Top Story of the Month!

I was thrilled to learn that Mrs. Drake's Monsters was Every Day Fiction's Top Story of the Month for February 2013. Thank you to everyone who read the story and took the time to comment and vote. It is greatly appreciated.

Every month, Flash Fiction Chronicles runs an interview with the author of that month's Top Story. This time, it's me! So, head on over if you'd like to learn a little more about Mrs. Drake and Lizzie, about how the creative process works for me, and my thoughts on blogging - I even gave a shout out to the Blogging A-Z Challenge. 

I hope you enjoy the interview!

Mrs. Drake's Monsters - Every Day Fiction

Hmm, a Valentine's Day horror story?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

The only way to find out for sure is to head on over to Every Day Fiction and read "Mrs. Drake's Monsters" for yourselves.

I hope you enjoy it!

The Craft of Fiction Part 2

Here's the continuation of Mark Bacon's interview with three flash fiction writers - "Humor, Point of View, Endings: They're All Important in Flash Fiction."

And since I am one of the three writers, I really hope you enjoy the interview, and please feel free to comment or ask questions either here or over at Mark's blog.  

(To read Part 1 - "Three Flash Fiction Writers from Across the US Tell How They Create Tiny Stories" - just click on the link at the top of this post then scroll down. You'll see it in no time.)

The Craft of Flash Fiction

If you're a fan of flash fiction and you enjoy hearing about how the creative process works for other people, head on over and check out, "Three Flash Fiction Writers from Across the US Tell How They Create Tiny Stories," over at Mark Bacon's blog. 

Oh, and you might be familiar with one of the three writers interviewed...

Looking Forward to February

I am so excited to share with you all this news from over at Every Day Fiction's February Table of Contents...

For the week of Valentine’s Day (February 11th — 15th), we’ve got a selection of sweet stories for you from Holliann R. Kim, Jez Patterson,Cezarija Abartis, and Sarah Crysl Akhtar… and on Valentine’s Day itself, just so no one needs to feel bitter, we’re featuring “Mrs. Drake’s Monsters”, a slightly tart anti-Valentine from Madeline Mora-Summonte.

No pressure, right? Yikes!

But wait, a horror story on Valentine's Day? Maybe. Maybe not. You'll just have to wait and see...

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Also, Every Day Fiction is open to submissions and looking for the following...

We’re still looking for St. Patrick’s Day, Passover, and Easter stories for March — you’ll need to get them in before February 24th to be considered. We’ll be wanting spring stories next, and maybe something for Tax Day in April (deadline March 27th), and Mother’s Day and Victoria Day in May (deadline April 26th).

What Else Is Possible? Ask Julie...

My blogging buddy, Julie Flanders, started her writing/new stage of life adventure by asking herself, "What else is possible?" And the answer is - a lot!

Julie is proof that if you set your mind to something, if you persist, if you believe, then you can achieve, well, pretty much anything. An example of "anything"? Her debut novel, Polar Night, coming February 7th. Check out the cover...

You know how I write those Motivational Monday posts here at TSR? Well, that's all well and good, but for the epitome of motivation, there's no better example than Julie herself. 

Go, Julie!