I got a personalised rejection letter with feedback for a short story I submitted to a mag, and I’m not sure I’m brave enough to read it.
Bitch-Space: 30 April 2024
I wrote and submitted a short story all in the same day. It’s fucking scary. I’m still firmly in the “the story fucking sucks” phase of the writing process, which is not conducive to confidence when sending a story to […]
Bitch-space: 1 Feb 2024
I’m looking at the reminder to write So Long and Thanks for all the Diamonds stuck to the bottom of my monitor and wondering, why am I hesitate to unleash this new Type Type Type method on an existing/half-finished work? […]
Challenge: 8 Shorties in 8 Weeks, 2024
I’m doing it again, challenging myself to write eight short stories in eight weeks. Why? Well, there are a couple of reasons, but mostly I want to push myself to write more (Soooo many books! So little time) and to […]
My NaNoWriMo Quest
It’s the first day of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and I’m a third of the way through my daily goal (wipes sweaty forehead). By the time I’ve finished this post, I’ll be over halfway and then the hard stuff […]
Going Her Own Way: LG Surgeson on Antiheroines
LG Surgeson is the author of the fantasy adventure series The Black River Chronicles, including the short story Clara’s Buttons. BELINDA: Tell us about Clara, what makes her an antiheroine? LG: Clara grew up on the dirty streets of Aberddu (pronounced Aber-thee) city. She […]