This is part three of my impromptu series of posts about running an ezine. In the first part, I looked at what types of opening sentences I don’t like to see, and in part two I looked at the types of endings that are likely to result in a rejections. So here I would like […]
Five Type of Endings I Don’t Like to See
Since yesterday I talked about some of the ways I don’t like to see a story begin at Theme of Absence, I thought it would be a good idea to share what types of endings maybe lead to a rejection. A predictable (or cliche) twist ending I’ve written about these things before, but if you’re […]
Five Things I Don’t Like to See in a First Sentence
I’ve often claimed that I can tell if I’ll accept or reject a story at Theme of Absence as early as the first sentence. Mind you, I don’t actually make that decision until I finish the piece (if flash fiction) or read at least of third of it (if a longer piece). But still, in […]
April/May 2017 Progress Report
This year is going by way too fast, but it’s still been a great year so far. April and May were both pretty good months for me on the writing side as well. I’ve mentioned this stuff before, but I had my first solo author talk, my first reading at an author fair, attended another […]
Five Ways to Step Outside of Your Writing Comfort Zone
By nature, we seek out our comfort zones. We’ll try new things for a while, but as soon as something “works” and we get comfortable doing it, we run the risk of stagnating. This unfortunately affects us in so many ways. In exercise, in diet, in the day job, in finances. And even in writing. […]
Getting that First Acceptance Letter
We’ve been home from the hospital with our new baby for just over a week now, but just like with babies number two and three, I’ll never forget that week when we brought home our first little guy. It was actually one specific night that week, that I reached a huge milestone in future writing […]
An update on all the things
Regular readers here may have noticed the disappearing act I pulled at the blog this week. Rest assured, I’m still among the living, and have neither stepped into an alternate dimension, nor been abducted by aliens. I have, however, seen the number of little people controlling my actions increase by one. But I certainly can’t […]
2017 February Progress Report and March Goals
Well I’ll start with the disclaimer that February has three fewer days than January, so if I missed a goal, that can be my excuse 🙂 Ha, but on a more serious note, this month has been super busy with non-writing stuff. Among other things, we took on the task putting new flooring down on […]
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