The first word I ever heard my niece utter was “toe.” She actually said, “toe, toe, toe,” all the while pointing at her toes. I hadn’t the heart to tell her she needed to use a plural. Anyway, today, I am sitting here in something like despair, hoping and praying I don’t have a broken toe. And she is connected. Although I accept full blame. The ( Read more... )

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Dead Souls  which contains my story "Begin With Water" is available for pre-order.  I'm really looking forward to this, seeing as it's my first story published in a themed anthology. Can't wait to read the others.

I’m off to do a Vedic Astrology course tomorrow. This is not something I’m massively fascinated by, I’m more of an I-Ching and the Tarot woman myself, (and angel cards, of course,) but when a friend mentioned it, the writerly part of me went, hmmm, might be useful for a story sometime. So, I signed up.

However, apparently as part of the course, we ( Read more... )

While researching markets (procrastinating, I know) on Duotrope, I came across this.

*Do not query before 730 days have passed.*

Srsly

Stolen from bogwitch64  who stole it from  marshallpayne1

Don't take too long to think about it. List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you -- The first 15 you can recall in 15 minutes.

Blackbeauty-Anna Sewell

Lord of the Rings- J.R.R.Tolkien

The Hero and the Crown-Robin McKinley

The Iron Dragon’s Daughter- Michael Swanwick

The Heavenly Horse From The Outermost ( Read more... )

I went to an Open Mic night in Westport this Thursday. The Creel Restaurant on the Quays were good enough to provide the venue, and I can wholeheartedly recommend the place if you ever find yourself in town. The setting was fabulous, the restaurant looked out onto the quay itself and, the surrounding hills had sheep that insisted on parading up and ( Read more... )

You Are a Mermaid
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I got a sixty one day personal reject from Strange Horizons which was lovely and gentle and explained several things that might be wrong with the story.   This is a story I cut swathes out of to make it short enough for the short story world. I also cut swathes out of it to make it, well, more short storyish,  if anyone else understands what that ( Read more... )

Inspired by a conversation I had with  ( Read more... )