I hope everyone enjoyed the first draft of the e-cover. As I said earlier, I am pleased with it. There are still two more in the making, and I will release them when I receive them. Other than that, I am still at the grindstone. I am working hard on “Mommy’s Gone Crazy” and planning for the upcoming Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest. I want to put a lot of attention towards the contest, as these competitions are a great way to gain recognition and earn the attention of a publisher (plus, get a little money on the side). I am thinking I will modify my horror approach in an effort to satisfy their tastes.
With these competitions, they generally are open to all types of fiction, but there is also an ‘approved style’ that normally wins. I have found that out the hard way. I will still write horror, but will work so as to shape the story to their liking. We’ll leave out the shovels and severed heads, and maybe go with a softer, more psychological approach. Anything else? It’s a good contest, and I’ve enjoyed entering it in the past. Wish me luck!
I’m trying to get back into my story, but sometimes the hardest step is the first. Once you get the proverbial ball rolling, it is simple; getting that ball rolling, however, is difficult. I’ll think on the subject matter for a bit, pondering the storyline and characters, and hope it “comes to me.” Sometimes the inspiration returns, other times I find something else to do (youtube, FB, etc.).
I have also been working through the Alexandretta timeline. It’s a back burner project for now, but one that will take center stage once a few other stories are completed. This project will by my magnum opus, the single largest work I have yet to undertake. I’ll speak more about it later.
Got to go for now. Thanks for reading.
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