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persistence is fertile.

persistence is fertile.

Keep writing. Have you *read* some of the crap out there that actually made it? You can put crap out there too; just keep at it. 🙂

submit!

submit!

I’m submitting my story, Venite Adoremus, to several literary magazine contests that end within the next several days. For the most part, I think my chances aren’t that great– I’m submitting essentially narrative memoir/story...

it’s here! it’s here! it’s– crap.

it’s here! it’s here! it’s– crap.

Glimmer Train Thank you so much for sending “Venite Adoremus.” This July/August 2017 Fiction Open drew an extraordinary batch of stories—the competition was tough. Your story didn’t place this time, but we enjoyed reading...

insanity

insanity

Pop wisdom tells us that one definition of insanity is continually repeating the same thing and expecting different results. On that note, I’m waiting for a rejection email so I can submit that story...

late summer check in

late summer check in

Time for writing has been a bit hard to come by of late, and the writing itself has been a bit strained when I finally get to it. Sustaining is hard. Work is hard....

hard truths about writing

hard truths about writing

10 Hard Truths About Writing, by Lauren B Davis Discipline. Responsibility. Loneliness. Frustration. Sign me up!

writing vs storytelling

writing vs storytelling

Good story absolves mediocre writing much better than good writing absolves mediocre story. I have a lot of ambling, rambling thoughts— and even some examples– along those lines and maybe at some point I’ll...