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Highs and Lows

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Happy Winter Solstice! Writing life is ups and downs. From what I’ve heard, that never changes. Send a submission to a publisher, get ten rejections, then eventually (hopefully) an acceptance. Get five great reviews, then be devastated by a nasty… Read More »Highs and Lows

Happy Summer

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Some people think mid-August is the end of summer. Maybe for teachers, facing back-to-work after 2 months off and parents of schoolchildren celebrating back-to-school shopping, but often for me summer vacation has been the last 2 weeks of August. It’s… Read More »Happy Summer

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Hot off the Press

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Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8 Exciting news (for me): I received my author copy of S&S Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 8 with my story on page 85. This is the first paid story in a… Read More »Hot off the Press

2024 calendar: new year, new goals

New Year 2024

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2023 in Review: My 2023 NaNoWriMo (interNational Novel Writing Month) goal was part traditional and part rebel; I aimed to write 50,000 words of a new novel but I began October 15 and finished November 29 (I was travelling November… Read More »New Year 2024

NaNoWriMo Kick-off

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Happy (inter)National Novel Writing Month! Have you set your goals? I plan to write at least 50,000 words of a new novel (classic NaNo) but I started on October 15 (rebel NaNo because it’s supposed to be during the 30… Read More »NaNoWriMo Kick-off

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Writers of the Future

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The Writers and Illustrators of the Future contest is a longstanding and prestigious contest for new speculative fiction authors. In 2022, I was thrilled to receive an Honourable Mention for my short science fiction story in Quarter 1 of the… Read More »Writers of the Future

Celebrating Rejection

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This month marks a milestone in my author journey: I received my first rejection! It was February 13 and not only did I receive a rejection, but it was a personal rejection with comments on my fantasy short story and… Read More »Celebrating Rejection