A Novel in 1,000 Words: Four Months to the Finish Line I just completed my first full-sized novel draft and now I want to help you to do the same. It took quite a bit out of me, however, so…
Now we move on to the what-do-editors-do-besides-reject stories part. Actually, rejecting stories is a major part of it, and possibly the most painful, so we’ll be including that too. So you’ve managed to get a contract for an anthology from…
Let’s think of this as a memoir, because we all know just how — shall we say, imprecise? — memoirs can be these days. I should also say upfront that my editing has been largely in the erotica genre, rather…
The Dead Robots’ Society asked me what I think modern fiction writers need to know. It’s a big question, and of course modern fiction writers are constantly reminded of many things. It’s all important, but ultimately just pieces of a…
When Justin asked me if I might be interested in writing a guest blog for the Dead Robots’ Society, I was both excited and a little bit scared. What on earth would I talk about? Justin suggested maybe talking about…
If you’ve heard my appearances on the DRS podcast, then you know I write horror. Or do I? In looking at the books classified as horror these days, I have a more and more difficult time finding where I fit….
Justin asked me to write about what a small press has to offer to writers out there considering their options. Should they find a small press/big press, or self-publish? It’s something I’ve been struggling with myself, lately. I’ve been doing…
Short Story Anthologies: A Dying Breed? I haven’t been much of a magazine reader as an adult and I wasn’t much more of one as a child. Most of the ‘zines I picked up over the years, whether is was…
I love the slush pile. There. I’ve said it. I know that we editors are supposed to hate looking at submissions, solicited or otherwise. That’s why we call them “slush” in the first place, right? We’re supposed to be bored…
