Friday, November 21, 2014

39

I received my 39th acceptance of the year this afternoon, this time for a 3,000-word confession.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Fifty-one

I finished and submitted my fifty-first short story of the year this evening. This one's a 3,300-word confession.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Fifty

I completed and submitted my fiftieth short story of the year a few minutes ago. This one's a 10,000-word private eye story, the longest non-novel story I've completed since I began tracking word counts in 2009.

This one was written by invitation, but I have concerns about it. While I'm confident I've written a good story, I think it's a little left of the bull's eye upon rereading the submission guidelines. Luckily, there's time to write a new story if necessary.

So, fingers crossed and all that.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Forty-Nine

I finished and submitted my forty-ninth short story of the year this evening. This one's a 4,600-word confession.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

The seeds of "Seed"

Today on Charlotte Howard's blog I have a guest post about the three elements that came together when I wrote "Seed,"  my contribution to the anthology Fifty Shades of Green. Following my post is an excerpt from the story. Read "The Seeds of 'Seed'" here.

Sunday, November 09, 2014

Forty-eight

I finished my forty-eighth short story of the year this evening, a 1,700-word Valentine's Day story.

Tuesday, November 04, 2014

38

I received my 38th acceptance of the year this morning, this time for a confession.