When I try to write stories and they don’t work, I’m increasingly seeing that the common thread is that they lack a sufficient, permeating conflict.
Charmers Author’s Note
Charmers is my first professionally published story (I should really add that to my author bio), which I am very excited about, even now.
In My Defense Release and Author’s Note
This is the story that received an honorable mention in Elegant Literature's "World Builders" issue several months ago, and after a lengthy internal debate, I decided to post it directly to IGC Publishing instead of seeking out other platforms for it.
Charmers is Published!
My submission to the March Elegant Literature contest "Gambler's Grief" was accepted for publication and is available to read now.
Weekly Writing Update
I'm back, and I met my goal of finishing part one of Impressions by the end of April...sort of.
Reality-Proximal Storytelling
If we take the complete, whole-cloth invention of a new world as one extreme, and reality-proximal stories set firmly in our world as the other, then what I'm interested in talking about today is the middle ground.
Thoughts on Memoirs
Who's reading all of these memoirs? It must be someone, because I see all kinds of hubbub whenever a new memoir from some famous person comes out, whether that's a celebrity or a politician (who these days seem really to be little more than wanna-be celebrities who happen to have actual power over people's lives).
Weekly Writing Update
I had a few short story ideas flittering around in my head this week that I deliberately did not turn into short stories because I knew I needed to focus on Impressions.
Weekly Writing Update
Look at me, remembering to get to the weekly writing update before I miss it again. That's good, because I did a lot of writing and have quite a few updates to make this week.
Weekly Writing Update
Getting what I wanted to into chapter nine took longer than expected, and I'm still not sure if it works quite right - I imagine that it might take some detailed revisions when I get to that point to make it work for readers with the rest of the story.
IGC Publishing 