Given my 78 submissions and 57 rejections this year, I found this timely reminder about the power of reframing.
How I Declared Myself a ‘Rejection Expert,’ and Other Stories of Creative Reframing
Fall 2017 Writing Contest Roundup for Writer Unboxed
Where will you submit your fiction from now through Thanksgiving? See my latest contest roundup for Writer Unboxed. I love that my reasons to submit criteria is growing. These helps evaluate any particular opportunity beyond the surface level of who am I submitting to, do they accept simultaneous submissions, and how expensive is it? Reasons… Continue reading Fall 2017 Writing Contest Roundup for Writer Unboxed
Summer 2017 Writing Contest Roundup for Writer Unboxed
My Spring roundup of fiction contests for Writer Unboxed was well-received and now I'm excited to be a regular contributor! Here's the Summer 2017 edition of writing contests worth your time to see you through Labor Day. I found the majority of these opportunities through Poets & Writers and Submittable's Discover. In the past I've also… Continue reading Summer 2017 Writing Contest Roundup for Writer Unboxed
Fiction Contest Roundup for Writer Unboxed
I'm excited to share my recent guest post for Writer Unboxed: Fiction Writing Contests Worth Your Time (April, May, June Edition) It includes upcoming opportunities for flash, short stories, and novels for emerging and established writers. If you enjoy it, let me know and this could become a regular thing!
Recent Submissions and Rejections
Lumina rejection for Spring 2017 Flash Prose contest.
The Best of the 2017 San Francisco Writers Conference (#SFWC17)
My San Francisco Writers Conference highlights condensed to a few tweets.
Rejection from Glimmer Train
Rejection 5 on my journey to 50 submissions in 2017 came from Glimmer Train's Family Matters Contest. 50 day response time. All four of my rejections from Glimmer Train are in the 50-60 day range so I appreciate their consistency and responsiveness! Dear Arthur, We really like reading November/December Family Matters contest submissions because of the many views they… Continue reading Rejection from Glimmer Train
Make Money with Your Fiction: Tips for Publication
A thoughtful take on short story submissions with specific cover letter advice.
Rejection from The Missouri Review
Rejection 1 on my journey to 50 submissions in 2017 came from The Missouri Review's 2016 Fiction Contest. 100 day response time.
My Short Story Submissions Calendar
My short story submissions calendar is a curated list of contest deadlines and calls for submission. These are opportunities I believe are at least worth considering for your stories.
Why I Write
Read my winning entry to the Kevin Smoker Scholarship for the 2016 San Francisco Writers Conference.
Listen to LitQuake 2015’s The Art of the Novel
Last month I attended LitQuake 2015’s excellent panel, The Art of the Novel. Thanks to Alex Green for moderating Cristina García, Bruce Bauman, Alexis Landau, and Tiffany Baker. This panel was the same format as my previous post, The Art of the Short Story. Interesting questions posed to the panelists: How do you know an idea is a book? Why are… Continue reading Listen to LitQuake 2015’s The Art of the Novel
LitQuake 2015: The Art of the Short Story
This weekend I attended LitQuake 2015's excellent panel, The Art of the Short Story. Thanks to Mark Peterson for moderating Jodi Angel, Tom Barbash, Grant Faulkner, and Siamak Vossoughi. This is a summary of my largely paraphrased notes. Siamak wants to appeal to the heart in all of his stories to walk away with a wondrous sense of having… Continue reading LitQuake 2015: The Art of the Short Story
Why I Shut Up & Write
Where are you at 10:00am sharp on Saturday mornings? Sleeping in? Waking up? Waiting for brunch? I’m usually grabbing a seat at Mo Joe’s Cafe for a Shut Up & Write! marathon. To make it on time, I have to wake up before 8 in sleepy San Francisco to catch a just-shy-of-9 train that whisks me… Continue reading Why I Shut Up & Write
Worldcon 2015 Highlights
Last week, I took a pair of trains from San Francisco, CA to Spokane, WA, for Worldcon / Sasquan, my first big writing con. Two local writing friends spearheaded the trip and I jumped on an opportunity to have another scenic journey and soak up what I could! North by Rail The train north was gorgeous, just like last year's trip… Continue reading Worldcon 2015 Highlights
faith n’ flickers
Listen to me read this poem in the embedded player below or on SoundCloud: he lay there gasping for the numb to end his was an unfelt pain all in his head — er, heart that's what these romantics swear by their cardiovascular deity but I took pity on him nonetheless his red carnivore gravity… Continue reading faith n’ flickers
Replenished Purr
another soul / napping on you guarantees / you will feel more loved
a melted art
Once upon a Cold, we painted with our Breath, drawing grand designs with Frost. We thought the Ice would last all season, comfort of our white Chrysalis wrapping Crystal dreams. We antici- pated each coming day like a Snowflake waits for infinite friends to follow it's unique descent. We didn't fear starry hours or burned out sky because… Continue reading a melted art
Maidan Morning
From my personal journal, February 1, 2014: Seeing Maidan in person left me in a state of mild awe. How can so many souls come from near and far, gather, organize, donate, protest, fight, break, bleed, die, and wake up to do it again and again for months? There must be something here, something about… Continue reading Maidan Morning
Nomad, my first short film
http://vimeo.com/84480973 A couple meets for coffee on the last day of their relationship.
Arsenal of Words 