(A reminder – my Halloween-friendly story (“The View from My Cage is Breathtaking”) is still available for FREE reading on DreamForge’s Dark Visions page. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/df-breathtaking ) Happy Halloween! On my first Halloween before I was old enough to go about on my own (I was three or maybe four), I was … Continue reading
As Halloween creeps up on us, Fractured Fragment Fridays will promote stories from my themed collection WEIRD, But Not TOO Scary Tales. This week will feature “The Body,” an Ambrose Bierce inspired tale (or at least the POV character.). I’m stretching here to try and offer an explanation for where “The Body” came from. … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals Writing Wednesday and Fractured Fragment Friday went up as usual, but I skipped Meandering Monday for a third week in a row because I didn’t want to be depressing, but the sensation just wasn’t leaving, so I broke the streak this week I finally posted a Meandering Monday. I am still having … Continue reading
I skipped three Meandering Mondays in a row because I didn’t want to be depressing, but the sensation just doesn’t seem to be going away. Perhaps – if we’re lucky things will look better in a year or so, but… I have had a lucky life. It isn’t that I haven’t thought things out before … Continue reading
As Halloween creeps up on us, Fractured Fragment Fridays will promote stories from my themed collection WEIRD, But Not TOO Scary Tales. This Fractured Fragment Friday, I offer an Edgar Alan Poe inspired tale. “A Dish Best Served” started simply with a desire to use an x-course meal as the vehicle for a story. I … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals Writing Wednesday and Fractured Fragment Friday went up as expected, but I once again didn’t write a Meandering Monday. Aside from being occupied with various home issues (trying to finish the gazebo while decorating for Halloween), my volunteering on my writing group’s anthology team (yes, Ed, I know it’s supposed to be … Continue reading
This week’s Fractured Fragment is from “Too Much of a Good Thing” – the ninth Detective Jimmy Delaney story. Life insurance can be useful, but sometimes it can be a case of “Too Much of a Good Thing” (yes, the title also references the mode of killing in this one.) Somewhere I read about a … Continue reading
It can be frustrating, sending your work out to traditional publishers. A lot of them take forever to reject you, most don’t take the time to tell you why your story wasn’t good for them (heck, some don’t even bother letting you know you’ve been rejected.) Why do I submit to traditional publishers? Continue reading
This week’s Fractured Fragment is from “Possession” – the eighth Detective Jimmy Delaney story. I thought it would be fun to give Jimmy a fantasy element for one episode. Something supernatural, and then play with whether we really are dealing with a haunting, or an elaborate gaslighting (or both.) That haunting aspect, coupled with an … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All my posts went up as scheduled. I had two stories to send back to market Monday – found markets for both. Swordsmaster’s re-release as Swordsmaster: Awakening has completed its Release Weekend (links are on my Current Book Promotions Page.) The next date on my release schedule is November 24th. Barring unforeseen … Continue reading
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