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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…

Posted on March 18, 2016 by

So many things spinning in my head. Books to edit, books to write, short stories to finish…I really don’t need anything more on my plate. But there are these pesky bills to pay…and I have been kicking around ideas on … Continue reading →

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Ending and Beginning: The State of the Resolution Address

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

Those of you who read this blog regularly (Thank you!) have been following my saga of submittals for the past year. Some days, we weren’t any of us sure that I could meet my goal–but I did. Over 400 submissions … Continue reading →

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Writer Interview: Katie Magnusson

Posted on November 20, 2015 by

  Today, I have the pleasure of sharing an interview with Katie Magnusson, one of the authors in Mocha Memoirs Press’s new Paranormal Sherlock Holmes anthology, An Improbable Truth.  Here is what she has to say for herself and her … Continue reading →

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I Love My Job…But Sometimes–

Posted on October 7, 2015 by

All my life, I’ve wanted to be a writer. Of course, I’d love to be the next Stephen King–but I don’t expect to be. I would settle for being a household name in my hometown… …but then, I see something … Continue reading →

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State of the Challenge Update

Posted on July 1, 2015 by

I told myself that I would update the blog more often…so, of course I haven’t. But I have been busy. 🙂 As some of you may remember, I have an ongoing challenge this year to submit at least one piece … Continue reading →

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2 Down, 363 to go…

Posted on January 2, 2015 by

I know that I probably WON’T get a submission everyday this year, but I figured it is a good goal to have. Yesterday, I wrote a new poem for a call, and today I sent one of the orphans back … Continue reading →

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Let It Go……

Posted on December 31, 2014 by

I am a terribly disorganized person. Ask anyone who knows me. But sometimes, I come up with an idea that really helps save my sanity. Not a new idea, by any means, but an idea that works. In 2013, when … Continue reading →

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Looking Back…Looking Forward

Posted on December 29, 2014 by

         This has been an interesting year. I’ve had pieces in numerous anthologies–prose, poetry, flash…a little of everything. I’ve published a few experimental pieces on Amazon–both as Rie and as Tysche. I’ve been in magazines online and … Continue reading →

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Randomized Fun

Posted on April 9, 2014 by

Several months ago, I saw a post from G. Arthur Brown looking for people to take up the challenge of accepting a randomly generated title (using a program such as this one) and writing a bit of flash fiction based … Continue reading →

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Don't Put All Your Marketing Eggs in One Basket

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Something that I have learned from watching the world around me–particularly as it relates to my career–is that the landscape of the Publishing Business is an ever evolving one. Years ago, when being professionally published was merely a dream, I … Continue reading →

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