Monthly Archives: February 2016

I thought it might be fun to share with you today something I’ve been using to torture the monsters and quietly judge people. I didn’t make this up, in fact there’s probably a hashtag about it. First world problems. What’s a first world problem? It’s any problem that wouldn’t be a problem without the amazingContinue reading “First World Problems”

Short stories are kind of a new writers right of passage. We all write them when we’re first starting out to start building a publishing record, make a little extra money, and learn how to write. I’m sure you know I love short stories, since I publish them here all the time. I love thatContinue reading “Writing Short Stories”

So I actually thought I’d done this one already, but it turns out I didn’t. Sorry about that. Here, then is Fantasy and Science Fiction. Genre- Fantasy and Science fiction. With that title, you probably weren’t planning to send in your historical fiction piece Word Count- Not listed. They’re very open. Payout- 7 to 10Continue reading “Markets, Fantasy and Science Fiction”

Re blogging for Throwback Thursday.

I had a book come out last month. Maybe you heard me talk about it. I have another book coming out this month, called Days. I’m just a little proud of it. You know, just a touch. And that’s going to be it for awhile. I’ve got some work to do on Broken Patterns beforeContinue reading “Another season of sowing”

There was a time when I had no idea what flash fiction was. When I learned what it was, I hated the thought. What was the point, I thought, of trying to condense a story into 500 words or less? Wasn’t a short story bad enough? How could I ever fall in love with aContinue reading “Flash Fiction”

I guess I just want to get the obvious one out of the way, early on in the life of this column. But animal rights are something I have championed for a long time. I’m a firm believer that domesticated animals are the responsibility of mankind. We have made them our pets, our friends, andContinue reading “Words Change Worlds, The ASPCA”

I think this is a magazine I’m going to be committing a lot of time to. Science Fiction and Fantasy is a good, old school fiction magazine. I’m not old school about a lot of things, but I do miss the bygone days of fiction magazines like Creepshow. Genre- Honestly, if you can’t guess byContinue reading “Markets, Fantasy and Science Fiction”

That title seems redundant, in my opinion. In any case, it’s still a pretty awesome place to submit your science fiction short stories to. It pays well and has a really good reputation for producing some pretty awesome short fiction. Genre- Science Fiction. Word Count- Between 1,000 to 75,000 Payout- Eight cents a word SubContinue reading “Markets, Asimov’s Science Fiction”

Re blogging for Throwback Thursday.