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The following appeared in the "Vitamin ePIFfunny" newsletter for ePIFfunnies.com on Saturday, October 4th. I'm the proud author. :-) I came home from work the other day to find my wife staring at her new leather purse with stars in her eyes. ... Read and post comments | Send to a friend

What a weekend! I love it when days become wholly writerly – and that can be days when I have the house to myself and nothing happens but total immersion in the current novel or short story so that I drift around, leaving cups of tea to get cold in unlikely places as I scribble down dialogue or fit together to events that have to take place for my story to develop.

About this time last year, Budd posted that Epiffunnies.com had selected his essay for the Vitamin Epiffunny of the Week. I subscribed to their newsletter so I could read his essay in its published form, and decided that I'd try to submit my own ... Read and post comments | Send to a friend

These statistics are all for short stories, poems, or contest entries. Book reviews are not included. Sales in September: 1 Rejections in September: 2 Submissions sent out in September: 0 Total stories/poems pending responses: 1 Did you see my published Flash Fiction piece yet?  It was in the

Of all the things that writers have to do, the task that seems the most burdensome is the step that’s most crucial to getting our work into print: submitting it. Sending out submissions isn’t just a bookkeeping nightmare – you have to remember where you sent it and when and how long to wait before

by Heather Moore I've been waiting a long time to share the story of how I met Diana Spechler, author of Who by Fire (Harper Perennial). I met Diana at the BEA Expo in Los Angeles this past May. Her book looked interesting so I stood in her line and ended up talking to her for a couple of minutes.

Rosy Thornton is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, as well as a rookie novelist. She lives in a Cambridgeshire village with her partner, two daughters and a small pack of spaniels. You could win a copy of Hearts and Minds in our competition.

Whether your published or pre-published, one of the ways to get the word out about your work is to enter contests. For those who are pre-published, contests offer a number of possible benefits. First, look for contests where you get feedback about your writing. That will help you hone your skills as a writer.

This week is the American Christian Fiction Writers’ annual conference in Minneapolis. I will be attending and actually this year presenting a workshop on how to write an inspirational romance. Talk about an interruption in my writing schedule!!! But a welcome one.

This week is the American Christian Fiction Writers’ annual conference in Minneapolis. I will be attending and actually this year presenting a workshop on how to write an inspirational romance. Talk about an interruption in my writing schedule!!! But a welcome one.