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Book Review: Rejection Proof

Rejection Proof: 100 Days of Rejection, or How to Ask Anything of Anyone at Anytime by Jia JiangMy rating: 4 of 5 starsAs a writer (or job-seeker), you face numerous chances of rejection. I saw the...

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And now back to writing...

Due to the release of Wicked Witches, an anthology in which my short story “The Witch’s Apprentice” appeared, October and the first part of November were busy, but fun, months.I combined my appearance...

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Witches Almanac 36: New Articles

The Spring 2017-2018 edition (issue 36) of The Witches Almanac would make a good Yule gift. This issue's theme is Water: Our Primal Source.In addition to its usual features — Moon Gardening, the Moon...

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Broad Universe Reading at Readercon 28

I'll be reading at Readercon with other members of Broad Universe, an international organization dedicated to promoting, encouraging, honoring, and celebrating women writers and editors in science...

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Necon Panel on July 22

On Saturday, July 22, at 9:00 AM, I'll be participating in a panel at Necon in Portsmouth, RI.With two exceptions, I’ve been attending Necon since 2000. It’s a different type of convention; only one...

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Witches' Almanac #37: New Articles

The Spring 2018-2019 edition (issue 37) of The Witches Almanac has just been released. This issue's theme is The Magic of Plants.In addition to its usual features — Moon Gardening, the Moon Calendar,...

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NaNoWriMo 2017

It's that time of year again. The time when I have something to do each weekend, I have deadlines for those non-fiction articles I promised, and I really should be getting out my Fall clothes before I...

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NaNoWriMo - DONE!

The folks at NaNoWriMo call finishing 50,000 words in the month of November "Winning." For some reason that's never felt right to me. Maybe it's because I have the metaphor of a race in my mind. At the...

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Arisia 2018 Broad Universe RFR

I'll be reading at Arisia 2018 with other members of Broad Universe on Saturday, January 13, at 10:00 AM.If you've never been to a Broad Universe RFR (Rapid-Fire Reading), give it a try. They're a lot...

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Arisia 2018 Schedule

Here's my final schedule for Arisia. Hope to see you there.Writing Deities, Magic and the OccultFri 7:00 PM AlcottMagic is a large part of what makes the fantasy genre distinctive. But how do you...

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Boskone Fiction Reading

Come cheer me on as I participate in a Flash Fiction Slam on Sunday morning at Boskone. Here’s the description from the Boskone web site.9:30 AM Flash Fiction SlamRob Greene (M), James Patrick Kelly,...

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Guest Blog Post on No Wasted Ink

I'm happy to have a guest post on No Wasted Ink, a blog featuring author interviews, book reviews of classic literature and famous science fiction or fantasy novels, and articles about the craft of...

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Second Place in Boskone Fiction Slam

I won second place at the Flash Fiction Slam Sunday morning at Boskone reading my flash fiction story "Metaphorically Speaking." Winners of the competition get to participate in the finals, but since...

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Fiction Slam Finals Postponed

THE FINALS FOR THE FICTION SLAM HAVE BEEN POSTPONED. NO NEW DATE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED YET.The finals for the New Hampshire Writers' Project Three-Minute Slam has been postponed due to snow. No new date...

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Three-Minute Fiction Slam -- New Date

The finals for the New Hampshire Writers' Project Three-Minute Slam will be held on Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 pm at the New Hampshire Institute of Art Campus, French Building, at 148 Concord St,...

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Summer Schedule 2018

Usually I have 2-3 conventions on my schedule for the summer months, but this year I'm attending only one, Necon. I have a lot of projects I need to focus on, and need to limit traveling.One project is...

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Garage-cleaning Sale

I'm clearing out my book inventory for books that I sell at conventions and so on.  Over the years I've added more books (mostly anthologies and non-fiction) to the collection of books I sell at events...

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TRANSCENDENT Cover Reveal

Transmundane Press has just revealed the cover for Transcendent, due out later this year, and what a cover it is. UK artist Dean Samed has successfully captured the "realm beyond reality" of the...

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Witches Almanac #38 - New Articles

The cover for Issue 38 of The Witches' Almanac sports a gorgeous black cat, appropriate for a theme of Animals: Friends and Familiars.I will have at least one article, "Horseshoes" in this issue. Stay...

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Darksome Thirst Mentioned in Interview

In The Real Witches of New England, author Ellen Evert Hopman not only sheds light on the Salem Witch Hysteria of 1692-1693, but also "includes in-depth interviews with 25 modern-day practitioners from...

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Witches Almanac #38 - New Articles

I've had a sneak peek at the proof copy of the upcoming issue of The Witches' Almanac, whose theme is Animals: Friends and Familiars.Three articles of mine appear in Issue #38, Spring...

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The Sacred Herbs of Samhain

Author Ellen Evert Hopman, herbalist and Druid, gave me the pleasure of a sneak peek into her latest herbal tome, The Sacred Herbs of Samhain.Over xxx pages, this book starts with some herbal basics...

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Witches Almanac #39 - New Articles

The theme of the latest issue of The Witches' Almanac is Stones: The Foundation of Earth. Graced by a beautiful cover by Kathryn Sky-Peck, Issue #39, Spring 2020-2021 contains three articles I...

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Arisia 2020 Schedule

This year I'll be co-hosting two Meetups at Arisia. Meetups are small, intimate gatherings where participants sit together around a table (usually) and chat rather than sit in formal rows in a meeting...

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 2021 ScheduleNothing is on my schedule for 2021. A lot of writers are scheduling virtual readings and many conventions are going virtual, but I haven't signed up for anything just y et.

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