Queer writer of weird things
So, last week was the first Monday of the month, which means that Cait Gordon did her monthly flash fiction draw writing prompt. If you're not familiar, this is where she draws one card each from three suits of cards, specifying a genre, setting, and an object that must be included in the story. Participants …
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Whoa, I haven't done the monthly Flash Fiction Draw that Cait Gordon presents since June. I would say I slacked off over the summer, but nah: I finished revising a novel and put all the pieces in place for my sci fi novella The Final Decree, which is coming out at the end of the …
And here we are, at the finish line. To recap: This month I’m taking part in #WriterInMotion, where I write a 1,000-word story and document my revision process. Last week, I posted my third draft, which was revised based on the insight and input from critique partners K. J. Harrowick and Ari Augustine. This week, …
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The story thus far about the story thus far: This month I’m taking part in #WriterInMotion, where I write a 1,000-word story and document my revision process. Last week, I posted my second draft, and this week, I got feedback! Some extremely helpful observations came from critique partners K. J. Harrowick and Ari Augustine. They …
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To catch you up, this month I'm taking part in #WriterInMotion, where I write a 1,000-word story and document my revision process. Last week, I posted my first draft, and since then, I've done a self-edit on it. As a reminder, here's the photo prompt again: Photo by Rahul Pandit on Unsplash If you'll recall, my first draft …
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Yes, I still have a novel to finish revising. And yes, I have a novella I'm working on releasing myself (more on that later). And yes, the monthly Flash Fiction Challenge run by Cait Gordon is due on Monday. So what am I doing? Writing another story for a different challenge. I never said my …
I don't know about you, but for the most part, I haven't had much luck with focused reading lately. So far I've only finished five books since January (update: I just finished reading book #6 this week, Sourdough by Robin Sloan, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, probably because I've been baking a lot of sourdough …
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So, I missed Cait Gordon's Flash Fiction Draw last month—that is to say, I started it but didn't have time to finish it. And I've got to admit, it would have been a fun one: an action adventure set at a fandom gathering and featuring a silk garment. My entry would have been titled "The …
May you live in interesting times, the curse goes. Well, here we are. Welcome. Pull up a chair. If you're like me, you may be feeling a lot of anxiety and depression surrounding the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and far too many others, and the police brutality in response to protests. If you're …
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Well, this clearly didn’t become a habit. I’ve started writing this post I can’t remember how many times, and deleted most of it almost as many times. It’s been a challenge to build new routines now that my usual ones have been upended or just plain eliminated. Maybe we’re all having that. My sleep routines have …