2024 is nearly here, and as is my custom, I must write my annual writing-focused wrap-up post. If you're looking for my 2023 Awards Eligibility Post (aka everything that I had published this year), you can find it here! Statistics Spoiler alert: I'm drafting this post before December 31, so these numbers not be 100% … Continue reading 2023 Annual Wrap-Up Post
2023 Awards Eligibility Post
Good morning! Since we're approaching the end of the year, I thought I'd throw together my Awards Eligibility post for 2023 a bit earlier than usual. This will be a living post, so I'll update it if I have any new works published or edited between now and the end of 2023! Eligible Works Stories … Continue reading 2023 Awards Eligibility Post
Things I’ve Almost Blogged About
Clearly, I've decided to keep this blog, even though I'm not posting as much as I feel like I should be. I don't want to be on Twitter anymore, but it is literally still *the* place where potential translation clients go to find me, so I can't quit it yet. Still toying with the idea … Continue reading Things I’ve Almost Blogged About
How is it August already?
It's been a while since I've written, I know. I've been busy! I paneled at Flights of Foundry (online) and Balticon (in-person) this spring, I was an invited Guest of Honor at Washington County Free Library's annual FanCon (in-person), and I participated in Clarion West's 2023 Write-A-Thon (online)! I'm trying to keep my Linktr.ee page … Continue reading How is it August already?
Reflections: Self-Promotion, Words, & Reviews from February 2023
Since February's basically over, it's time for another update on how my New Year's Resolution for 2023 to do more self-promotion is going! (I'll also provide some publishing updates + thoughts on reading in this post, too!) New Year's Resolution Accountability Check Q: Have you promoted yourself in some way every day this month? A: … Continue reading Reflections: Self-Promotion, Words, & Reviews from February 2023
2022 Annual Wrap-Up Post
Happy New Year, everyone! I've already shouted about my publication successes for 2022 in my 2022 Awards Eligibility Post, so in this post, I thought I'd share some statistics about my submissions, a brief writing retrospective, and some random trivia about my stories, published this year, and my goals for 2023. (If you're curious how … Continue reading 2022 Annual Wrap-Up Post
My 2023 New Year’s Resolution
You are the *only* person who truly knows what *you* need to be happy, and you are your own best advocate.
2022 Awards Eligibility Post
Since my last forthcoming publication of 2022 is now out, it's time for my annual awards eligibility post! 2022 was very exciting for me on the writing and translation front. Several of my stories and original translations were published, and an anthology I co-edited for The Dread Machine was released, too! Please consider the following … Continue reading 2022 Awards Eligibility Post
Review Dump!
It's been a while since I've posted anything, so I thought I'd leave you some short reviews of 10 books I've read in the past month or so. 5/5 stars: Dear Sophie, Love Sophie: A Graphic Memoir in Diaries, Letters, and Lists by Sophie Lucido JohnsonI love letters, I love speculating about talking to Past … Continue reading Review Dump!
How to Evaluate Your Story Like an Editor!
Last week, I wrote a blog post for Quasar Editing as part of a series on what the editorial team at The Dread Machine looks for as we review submissions. I'm Acquiring Editor for The Dread Machine—aka, middle management. I talk about what I do when submissions come in, and about how I read and … Continue reading How to Evaluate Your Story Like an Editor!