Press Release: The Future Is Short Vol 2

A new anthology that contains two of my own stories... THE FUTURE IS SHORT: SCIENCE FICTION IN A FLASH, Volume 2 Now Published ISBN: 9 781514 151518 (trade paperback) Published June 3, 2015 E-book published June 11, 2015 Thirty-six authors took a leap of faith in January 2015 to contribute their stories to The Future …

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Anthologies and Contests #2

Last time, I praised the opportunities for unpublished writers offered by submitting to Anthologies and Contests. So where do you start in your search for Anthologies and Contests seeking submissions? Today, I list a good number of links below, to get you started. And please note that I in no way endorse any of these …

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Anthologies and Contests

I hope at least a few of my readers noticed I've been away for a few weeks 😉 Between family issues, travel to internet-free zones (yes, they do exist - welcome to the 21st century!), laptop failure (I smugly take full backups daily) and various other distractions, I have had to let my blog simmer …

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WRITE, DARE, SUBMIT – Guest Post

Today's post is a departure - a guest post from I.O. Kirkwood - but still within my "How to get Published" series theme. IO is a rising writer with a refreshing viewpoint. She, too was an unpublished writer until recently.  Now read on... WRITE, DARE, SUBMIT Write Since the age of 12, in almost 32 years, I …

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Quick Fixes To Attract Publishers

Last time, I covered the need for an unpublished author to demonstrate a large Following for his/her as-yet-unpublished work and ended with the tantalising hint of a Quick Fix... Remember, you need a big Following to catch the eye of a publisher and encourage that eye to glance at your life's work manuscript, currently sitting …

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How Big Is Yours?

How To Impress Publishers With A Huge Following Last time, we saw that an aspiring author needs a big Following to get the attention of a publisher. So how to achieve that? Tricky. Without any published work, the newcomer has little to share about his work. All he can do is to show the world …

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