A few months back I shared a submission spreadsheet that I created in Google docs to track when and where I submit my short stories. If you missed that post, […]
Writing
The End of Summer
I hate premature declarations. If I walk into a store the day after halloween and see Christmas decorations, I am likely to leave. Likewise, I hear people talk about the […]
How to Write a Good Rejection, Says Me
I’ve been writing fiction for a number of years now, and I’ve sent a fair number of stories off to literary journals. Most, but not all, of those submissions have […]
Studying with Barbara Abercrombie
On Sunday, I attended a one-day writing seminar in my new home town of La Canada. Honestly, the location was the only reason I signed up. My mom was in […]
Powell’s Books (aka Heaven)
We just got back from our big family vacation for the year up in the northwest. We visited my dad in Idaho, camped in eastern Washington, moved to the mountains […]
The Pros and Cons of a Writing Routine
Since quitting my job in December, my weekday writing routine has been to get the kids off to school, work on my writing for two hours, and then devote the […]
Keep The Channel Open
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, […]