The last month has seen me increasingly busy over at Speculative Realm (which has now moved to its own website). The submissions are pouring in, which is great, but I’m seeing a pattern with the submissions which concerns me…yet also gives me (as a writer) hope.
I’m noticing that quite a few of the authors [...]

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In the publishing industry there are definitely ups and downs. Whilst I have been enjoying the “up” of a recent important submission, today I am saddened by a “down” and must announce the end of the 2005 Anthology project.
This project was the second time I co-ordinated an anthology on the message board. At [...]

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Following two hours of sorting through my Writing folder, I think I’m close to knowing which of my stories can can be called “weeds” and which are beautiful “flowers”. Unfortunately, the number of flowers in my vase are few.
At the moment, I’m taking a short break, sipping a cup of tea [...]

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At the end of last year, I said 2006 was going to be the Year of the Writer. Besides wanting to see publication for many of my internet writing friends, and for myself, I made a list of goals. I’ve just been reading the list and … I can’t believe it, even though [...]

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Christmas is fast approaching, and lately I’ve been busy doing other things and haven’t done anything writing related. The feelings of guilt have been simmering and now I think I need to make a public goal in order to force myself into action.
In the next three weeks, up to but not including the [...]

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Not officially, but for me, 2006 is going to be the year of the writer. I want to have several manuscripts ready for submission by the end of next year, and I’d like to see at least a short story published. Hmmm, means I have to write a few; better get cracking.
This is [...]

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It’s been a strange day. I’ve been fighting feelings of loss all day, yet the work is by no means over. As is advised by most published writers, I have decided to give myself a few days off to let the story settle before I turn on “editing” mode.
In the meantime, [...]

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In a few days the final submissions are due for the 2005 Anthology. All the participants have worked hard this year, going through two intense workshops and two rewrite/edit periods. Hopefully the comments received will help each author to produce a great short story for the judges.
Once the stories have been forwarded to [...]

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Yoohoo! A post that doesn’t mention the word…oh, I can’t say it…but it’s all I’ve spoken about for two weeks.
I’ve been a good girl and I’ve finally gotten around to the anthology critting. We officially started the second workshop…*swallows*…on the first of this month. Oops, now I feel bad [...]

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Argh, this edit is driving me nuts! And I lied in my last post. Although is wasn’t a bare-faced lie, I miscalculated.
I thought the three scenes were approximately an equal length but it turned out that the second scene was only short - a few pages. So even though I edited the [...]

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