It seems I should take business trips more often. In the past two weeks, while I was away from home and my computer, I received a flurry of publication news. November is turning out to be a big month for me. I could bore you with the details of my trip and my feelings at … Continue reading A Horde of Updates
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Random Updates
So one of my stories was just accepted for publication in Roane Publishing's Flash Fiction Fridays. This was a story that I really liked, but I struggled to find a home for it. The story is a very broody tragedy, not my typical heroic stuff. (Tangent: Is there a story of mine I don't like? … Continue reading Random Updates
Exclusive Cover Reveal Coming Soon!
I just recently received the cover images for my upcoming epic fantasy series being released by Fiction Vortex. I don't want to say much before the big reveal. I will offer some details about the series and the story at that time. Working with Fiction Vortex has been a great experience so far. I work … Continue reading Exclusive Cover Reveal Coming Soon!
The Adventures of Iric Collection
If you have followed my blog since the beginning, you will be familiar with my "Adventures of Iric" series of flash stories, many of which have been published elsewhere. This series represents a substantial amount of work on my part, and I feel it is time to do something more significant with it. I have … Continue reading The Adventures of Iric Collection
Where to Publish? – The Centropic Oracle
Continuing my series of publisher recommendations, I'll like to highlight another audio-story venue. The Centropic Oracle is a online publisher who focuses on science fiction and fantasy stories with some sort of emotional depth. On their submissions page they suggest that "good fiction – particularly SF and Fantasy – should challenge us to examine our own … Continue reading Where to Publish? – The Centropic Oracle
Where to Publish? — Anti SF
There are quite a few bloggers out there who post links to markets for writers. The trouble is, more of often than not the markets they share are pay-to-submit writing contests. I have voiced my concerns regarding some of these so-called "publishers." In short, sometimes the math doesn't add up. Regardless, there is little reason … Continue reading Where to Publish? — Anti SF
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?
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!
Book Descriptions and Blurbs–How Not to Suck at Them
I stumbled on a great article about writing book descriptions/blurbs, which, to be brutally honest, I suck at. Being in the middle of the publishing process with two long works, and an episodic series, this is something I've have to think about a lot. All of the advice in the article linked below rings true … Continue reading Book Descriptions and Blurbs–How Not to Suck at Them
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