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WOTF Awards and Chit Chat

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The wotfÂ blog has some good info and aÂ couple pictures of the ceremony.Â I’ve been keeping an eye on the blog, and it sure sounds like the winners had a great time. Congrats to winning Gold illustratorÂ Lorraine Schleter and Gold writing winner Stephen Kotowych.Â They both seem delighted. It was great to catch glimpses of the

Quick Sale

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I day or two ago I sentÂ a flash fiction pieceÂ over to Every Day Fiction.Â I was kind of cringing ’cause it’s only been a couple weeks since my last sale there,Â but already they’ve bought it!Â The story isÂ about an angry apprentice with a water affinity.Â Â Without giving away too much, you could say the kid’s got

Every Day Fiction ToC

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My story ‘Sweet Revenge’ has joined its fellows on the Every Day Fiction September Table of Contents.Â It will run on Sep. 9th, so remember to read it and savor a moment of angelic spite.

Trinoc Report

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We had a great time, and came home laden with books and booty. Friday night we arrived later than planned, thanks to a traffic snarl, so we only attended the ‘meet the guests’, by way of scheduled activities.Â There we bumped into James Maxey, as predicted, exchanged pleasantries with Alan Wold, and discovered that George

Bitterwood

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I’ve been interested in reading Bitterwood for a while now.Â IÂ enjoy James Maxey’s blog, and we have mutual friends who’ve recommended Bitterwood. But I stopped talking about reading it and finally read it because I don’t want to sound like a dweeb if I run into James Maxey at Trinoc this weekend. So what did

Running Into Friends

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I’ve come across the site of Alan of the Word before, I’m guessing through an online mutual friend.Â Then IÂ ran across him at sfreader and thought I should blogroll him, only to forget about it…until today, when I once again came across his site.Â Â Each visit has been amusing and generally satisfying, so I’dÂ say it’s time

Bite-size Sell

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My very short flash piece, Sweet Revenge, has been picked up by Every Day Fiction.Â My thanks toÂ editors Jordan Lapp and Camille Gooderham CampbellÂ forÂ a sweetÂ sale. 😉

Readercon Envy and Con Philosophy

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I’ve wondered about Readercon, because the program looks so good and it seemedÂ moreÂ writer oriented than fan focused.Â Now I’ve read Pat Esden’s report, and feel gently tinged with green. However, I’ve been thinking about the whole con experience and the writer’s benefits from a con andÂ came up with a list of what I’d want out

Flash Sale

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My flash story, Ghost Spider, has been accepted by AlienSkin and is scheduled toÂ appear in there Aug./Sep issue. The editor referred to it as my ‘creepy little tale’, which is an apt description, but connoisseur’s of the taste of souls will especiallyÂ appreciate it.

Ruins New Cover

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I really enjoyed the Ruins cover that Hadley Rille Press has posted for the last while, so when they said we extraterrestrial ruins people would be coming out under a new cover, I was nervous. But it looks good.Â In fact, I think I likeÂ this Guillaume le Tual versionÂ just as well as the Bob Eggleton

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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