During my sophomore year high school English class, we read a lot of short stories. One that really stuck with me was "The Veldt" because: a) We were reading science fiction! In school! How cool was that!? b) It was the first time I read a story by Ray Bradbury. RIP, Mr. Bradbury.
Author: Barbara A. Barnett
I'm an avid rejection letter collector--or, what is more popularly known as a writer.
Operation Remind Myself I’m a Writer
Operation Remind Myself I'm a Writer, Day One: The procrastination enemy has withdrawn to a defensive position. Fiction accomplished. Day Two: The standoff with procrastination continues. Day Three: Enemy regroups, distracts us with shiny objects. Day Four: Our forces don't even try. They just sit in the bunker, eating pizza and watching Iron Man. Day Five: We … Continue reading Operation Remind Myself I’m a Writer
Hey, I have a blog! And time to post something on it!
*finally resurfaces from the Sea Of Too Much Else To Do* I finished with my second semester of grad school about a week and a half ago (and totally rocked it, by the way), which means I get to be a writer again! And read things that aren't for class! Wheeeee! And now that I've … Continue reading Hey, I have a blog! And time to post something on it!
“Sea of the Gods” at BayCon
I'm an exam and a paper away from the end of the semester and having time to make a substantial post again. So close... In the meantime, as you've likely guessed, I've briefly emerged for shameless self-promotion. You can now read my story "Sea of the gods" in BayCon's Progress Report 3.
Podcasty Goodness
Sorry to be posting nothing but pimpage lately. Soon there will be substance. Soon. But in the meantime, my story "The Sins of the Living" is part of the latest podcast at Tales to Terrify, along with other stories by some other fine horror-writing folks.
Two quick bits of cheery news
Three more weeks until the semester ends and I might actually have time to be an active blogger again. Emphasis on the might part given the way my crazy schedule goes. In the meantime, I've briefly surfaced for two quick bits of cheery news: 1) My story "Sea of the Gods" was accepted by BayCon to appear in their … Continue reading Two quick bits of cheery news
Guest Post: Lindsey Duncan, author of FLOW
And I resurface yet again! Only briefly, though. For this post, I'm turning my blogging space over to Lindsey Duncan, author of the contemporary fantasy novel Flow, which has just been published by Double Dragon Publishing. And she's a darn fine short story writer to boot. So while I run off to do more grad school … Continue reading Guest Post: Lindsey Duncan, author of FLOW
Pimpage Post: NewMyths.com & Podcasty Goodness
As promised in my previous cobweb-clearing post, I have pimpage: First, I'm pleased to say that my story "The Cycle of the Sun" is now out in issue 18 of NewMyths.com. My Odyssey classmates will possibly remember this one as "the orgy story." Though the orgy's a lot tamer than it was in that first draft. … Continue reading Pimpage Post: NewMyths.com & Podcasty Goodness
*blows dust off blog*
Wow, it's been a while, huh? I guess it's time I stop with the "I'll blog more, I promise" stuff and accept the fact that a regular blogging routine is probably not going to happen for the duration of my time in grad school. When it comes to establishing priorities, there are just too many … Continue reading *blows dust off blog*
The 2011 Writerly Recap
Yup, it's that time again: the end of another artificially imposed construct approaches. January 1 may be a fairly arbitrary marker for the start of the new year, but it does serve as a convenient measuring stick for looking back and taking stock of where I've been and where I'm heading writing-wise. So with that … Continue reading The 2011 Writerly Recap
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