Author: Barbara A. Barnett

I'm an avid rejection letter collector--or, what is more popularly known as a writer.

In which I explain how opera snobs don’t want your filthy uneducated ears listening to their music

Opera is among the musical genres I enjoy, both as an audience member and as a singer. Opera is not to everyone's taste, of course, but that can be said of any musical genre. Rap is not to everyone's taste. Nor is country. Nor polka. The list is quite long. There's an unfortunately common perception … Continue reading In which I explain how opera snobs don’t want your filthy uneducated ears listening to their music

The Writerly Update: Rising from the Grave Edition

Holy crap, has it really been that long since I've posted something? Sorry not to have been keeping up lately, but life has continued to dance on the insane side of the fence. Hopefully come fall I'll be able to settle back into a blog reading and writing routine. Until then, I'll probably remain my … Continue reading The Writerly Update: Rising from the Grave Edition

A sale, and unexpected responses to saying you write fantasy

I'm happy to say that I've sold a twisted little flash piece of mine called "Mr. Fluffy" to the wonderfully named Untied Shoelaces of the Mind. And on a non-pimpage note, I've now encountered the following situation enough that I'm curious to know if any of my fellow fantasy writers have as well: I'll be … Continue reading A sale, and unexpected responses to saying you write fantasy

Three things make a long overdue post

1) First, I'll get the pimpage out of the way: The Best of Every Day Fiction, which includes my story "Dumping the Dead" and a slew of other flash fiction stories (including some fellow flisters), is now available. 2) Today the procrastination gods compelled me to take a look at the "ideas" folder on my computer where … Continue reading Three things make a long overdue post

Three Squiggly Things Make a Post

~ Much to my surprise, on Monday I cranked out the first draft of a short story I hadn't planned to work on that night let alone finish. It felt rather reinvigorating. I wrote 1,000 not totally crappy words in under an hour, which is unusually fast for me. Onto the second draft de-crapification process! … Continue reading Three Squiggly Things Make a Post

Escape from the Void Of Too Much Else To Do

Urgh, so much for resurfacing on the blogosphere. Well, I did resurface. I just got sucked right back into the Void Of Too Much Else To Do. I have a feeling that's going to be happening a lot over the next few months. So the bulleted version of what this writer has been up to: * … Continue reading Escape from the Void Of Too Much Else To Do