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Fun for Friday: October Historic Events

| October 4, 2024

It’s time yet again for some historic events to inspire your writing or maybe just pique your curiosity! This month’s list of historic event again comes from The History Place, which has a nice, simple way of presenting things. But I’ve also found October in Pop Culture History, which has a variety of facts about […]

September 2024 Recap

| October 3, 2024

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 53 Acceptances received: 0 Rejections received: 30 (+2) Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 41 New Submissions: 4 Stories out at the end of the month: 66 Got the submissions numbers up a bit this month, with more going out than normal! I didn’t have any […]

What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To, Early October 2024

| October 2, 2024

Reading: Books to review, along with my current craft book, Millions of Suns by M.C. Benner Dixon and Sharon Fagan McDermott. Each of the two authors has an essay before the exercise for each chapter, and they’re all wonderful essays combined with stories from their lives, thus far! Watching: While we were sick, we finished season […]

Spooky Reads for October: Camp Haunt

| October 1, 2024

If you’re looking for a spooky read for this October, check out my young adult epistolary novella, Camp Haunt. This book tells the story of a summer camp through found documents, including camp administrative materials, diaries, letters, and more. It’s a creepy read that developed out of my fond memories of Girl Scout summer camp, with […]