surprise.
Otherwise, just a touch over 9,000 words this week. No subs or anything. I’m itching to switch to short fiction for a while, but my stories keep morphing into longer things (current project word count: ~70,000 words). Maybe once this current story is done. Maybe.
Writing Work:
- Writing ~ 9,202 words
Submissions:
- None
Rejections:
- None
Acceptances:
- None
Publications:
The Burden of So Many Roses is live for your listening pleasure. Generally, I have a tough time reading/listening to my work once it’s out in the world, but Tina is incredible. Go give her a listen. I couldn’t be more thrilled.
Weekly writing check-in: the one with the talking ghost
Getting my writing groove on this week with ~8,000 words. In a surprise move, I received an acceptance this week for audio/reprint rights for Ghost in the Coffee Machine. So, not only did I sell this story once, I sold it again. Word to the wise: keep as many rights as you possibly can. In the case of Ghost, I control them all.
And sometimes that pays off. Also, I love audio/podcasts, and I’m very excited about this.
Links of note:
- Selfies from the End of the World: Apocalyptic Fiction a very cool Kickstarter project from Mad Scientist Journal
- Eating Peaches and Riding Unicorns an important discussion about writing, depression, failure and how to keep going over at All The Way YA
Writing Work:
- Writing ~ 8,054 words
Submissions:
- None
Rejections:
- None
Acceptances:
- Ghost in the Coffee Machine to The Drabblecast.
Publications:
- None
Weekly writing check-in: the one with the best in category
The Kindle Countdown Deal for The Fine Art of Holding Your Breath is wrapping up. If you want to grab a copy for 99 cents, you have about a day and a half to do so. Also, maybe this just happened:
So. Yeah. That was fun. Otherwise, I had a good writing week of about 1,000 words a day, and a good writing month as well. I’d love to inch that monthly word count up to 40,000. I don’t have that far to go, so we’ll see.
Writing Work:
- Writing ~ 7,554 words
Monthly total: 37,377 words
Submissions:
- None
Rejections:
- None
Acceptances:
- None
Publications:
Pick up the Kindle version for only 99 cents. It’s also available in print.
The Maze: Three Tales of the Future is also having a countdown deal for 99 cents. Three tales! Of the Future! But hurry. This one ends in a day and a half too.
If you’re in a short story sort of mood, you can pick up eight young adult short stories in one volume. Currently, it’s only available in Kindle, but I plan to release the print version soon.
Weekly writing check-in: the one with the Flash Fiction Online anthology
Well, that was a nice surprise. Flash Fiction Online has published a 2014 anthology of their stories. And look! It has Straying from the Path. Plus? My name on the cover as well. Very, very cool.
Also, if you like to read and write flash fiction and want to study an excellent market, pick up a copy of this anthology. You’ll get a great feel for what the editors are looking for.
In other news, I didn’t quite make my 1,000 words/day goal this week, but I came close. I also did a little formatting and other whatnot in prep for this week’s Kindle Countdown Deal for The Fine Art of Holding Your Breath.
Speaking of which, three more days to enter the giveaway:
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Fine Art of Holding Your Breath
by Charity Tahmaseb
Giveaway ends January 28, 2015.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Writing Work:
- Writing ~6,257 words
Submissions:
- None
Rejections:
- None
Acceptances:
- None
Publications:
It’s the 2014 anthology! What a cool cover.
It’s available in MOBI, EPUB, and PDF from Weightless Books. You can also grab a copy for your Kindle at Amazon as well.
Free time? How about a free read?
Need some free time? Need to learn how to steal time? Well, maybe I can help. Or not. What I can do is give you a free read.
This week, Just a Matter of Time will have a free run on Amazon, Monday through Friday. Grab it while you can! Want to know more? Keep reading:
Sadie Lin: High school junior Sadie is desperate–to maintain her GPA, to score high on the SATs, to see her dad return from Afghanistan. Time crawls and slip through her fingers all at once. She thinks it’s all in her head.
It’s not.
Gordon Bakersfield: Gordon–Sadie’s ninth grade epic crush–has plenty of time and knows where to get more. He knows someone has been stealing Sadie’s time. And while he’s not sure how to make it stop, he’s hoping to try. But can Sadie trust him?
Only time will tell.
Writing Wrongs 