In the Beginning (Consortium Roots)
“Did you ever walk into circumstances and come out with a lot more than you bargained for?” Yes. ; ) Here’s the story….
Cowards, Silence, and Innocent Blood
I had decided not to write about the child rape incident at Penn State. I had decided that I would put out a few links on Twitter and Facebook, briefly state my opinion, stop reading news articles, and turn my attention to happier things in order to preserve my sanity. But I can’t. My heart hurts too much, and for this moment, I cannot look away.
Stop and Smell the Everything
We all need frequent reminders to stop and pay attention to the little things that infuse small threads of joy into our hearts. Those threads wind and bind together until they form a powerful net of joy that catches the negatives of life….
Sometimes, a Lady’s Just Gotta Get Naked
Thought of the Day: To get what you want, you’re going to have to change. You can’t keep doing just what you’re doing and expect to achieve a final destination that’s not at the end of your current path. You know what your current path is and what it leads to. …
Top 10 Writerly Fears; Also, #NaNoWriMo
Dear inklings, it is National Novel Writing Month! and I have a couple thousand more words to pound out tonight. So, without further ado or adon’t, here is a top ten list to entertain you!
Harlan Ellison, Alan Dean Foster…and Courtney Cantrell
Around Christmas of this year, I shall have a story in the SAME short story collection as HARLAN ELLISON and ALAN DEAN FOSTER. As my friend Josh (who’s gonna have a story in the same collection) says, “This is what we in the business call a pretty big deal.”
Of Figs and the 9th Circle of Hell
a few days ago I was tooling around in Google Analytics again, and I thought to myself, “Self, you really should write another blog post about keywords again, because that was just rockin’ awesome fun,” and myself replied, “Heck YEAH.”
So. Here are a few recent keyword phrases that have led people to my blog. Some of them make sense. Some of them, like haiku about refigerators*, do not….
Okay, Scifi & Fantasy Fans, This One’s for You
Ladies and gentlehobbits, I present to you: A Consortium of Worlds, Vol. 1 (Fall Issue)!
This is the first issue of the new Consortium Books quarterly, speculative fiction, short story e-magazine for Kindle and Nook. If you don’t know what spec fic is, just think sci-fi and fantasy with, in our case, a little dash of steampunk and mythology thrown in. It’s a yummy stew of otherwordly writerliness, and, as you might have guessed, I highly recommend a generous helping! My ingredient for this recipe comes in the form of a high fantasy short story….
Cat Vomit and Temper Tantrums
Over at UnstressedSyllables.com, I’ve posted my weekly column What I Learned About Writing This Week. Click on over to find out what cat vomit has to do with my short story crafting. There’s a connection. I promise. ; )
On an Unrelated Note….
By which I mean really unrelated….