I've been a fan of Shannon Fay ever since I read her micro story "To Give You the Night Sky." I'm not sure how to classify her as an author. She has several stories in professional publications but no book release. (Many of these stories are with Daily Science Fiction, to which I am jealous. … Continue reading SHARE: A Seed in the Ground, by Shannon Fay
Author: JM Williams
Author, historian, teacher, veteran. A man full of stories.
Death All Around – 3LineTales
The serpentine body floated atop a pond of tar--except it wasn't a body, only those bits that were left behind after life had faded completely. Grey knew he needed to get back to his group, but couldn't help but wonder at the meaning of it all. So transfixed by the deathly image, he failed to see … Continue reading Death All Around – 3LineTales
The Three Tonys
In the small town where I grew up there was a group of boys that caused no little bit of trouble for our neighborhood. There were three of them--Tony Brown, Tony Murphy, and Tony Lewis. Collectively, we always referred to them as the "Three Tonys." The Three Tonys were all the same age--my age--and went to … Continue reading The Three Tonys
No Trace of the Offense – 3LineTales Week 81
(Photo by Cathal Mac) They gathered for dinner--drinking red wine from crystal glasses--and, his tongue loosened by the drink, Piero spoke his mind. His host showed no sign of concern, only asking for the pizza oven to be lit for the second course. Come morning, even Piero's ashes had be swept away. *Written as … Continue reading No Trace of the Offense – 3LineTales Week 81
Stick to Your Guns (and feed them lots of ammo)
There's a particular story--a favorite of mine--that I've been trying to publish for a while now. I wrote it specifically for a certain submissions call, edited and sent it in. The rejection came a couple weeks later. Pretty quick turn-over. I did a little revision and sent it on to another publisher. Same fate. I … Continue reading Stick to Your Guns (and feed them lots of ammo)
To Self-Publish or Not?
I have spoken (or rather written) much on my views of self-publishing. I have always felt it was very difficult to break-in to the industry through self-publishing, despite the merits of your manuscript. Thus, I have continuously pushed to get my work published traditionally, despite the difficulties and lengthy time-frame I've had to endure. An … Continue reading To Self-Publish or Not?
A Chance at Twenty Big Ones!
I stumbled on to a little writing contest a couple weeks ago that looked too good to be true (is it?), so I thought what the heck and submitted. The contest is the "International Flash Fiction Competition" by the Fundación César Egido Serrano, an international organization that promotes words over violence "in all areas of public … Continue reading A Chance at Twenty Big Ones!
Look at This Shiny New Website!
Hello Blogosphere! I have finally transcended your little free world into the final dimension of full webpagedness! As you can see, what inklings I had regarding minimalism with my previous blog have flared up to the maximum level. But I like it. This site--and myself by criminal association--is about writing, which is words, which are … Continue reading Look at This Shiny New Website!
SHARE: Is Science Fiction Dying?
As a routine submitter to the Writers of the Future Contest, I get weekly and monthly newsletters from them with interesting articles on writing and sci-fi. One of the articles sent out this week was from famous sci-fi author Orson Scott Card. In it, Card offers his thoughts on why sci-fi seems to be struggling … Continue reading SHARE: Is Science Fiction Dying?
My Publication Tracker is a Mess!
Look at that! It's a mess! How is someone supposed to make sense of all that? Well, of course, it's not supposed to be all on one page... My tracker has a total of 56 works on it. 3 have been "retired," meaning that I am no longer submitting them in the original form. Some … Continue reading My Publication Tracker is a Mess!
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