Monthly Archives: July 2012


 I have 38 short story submissions and one novel submission out right now.  Five of my short stories are shortlisted, and my wait times range from 0-277 days.  I sold four stories, and I had one published.  I wrote and submitted four new stories, and I finished a few pieces […]

July 2012: The Month in Review


 I read three stories at Confluence this weekend.  My husband recorded the first nine minutes of each story, and I’m working on getting the videos posted on my Facebook Page.  I also try to post the videos on my Amazon Author Page so that people without Facebook accounts can see […]

Confluence Readings


 Yesterday, I found out that there’s going to be a Triangulation: Morning After reading at Confluence tonight.  At 10pm.  Which just about my bedtime.  But I’m going to be there, so if anyone else is around and wants to hear some fiction, do please come out.  I don’t want to […]

Last Minute Reading



 This is the final week of this year’s Clarion West Write-a-thon.  You have till July 27th if you want to sponsor me.  Any money raised by the write-a-thon goes toward funding for the Clarion West Writer’s Workshop.  It’s a good thing, and it’s worth supporting.   I would love to […]

Clarion West Write-a-thon Ends This week.



 Confluence, Pittsburgh’s annual literary sci-fi convention, is next weekend, July 27-29.  I am going to be participating in three events there.  The Triangulation: Morning After launch party will be on Saturday at 7pm, then at 9pm, I’ll be doing a reading from The Living Dead 2 with John Joseph Adams, […]

Confluence 2012



 Torn Realities has been getting some really positive reviews.  So has my story in the collection.  I’m pretty giddy about it, honestly.  I figured I might as well share a few of them here, for those of you who aren’t my Facebook Fans.   So, here’s one.   I remind […]

Some Reviews


 I took a flash fiction class with Cat Rambo last night.  The class was online, on Google Hangouts.  And since Cat’s on the west coast, it was from 9 to midnight for me.  I started lagging a bit toward the end, but I made it through.   It was a […]

Getting My Learning On


 I got two short story contracts in the mail from Stupefying Stories yesterday.  One for a story they accepted a while ago, and one for another story that I’ve been waiting to hear back about.  I almost never get good news in the acutal mail.  It was pretty awesome.   […]

Another Sale! And Other News!