Nineteen

I finished and submitted my nineteeth short story of the year this afternoon, a 1,700-word bit of erotica I started Thursday in response to a private call for submissions.

Eighteen

I finished and submitted my eighteenth short story of the year this afternoon, a 4,400-word confession I began writing March 15.

Published 2x

My stories "Are My Bikini Days Over?" and "Seeing Fireworks" appear in the June True Confessions.

Published

My story "Scars and Guitars" appears in the June True Story.

Seventeen

I finished and submitted my seventeenth short story of the year this evening. This one's a 4,500-word confession I began writing on March 22.

18

I received my 18th acceptance of the year this morning, this time for a bit of erotica.

Just released: Spicy Confessions 4

The four short stories in Spicy Confessions 4--"Roommates," "I Faked My Engagement," "Date with a Dumpster" and "Stuck"--showcase Rolinda Hay at her spicy best, featuring a woman dealing with a husband who thinks swinging will save their marriage, a woman who fakes her engagement to appease her family, a woman who learns that the man of her dreams may be a nightmare, and a woman whose life changes dramatically when she gets out of the rut in which she's been stuck.

Confessions are a unique form of women's fiction. They aren't romances, though they are often romantic. They aren't erotica, though some are quite sensual. And they aren't chick lit, though they are clearly written for and about contemporary women. What they are, are compelling stories about real women facing real problems.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rolinda Hay, under her own name and several pseudonyms, has been a leading confession writer for several decades, with more than two hundred confessions published in Black Confessions, Black Romance, Intimate Romances, Intimate Secrets, Intimate Story, Jive, Modern Romances, Secrets, True Confessions, True Experience, True Love, True Romance, True Secrets, and True Story.

Spicy Confessions 4 is currently only available for Kindle at Amazon.com.

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16, 17

I received my 16th and 17th acceptances this afternoon, both for confessions.

Sixteen

I finished and submitted my sixteenth short story of the year this afternoon, a 4,900-word confession that I began writing March 3, 2011.

Fifteen

I completed and submitted my fifteenth short story of the year, a 3,500-word confession I started writing December 13, 2007.

Published 3x

My stories "Butterface Bunny," "Trees and Mommies," and "Two Mommies" appear in the May issue of True Confessions.

15

I received my 15th acceptance of the year this morning, this time for the story I submitted yesterday.

Fourteen

I completed my fourteenth short story of the year this afternoon, a 1,700-word erotic anti-war love story I started writing March 18. This was written for an anthology with an open call, but the editor requests queries rather than full submissions. So, the query's been emailed.

Thirteen

I finished and submitted my thirteenth short story of the year this evening, a 3,800-word confession I started writing on March 16.

14

I received my 14th acceptance of the year this morning, this time for a 4,800-word crime/noir story I wrote during early January of last year.

These days most of the fiction I write is on assignment, on request, or to meet the requirements of a specific anthology or periodical. This story isn't one of them. This story is one of the rare stories I wrote with no specific market in mind. I wrote it because I thought the idea too good to let languish in my idea file.

Alas, it languished in my to-submit file for six months before I stumbled across an anthology looking for exactly this kind of story. Though it took nine months from submission to acceptance--I submitted long before the deadline, and then the deadline was extended--the story sold to the first editor to see it.

So, a gamble followed by a long wait ended with a good result.

Twelve

I finished and submitted my twelfth short story of the year this morning, a 3,600-word erotic romance begun on March 13 and written in response to an anthology's open call for submissions.

12, 13

I received my 12th and 13th acceptances of the year this morning. One was for the story I submitted last night.

Eleven

I finished and submitted my eleventh short story of the year this evening, a 3,300-word confession I began writing March 23, 2010.

11

I received my 11th acceptance today, this time for a confession.

5-star review

My short story "Chalkers," released in various electronic formats by Untreed Reads, received a 5-star review from author Roberta Goodman. She said, among other things:

"Chalkers by author Michael Bracken is a study in self-preservation and the horrendous acts it can lead to. This short story also examines the different ways individuals choose to deal with the ramifications that occur when living with extreme guilt."

Read the entire review at Ro-Always Inspired.

Purchase "Chalkers" from Untreed Reads.