Month: April 2012

I Love You

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die." © Blade Runner, 1982

Here, in reverse order, are ten things I like that are related to writing. Sort of. This is a completely random list and may possibly be an early sign of my eventual and catastrophic disintegration. Actually, I’ve reread it and it makes a very abstract kind of sense, after all. If you’re a surrealist. Or a nutbar. Or a strange gelatinous creature from the Aldebaran system.

10. I like hats. Not to wear. Very rarely, in fact, do I wear hats. I am far too proud of my flowing golden locks to hide them. I run my fingers through those locks while mimicking the sound of gentle lovemaking in haylofts. Anyway, hats. I will write about hats until the cows come home. And if, upon arriving home, those same cows eat all the hats, I will create more hats from whole cloth. Only, not. I’ll create them from nothing but thoughts, like Lewis Carroll embracing Khalil Gibran while on acid. The flowing golden locks part was a lie, incidentally. It’s normal guy hair, short and greying, but I still like it. Continue reading “I Love You”

Successful Self Publishing Anthology: Call for Submissions

Shoshanna Evers, #1 Amazon Authorship Bestselling Author, is putting together an anthology titled: Successful Self Publishing: How We Do It (and How You Can Too!). This call for submissions is open to any self-published author, including traditionally published authors who are also self-publishing.

How did you find success as a self-published author? The goal of this anthology is to give pre-published writers and authors considering self-publishing the inspiration and advice to help them start on their own path to self-publishing success.

Contributors will receive $20 and a free Smashwords coupon to download the anthology upon its release.

The deadline for submissions is May 21, 2012.  For more information, please visit the website.

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Week 15 Flash Fiction Challenge Winner: J.L. Murray

Today we’re pleased to announce the winner of the 15th weekly Flash Fiction competition at Indies Unlimited.

The winning entry is rewarded with a special feature here today and a place in our collection of winners which will be published as an e-book at year end.

A total of 138 votes were cast in the contest this week. The winner (with 26% of those votes) is J. L. Murray.

Congratulations to J. L., and thanks to everyone who participated – excellent entries! Now, without further ado, (release the flying monkeys) here’s the winning entry: Continue reading “Week 15 Flash Fiction Challenge Winner: J.L. Murray”

Ed’s Casual Friday: … … …

I have nothing to say.

Really, and I don’t just mean here, in my weekly column where I am supposed to… you know… say stuff. I’ve been like this all week in the “real world,” largely because I haven’t been in it very much. Continue reading “Ed’s Casual Friday: … … …”