Archive for March, 2006

A tribute to my grandma

Southern Fried Love
 
 
Crispy magic fried chicken
fresh collard greens
red beans and cornbread
sliced garden tomatoes
a chunk of yellow onion.
No one else can make it right
five years ago a hole was left in the world.
Grandma could make a silk purse
out of a sow’s ear.
Remnants from her job
sewing in a slack factory; dresses. [...]


More on editing…

When I left off last week in the discussion of my writing journey I was talking about how much I hated editing. But about that time is when a fellow writer said something that really hit home, about how editing was like rebuilding the engine of a car. For a former tomboy and car enthusiast [...]


Blog of the week

All Kinds of Writing is my pick for blog of the week. And the title ain't joking. This blog is jam packed with links and information.
Have a productive Tuesday!


Monday markets

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Spring has arrived with a bang in Texas, and this time of the year always sets my thoughts to wandering. If you are like me and won’t be sitting at the table in this picture this weekend, pretend you are.
Have a great one! See you on Monday with the markets.


 
Spring has arrived with a bang in Texas, and this time of the year always sets my thoughts to wandering. If you are like me and won’t be sitting at the table in this picture this weekend, pretend you are.
Have a great one! See you on Monday with the markets.


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Editing…argh!

For those of you who have been following along as I talk about my writing journey, when last I left off, I had finally decided it was time to do an edit on Maddy.
Eeeek!
I hate editing…no, hate is not the right word. I am impatient, and thus editing frustrates me. I thought when I sent [...]


Blog of the week

Here is a one-woman writing machine!
Check out Over the Hill Chick, you’ll be happy you did.
And have a wonderful and productive day!


Monday Markets

HERE IS A LIST OF MARKETS FOR FANTASY WRITERS
http://www.alienskinmag.com/ AlienSkin Magazine
http://www.allstarstories.com/epics.html All-Star Stories Presents Twenty Epics
http://www.riverwalkjournal.org/ River Walk Journal
http://www.analogsf.com/information/submissions.shtml Analog — Submission Guidelines
http://anotherealm.com/ Anotherealm.com
http://www.apexdigest.com/index.html Apex - The magazine for Sci-Fi and Horror
http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/index2.htm Aphelion_ The Webzine of Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bewilderingstories.com/ Bewildering Stories home page
http://www.blackgate.com/bg/guide.htm Black Gate_ Adventures in Fantasy Literature
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