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Pitching fiction, continued

It’s two days later, and I’m still flying high.
Sunday morning, Ginjer Buchanan told me that my story had potential, and she’d be interested in seeing a completed manuscript, when it gets to that stage.
I’ve got some work to do.

Pitching fiction

I’m spending the weekend at the ICE Escape Writers Conference, which is fortunately on my end of the Valley for a change, and there are fewer workshops that interest me than I thought there would be.
So I’m spending most of my time manning the vendor table for Farpoint Media Group (formerly known as The Dragon [...]

Audio Books Rule

I’m beginning to have a new appreciation for audio books and audio dramas. I guess that happens when you find yourself driving around a lot more than before.
If you’re into good audio stories, there are two sites that you need to check out: Steve Eley’s Escape Pod zine (paying market, btw), and Podiobooks.
I’m currently [...]

Writing Update

I’m working on putting together some proposal / synopses of stories in progress so I can have them in hand next week when I go to the ICE Escape Writer’s Conference in Mesa.
There will be chances to meet with agents and editors, and in addition to my own work, I’m putting something together on a [...]