OPEN SUBMISSIONS: Kanstellation Magazine & Infinite Worlds
I wanted to give my fellow writers a heads up that Kanstellation Magazine and Heroic Fantasy Quarterly are both open for short story submissions. Below are submission guidelines taken from…
Advice I Wish I’d Given To An Aspiring Writer (also, more pictures of my cat)
A few months ago I led a flash fiction workshop at a local library. It was a great success, with a fantastic turnout and everyone was incredibly engaged. Toward the…
OPEN SUBMISSIONS: Epoch Magazine & Threepenny Review
I wanted to give my fellow writers a heads up that EPOCH MAGAZINE and THREEPENNY REVIEW are both open for short story submissions. Below are submission guidelines taken from their…
How To Wake Up Ready To Kick Your Novel’s Ass! (in a good way)
Many writers aim to get their work done in the morning. I've heard people claim that during the early hours of the day their minds are the closest they will…
My Plans For The Future
Up until (relatively) recently I was working on two major blogging projects. In one I was watching a different movie from a different country every other week. In the other…
How To Punch Writer’s Block In Its Stupid Face
Writer’s Block is simply a part of a writer’s life, the same way scratches are a part of a cat owner’s life (or the significant other of a cat owner's…
3 Things I Have Learned (And 1 Thing My Cat Has Learned) About Writing in 2020
We’re just over three weeks into the new year and the world has already learned so much since the ball dropped. Along with learning even more details about the dumpster…
52 MOVIES FROM 52 COUNTRIES #42 – Mauritania
This post is a part of an ongoing project in which I watch one movie from a different country every other week. PLOT: A cattle herder, his family and their neighbors…
The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Masters #18: GOOD OMENS (part 2)
I recently came across Amazon’s “100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime.” As a fantasy writer myself, I decided to spend the next few years reading…