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Disability, Death or Other Circumstanceto be published May 25 in the Mormon Lit Blitz
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"Infant Insomnia" published in Leading Edge issue 64
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Writing Status
2015 Rejections: 5
Disability, Death, or Other Circumstance - flash fiction - v 1.1 complete - 354 words - waiting for editor feedback
The Gods' Blessings - novel - v 2.0 complete - 51,990 words - researching
Settling with Sea Serpents - novelette - v 3.1 complete - 10,791 words - researching
Changestone - short story - v 4.1 complete - 1,603 words - researching
Sarimanok Feather - short story - v 4.1 complete - 2,053 - researching
Silent Scars - novella - v 2 complete - 21,437 words - researching
Lightning Born - novel - v 1.0 complete - 58,334 words - researching
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Category Archives: Writing Progress
Settling With Sea Serpents v 3 is Done
I was surprised to find that when I was writing this draft, huge chunks of it actually stayed the same. This draft could almost be considered a minor draft rather than a major one. I expanded a bit on the … Continue reading
Changestone v 4 is Done!
The most common feedback I got with this story is people wanted more description. Unfortunately, that’s what I cut in order for this story to remain classified as flash-fiction (<1,000 words). So, when it got rejected by the pro flash-fiction … Continue reading
Sarimanok Feather v 4 is Done!
On one rejection of “Sarimanok Feather” I received the following feedback: “I found the world interesting but the story was slow in building tension for my tastes.” After some thought, I decided the story needed some drastic changes in order … Continue reading
Settling With Sea Serpents v 2 is Done!
I always seem to choke when I get to the climax of this story. One reason is that I haven’t got a good grasp of the setting where it all takes place. Another is that I haven’t really solidified a … Continue reading
Accomplishments of 2014
Time to look back at the year and see how I did on my writing goals for 2014. What I Did That I Planned Published “Infant Insomnia” as an e-book single Wrote 2 Drafts of Silent Scars Published an … Continue reading
Sarimanok Feather is an Honorable Mention in WOTF!
I entered “Sarimanok Feather” in Q4 for the Writers of the Future Contest. This is a prestigious international writing contest, open only to those who have not published professionally (definition given in the contest rules). The results are in, and … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo 2014 Results
This month’s writing went really well! It was great to see my word count jump on “The Gods’ Blessings” to triple what it was when I started. I am a bit concerned that I’m not going to hit the … Continue reading
Changestone v 3 is Completed!
Going back to “Changestone” was a nice change of pace after “Silent Scars.” I found that I kept a lot of the same wording this time around, just deleted things here, and added things there. Made this draft go fast. … Continue reading
Silent Scars v 2 is Completed!
In November 2012, I first got the idea for Riak’s story. And I did not want to write it. I spent nearly two years and over 105,000 words writing around it, and it still did not go away. Then a … Continue reading
Changestone v 2 is Complete!
I was up early this morning with a teething baby, so I decided to finish another draft of “Changestone.” The most common feedback I got from my last draft was that I needed more description of my narrator, and that … Continue reading