My new novel is out — Surviving Telepathy!
I wanted to wait until I had a copy in my hot little hands to show off, but I couldn’t hold off any longer — my new book is out! This one is Surviving Telepathy, the first book in The … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Getting Published
Publication Update
The anthology Flash Fiction Funny has accepted my story, “Just a Stage.” I believe it’s due to publish later this year. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
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My flash fiction story “Ask the Cats” will be published in an upcoming issue of Fireside Magazine. I always considered that one a challenge piece. It came about because a friend (another writer) turned to me and said, apropos of … Continue reading →
Residency Ho!
In two days I leave for my final MFA residency. Beyond the normal fun, craziness, and learning, this residency will include a couple of special events: Graduation. By the end of the residency, I will have a graduate degree, and … Continue reading →
Community and Competition
I went to my first writers conference this past weekend, put on by the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. As I made the drive up I5 from Portland to Seattle,* Scottish folk music blaring because it was that kind of day … Continue reading →
One Foot Over the Abyss
Newsflash: My essay “Engineering Coincidence” is in the current issue of Cirque. You can purchase a copy or read it online here. —– I’ve been feeling lately like the tarot card The Fool. I’ve got graduation approaching, and as it … Continue reading →
Career Option: Writer?
A few days ago, I ran across a blog post by New York literary agent Sarah LaPolla, Damn Yankees, in which she talks about the too common us-them mentality of writers who self-publish and those who publish traditionally. She makes … Continue reading →
Planning for the Future
I’m due to graduate in August. I have one manuscript under my belt, and I’m working on the next. I’m reaching this stage at an exciting time. Writers have more options than ever before. There are the Big Six publishing … Continue reading →
The Terror of Finished
It was a marvelous residency, but I’ll talk about that in another post. Right now I’m thinking about my thesis novel. My thesis is in the hands of my second reader. Its fate is outside my control, and will be … Continue reading →
The Next Step
So, if all goes well, sometime in the next few weeks, my thesis novel will be approved by my thesis advisor and second reader. When that time comes, I will have a manuscript that is about as finished as it … Continue reading →