Queer writer of weird things
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 …
Sneaking in just under the wire with this one. As you may recall, every month, Cait Gordon gives a flash fiction challenge based on luck of the draw. On the first Monday, she chooses at random from a deck of cards and gives a prompt with a genre, setting, and item. This month, she chose …
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The other day, I was making a cup of afternoon tea. That has become a habit since I've been staying at home. I've pulled out the fancy loose-leaf teas only to find most are years old and taste either bland or spoiled—into the compost they go. So, yesterday was just a plain old orange spice …