So it's all done. Here it is! Isn't that just lovely? Our cover guy is the best! So it's done now. I wouldn't be surprised if I sank 50-100 hours into the project, outside of just writing my own material. What with the commissioning of authors, guiding their work to fit the shared fantasy world, … Continue reading Cover Reveal! (and an opportunity)
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My First Official Mystery Publication!
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll probably recognize the name Storm Hamilton. He's become a favorite character of mine, and also a favorite for many of my more dedicated readers. Well, as I announced some time ago, one of my Storm Hamilton stories has found it's way to Over My Dead … Continue reading My First Official Mystery Publication!
A Wonderful Suprise
Look at that! I would not be surprised if some of you reading this have never seen, or don't even know what that thing is. It's called a "check." It's what people used to use for cashless payments before the internet age. Feels like a lifetime ago! I used to have a checkbook, you know. … Continue reading A Wonderful Suprise
Share: Write a Proper Cover Letter
This was just to good not to share. It sort of meanders in getting to the final point--which ironically, is to keep it short!--but the detailed review of cover letter mistakes is helpful, too. Thanks to Richie Billing for bringing this to my attention. ~JM via How to Write a Proper Short Story Cover Letter
Where to Submit? — Magical Crime Scene Investigation
I have written many times here how I don't usually write specifically for prompts. But if I did, and if I had more time to write these sorts of stories, this weird anthology would be just the sort of thing I would write for. It's called "MCSI: Magical Crime Scene Investigation" and here's the description: … Continue reading Where to Submit? — Magical Crime Scene Investigation
My First Book is Finally For Sale!
I just got the news from Amazon that my book is now for sale. It's been a long road getting to this point. I hadn't intended my first book to be a self-published one. Perhaps a bit of that was concern about the complexity of the publishing process, perhaps it was due to certain views … Continue reading My First Book is Finally For Sale!
Two New Stories Live
While I've been away working, I received notice from two publishers that my stories are not live on their respective sites. The first is an original Storm Hamilton story I wrote shortly after finishing The Maltese Falcon. I'm sure the influence shows. It was published as part of Akashic Book's new flash fiction series, Fri-SciFi. The … Continue reading Two New Stories Live
Featured in Corner Bar Magazine
Happy November Friends and Fellow Speculators! I have been working hard on the fourth episode of my epic fantasy series Call of the Guardian. I am hoping we--meaning myself and the other two authors in this StoryVerse will go live in a couple months. We are currently talking about having six episodes (of a ten episode … Continue reading Featured in Corner Bar Magazine
Final Bards and Sages Tome Out Now!
My story "The Sorcerer" is now available for purchase as part of Bards and Sages last tome anthology, "The Great Tome of Magicians, Necromancers, and Mystics." You can buy the anthology here: PRINT, KINDLE ~J.M.
It’s Been a While
I just spent some five hours revising a short story. I got a rejection with a rewrite offer from a publisher a couple months back, so of course I was going to heed their feedback and resubmit. I just spent five hours writing and revising. Last night I had a muse, took a bunch of … Continue reading It’s Been a While
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