I’m pleased to report that The Drabblecast just bought my flash story, "Six Drabbles of Separation." Drabblecast is a seriously cool venue, and what’s even cooler is that the story is the result of an intensive collaborative process between editor Norm Sherman and me. I had sent several 100-word drabbles […]
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Here are my monthly stats for April: 9,100 new words of fiction written this month. 1 17 first drafts currently in progress (some untouched for a long time) 2 first drafts currently "ripening" before second draft. 2 second drafts currently in progress 1 second draft currently […]
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Here are my monthly stats for November: 9,900 new words of fiction written this month. 1 17 first drafts currently in progress. 2 0 first drafts currently "ripening" before second draft. 3 2 second drafts currently in progress. 0 second drafts currently in the hands of […]
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Flashshot has announced its publication schedule for the next two months. Here are the dates for my three drabbles: "Before Playing" will appear on October 9th. "Too Much Sense" will appear on October 27th. "Imagination’s Curse" will appear on November 16th. I hope you’ll drop in and read […]
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I was happy to learn, today, that three of my drabbles will appear on Flashshot. The titles are: "Before Playing" "Imagination’s Curse" "Too Much Sense" I’ll let you know when I learn the exact dates. Meanwhile, here’s the montly update for August: 4,300 new words of fiction written […]
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I have already mentioned that my 60-word drabble Among Strangers won first prize in the Sixty-Word Sagas competition at Earlyworks Press, and will be appearing in the next Earlyworks Press Anthology. I am now pleased to report that, by invitation, an additional three drabbles of mine (each 100 words long) […]
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My drabble “What Survives” made the Short List in the Fish Publishing Microfiction Showcase competition. Normally I wouldn’t publicly announce just being shortlisted, but it happens that they post the full text of the shortlisted drabbles as well as of the winners. So it’s a kind of publication. You can read the drabble […]
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Here’s my monthly tally for May: 12,100 new words of fiction written this month. 1 11 first drafts currently in progress. 2 2 first drafts currently “ripening” before second draft. 3 0 second drafts currently in progress 0 second drafts currently in the hands of “trusted readers.” 1 third draft […]
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