30 Submissions. 27 Days. 25 Markets. 17 Stories. 14 Rejections. These are the numbers for my September Submission challenge this year. As in previous years, the goal was to submit 30 times in 30 days. Last year I submitted 31 times over 29 days, but I'm not competing with my past self, so I'm not... Continue Reading →
August 2021 Postmortem and September Goals
It's once again that time of the month where I gush over the goals I managed to meet and make excuses for the ones I didn't. Maybe that's a bit hard on me. I don't know. Let's not over analyze and get into it. So, How'd I Do? I've been trying to focus on the... Continue Reading →
Two Weeks a Dog Mom
That's right. I'm a dog mom now. It's been a long time coming, but two weeks ago today, we adopted a dog from the local shelter. His name is Eugene, and he's a two-year-old dachshund mix, and I love him to bits. We first visited the shelter on July 31st, and he'd just been brought... Continue Reading →
July 2021 Postmortem and August 2021 Goals
It's already August 2021? How? How did July pass so quickly when it was excruciating? Filled with apathy, self-doubt, malaise. I'll chalk it up to pandemic fatigue, wallowing in the heartache of knowing that it's probably going to be at least another year before I can see my family in person again. And the frustration... Continue Reading →
July 2021 Goals
Now that I've moved and finished revising and submitting my novella, I'm going to try to get back into the habit of writing these monthly accountability posts. But what exactly is it that I want to accomplish during the month of July? I don't have any big deadlines or major things to prepare for coming... Continue Reading →
Return From the Revision Trenches
Hello. Good to see you. I feel like it's been a while. I've been at the wars, fighting adverbs into submission, hunting down those insidious "thats", "justs", "reallys" and all those other filler words that weasel their ways into first drafts. It's been a time. I was working on revising the novella I wrote for... Continue Reading →
Reprint Announcement: “You Had to be an Asshole on Planet E 11-18”
This is a bit of a delayed announcement, but I'm thrilled to announce that my story "You Had to be an Asshole on Planet E 11-18" was published as a reprint in Dark Matter Magazine issue 003. I'm super proud of this silly story that could and so pleased that it's gotten another chance to... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Books I Read in 2020 (In No Particular Order)
This post is coming much later than I usually write my Top Ten Books I Read in [insert year] posts, but 2020 was a bitch. I think we can all agree on that. It's taken me a while to get into anything resembling the swing of things, especially blogging. Truth be told, I had a... Continue Reading →
Publication Announcement: “And the Red Dragon Passes”
Lucy, the later years In 2017, our beloved golden retriever, Lucy passed away. The vet came to our house one early January morning and we sat around her in the living room to say goodbye, holding the other dogs as we watched. It was one of the most beautiful moments, filled to the brim with... Continue Reading →
2020 in the Rearview
Seeing as January's on the way out, I suppose it's past time for me to do my end of 2020 blog posts. I haven't really wanted to blog. I reached the end of 2020 and didn't feel like I'd accomplished anything worth sharing even though I know that's not true. Despite everything going on with... Continue Reading →