2011 The Year in Writerly review

Submissions sent last 12 months: 12 Submissions sent this month: 1 Acceptance ratio for the past 12 months: 18.18 % Congratulations! Your overall acceptance ratio is higher than the average for users who have submitted to the same markets. – my summary from Duotrope.com Lest you think I left this post to the last minute, [...]

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100-words #FlashFriday Whoo-hooo! Go #Fictioneers!

Today’s 100 words were inspired by my complete and utter lack of ability to think of a Haiku for Jan’s blog the other day. Listen for the sound of maniacal laughter while you read my story. That’s me, losing my mind because I couldn’t think of anything clever in the form of 5-7-5 and it’s [...]

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Sacrificing Part to Save the Whole

This has been a week to savor. I’ve only had to go into work for 1/2 a day on Wednesday, the kids have all been down south visiting their dad’s family for the holidays and I’ve had the house and land to myself. Mostly what I’ve done with my time is write and edit Symbiosis. [...]

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Photo Prompt for 100-word Flash #FridayFictioneers

Here’s the photo prompt for this week’s Friday Fictioneer’s: Why only 100 Words 100-words isn’t a *rule* and some of us write more than that. My goal is to have The Friday Fictioneers use 100-word stories as an exercise in choosing concise phrases and strong verbs. It’s an excellent way to show your stuff to [...]

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One last rejection

Actually I’m glad to get it out of the way. Daily Science Fiction sent my rejection notice last night and it wasn’t a big surprise. I still think that would be an excellent place for my stories but I need to send shorter ones. That’s the last rejection for 2011 because I won’t be sending [...]

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No mashup today

Today is going to be a task day for me to get some things done around home, since I have a day off from the day job. Bottled water for the cooler and propane are high on the list to procure while I’m out. This time between Christmas and New Years feels different than I’ve [...]

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From the herbalist’s pages: Mullein Decoction

If you’re interested in medicinal herbs, you might like the formula I prepared this morning for chest congestion. It’s posted on my homesteading blog: Mullein Decoction.

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Writerly Goals Update

Last week recap Last week, in spite of being a tough schedule because of holidays, I did meet my goal of 5 pages edited. In fact, I made one extra. Yesterday I introduced a series I’m planning to do on my blog about developing a writer’s business plan. What started out with me being very [...]

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Sunday Musings: A Writer’s Business Plan

A Writer’s Business Plan – Part I ————————- You might wonder why I’m bothering with my blog on Christmas day. Well, my family did Christmas last weekend so this weekend feels less like Christmas and more like a nice, peaceful opportunity to write and think. The kids are all out doing their own things with other [...]

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A little writerly marketing research… a POLL!

Please help me with my latest round of marketing research. In the past, we’ve looked at how readers find books. Now I want to know how readers find blogs. Specifically, I’d like to know how YOU found MINE. *  

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