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Submission Complete
My fate is now in the hands of forces that are beyond the ken of mortal man. Which means I have submitted my story. It’s in the mail. I now leave it in the hands of the editor. So, here’s where I...
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The Next Story
Well, I said I would try to start work on my next story pretty soon, and I have fulfilled that promise. I’ve started some preliminary work on a short story that I’m calling “What Happened in August...
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Quick Response
So, there’s good news and bad news and more good news, with regards to the short story I submitted last week. First, the good news: I received a response from the publisher to which I submitted my...
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Platform
I read a guest-post on Jeff Vandermeer’s blog on the subject of “Author Platforms”. For those of you who don’t know this bit of newspeak, an “Author Platform” refers to the idea that writers need to...
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Submission 2.0
So, I finally did it. I resubmitted my current story to a new market. I don’t know why I took so long to submit the story. Initially, it was for lack of a 9 x 12 envelope to stuff the thing in. But...
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The Long Wait
So here we are, the last day of November, and it’s been nearly four months since I submitted my story to the previously-mentioned contest. In any ordinary situation, I’d be getting pretty nervous right...
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Writers of the Future Honorable Mention
I got the news today. My story, “PFTETD”, has earned an Honorable Mention in the 4th Quarter 2010 Writers of the Future Contest. So, wow. This leaves me feeling a lot of emotions. On one hand, of...
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Photographic Evidence
I’ve seen it written that the Honorable Mention Certificate for the Writers of the Future contest is the best-looking rejection slip ever. Myself, much to my chagrin, I’ve only ever gotten 3 story...
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Constant Reminder
Stephen Watkins, Writer is not wholly abandonned – but for the immediate future, I probably won’t be updating much here. But never fear, dear friends. I still update regularly at my main blog, The...
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Published!
Fantasy Magazine Issue 50 - May 2011 Announced already today over on my (presently) main blog… But today my article, “Now Hiring in the Airship Lounge: Fantasy Archetypes Get Steampunked” was published...
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