I’m hoping to release Stasis & Other Dystopian Tales by March, 2015. Here are the story titles and their current level of completion.
Stasis *extended edition (Completed)
A Pound of Flesh (Ready for Beta Reads)
The Clinic (3rd draft)
Preppers (1st Draft)
Glossies (3rd Draft)
A Most Generous Man (Completed)
There is another story that would fit in called Adrift, but I do not think that it will be done in time.
Editing a Paper by Nic McPhee used under CC License
More short story news items.
I’ve reached a compromise with “The Queen” concerning the #shortstory Little Red Revolution. If it does not get accepted for publication by April, then it will be released as a short story single for e-readers. The Queen and I can see the possibility of some magazine editors shying away from its raucous and raunchy humor.
The first draft of the Sci-Fi / Horror short Night Flights is done. I have to give it at least two more drafts before I have the nerve to bring it to my critique group.
The flash fiction piece entitled Everyone’s a Winner is almost completed. Perhaps I should not refer to it as a flash piece, because it is greater than 1,000 words. Most magazines / e-zines have a strict rule about the word count of a flash fiction story, so I think that submitting it now will be a lost cause. If I can trim it down a bit then I’ll submit it. If I can’t get it under the magic mark of 1,000 words, then I’m going to post it here as a freebie.
Two #StarTrek fan fiction pieces are in the works. The one for TNG is still in its 1st draft (#amwriting). The other which concerns ST original series is ready for a second draft. Both stories are of a humorous nature, because I just can’t resist doing things like that.
What’s your current writing / reading status?
I’m glad you are doing so well. You can send me anything for beta reading at any time.
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Thanks Marilyn and may I also extend the same offer to you. 🙂
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Happy Birthday!
Reading. Right now I read mostly non-fiction reference or business stuff. For fiction, I have reading ADD or something. I go for shorter works sporadically.
Writing. Not a ton of that right now either. Mostly helping others with their writing and promotion. Making books covers, promo images, business stuff with a publisher.
I do hope to kick my tail into writing two short pieces starting this month.
Enjoy the day and may you have a great 2015!
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Hi Winter. Thanks for the update. I used NaNoWriMo in November to “kick myself” into finishing my novel.
If you need help with your short pieces, let me know.
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Nano was not adopted little girl proof for me
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I hope Little Red Revolution gets accepted! Sounds like you’ve got a lot of work ahead of you. Best of luck with your collection, and I hope you make it by March!
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I received my first rejection for Little Red Revolution 😦 They said it wasn’t right for their magazine.
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