Clik here to view.
Short Hiatus
I’m taking a short break from posting weekly, in order to ensure I reach some short-term writing goals I’ve set. No worries, I plan to be back in action come the end of April. If I do have something...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Penumbra Article
I’m still on hiatus, really I am. Just wanted to pop in to let you know that I’ve got a short article on grounding the reader up at Penumbra’s blog. Hope you find it helpful! ~Marina
View ArticleClik here to view.
WotF Vol. 29 Cover
It’s a little after-the-fact, but the cover for Writers of the Future Vol. 29 has been released, and the book itself is available for pre-order! Anybody else hear Elton John in their head singing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Penumbra Lost Issue Out Today
The April issue of Penumbra is out. It contains my humor-flash piece entitled: Ol’ Soapy’s Revenge. Here’s a sample: End-of-timers flocked to the streets, sure the anomaly would pass over the Earth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Great Cause, Great Books
Hi all! I’m at the WotF workshop right now–having a blast, by the way–and I promise to post a full overview of the week when I get back. Our instructors for the workshop are Tim Powers and David...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Writers of the Future Workshop Week and Gala, Part 1
Ok, I’m nearly back on schedule. The Writers of the Future workshop week was wonderfully educational. We had two amazing primary teachers, Dave Wolverton and Tim Powers, and a plethora of secondary...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Good News!
Part two of the WotF workshop overview will be up next week. This week I wanted to crow a little, if you’ll indulge me. First off, I sold a story to Mike Resnick over at Galaxy’s Edge after a minor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Writers of the Future Workshop Week and Gala, Part 2
Here’s the link to Part 1 if you missed it. And jumping right into part 2: Once we turned in our twenty-four hour stories, we got to have some fun (not that whipping out a story, isn’t fun). We...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Writers of the Future Workshop Week and Gala, Part 3
Here is a links to Part 2 (which contians a link to Part 1). So, on Wednesday I typed up the following and posted it to WordPress. Or, at least, I thought I did. I was surprised to log in today (in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Writers of the Future Workshop Week and Gala, Part 4, Post Gala
The day after the gala we did a few interviews and had a PR workshop given to us by John Goodwin of Galaxy press. In it we were taught some basics on how to present yourself on camera (be polite,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy May 29th
Hope everyone that celebrated had a nice holiday weekend. I spent Memorial day doing yard work and getting covered in ticks–yes, ticks. Not cool! I know quite a few people with birthdays today, so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Quirks of the Slush Pile, P1
Ah, Wednesday. We meet again. As you probably know, I’ve been a first-reader for Waylines Magazine for several months now. Long enough to see some negative patterns in the submissions. Today I’d like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Not Another Hiatus
Yes, I’m afraid so. My posting will be spotty from now until the second week in September. So though it’s not a radio-silence type of hiatus, it is a hiatus from regular Wednesday updates. Hope...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Signing 7/13/13!
Writers of the Future Vol. 29 is out! And I will be signing copies from 2:00-4:00pm this Saturday (the 13th) at the Barnes & Noble on N. College Ave. in Fayetteville, Arkansas. If you are in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Short Story Sale!
I’ve just sold a sci-fi humor detective story to Galaxy’s Edge. My first story with this venue is set to appear in the September issue, so I’m very glad to have another one in the works. Happy dance...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WotF Awards Vid
Hi all! Below is a video clip from the Vol. 29 Writers and Illustrators of the Future awards ceremony. It contains an introduction to my story, the wonderfully quirky dance choreographed for it, my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Article 0
I’ve just made it home after a wonderful and exhaustive experience at LoneStarCon 3. Met with a lot of people, went to a lot of interesting and informative panels, and had a great time staying up late...
View ArticleClik here to view.
List Your Way to a Better (Writing) You
My least favorite part of the process is…? Copyediting. Spelling has never been my strongpoint. I particularly have problems with homophones and compound words. Trying to catch all those little flubs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LoneStarCon 3 and the Five Minute Rule
So, my plan was to do a LoneStarCon 3 overview today, but alas, I feel I am too late. There are already a ton of rehashes all across the web focusing on everything from the lack of a YA Hugo , to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First Rule of Querying
For my blog post today… I am basically high-jacking someone else’s blog post. I am in the middle of querying agents at the moment, and already I’m running through the gamut of emotions. And I really,...
View Article
