With this episode, GalaxyBillies is now at the 2/3 point to completion and things are really starting to move. The Galactic Council Fleet finds Earth, MegaDan makes plans, a relationship develops and The Corporation gets involved in things. Several new characters in this episode. For those of you interested, you can become one of the Kinfolk, just like Thomas Reed and Jimmy Ray Farmer. Send an email to: kinfolk at irreverentmuse dot com and tell me you want to join the Kinfolk. I’ll set you up with your own hillbilly name and post it on this site. I’m also starting to receive entries for the Easter Egg hunt. If you want to get involved send an email to: galaxybillies at irreverentmuse dot […]
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Flying Island Press Launches “Flagship”
Hello everyone. As I have mentioned in both my blog and on “Get Published”, I have a story coming out. It is my second short story sale and my first ever published story so I am very excited. Below you will find the press release. I strongly encourage you to check out Flagship for a number of reasons: The magazine is super affordable. $1.99 for either the e-format version or the audio version. $2.99 for both. We need to get behind efforts like this. Flying Island Press has been awesome to work with. For all you fledgling writers out there, these guys are super supportive and very helpful. Zach Ricks, Managing Editor for the press told me that they plan […]
Read moreWrite Like it Matters
A common complaint from wannabe writers is “I don’t have time to write”or “I wish I had time to write”. They go on to talk at length about how busy their lives are. Sound familiar? Are you/were you one of those people? OK, time for me to climb on my soapbox for a change. It’s easy to fall back on the “life is too busy” excuse but the truth is, if writing is important to you, you will make the time. How do I know? Well, let me see… If you are a parent and your children are busy in sports, Scouts, Guides, Dance or a myriad of other activities, you know that your schedule adjusts to their activity. If […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 34 – Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick Talks Anthologies
In today’s episode I talk to Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick about Anthologies. Why are they important? How can an author get involved and so on. She also talks about the new Vampire Anthology, eVolVe and her own career as a writer, editor, teacher and mentor. In the Feedback section of the show, Mike talks about a couple Writing Market listing sites. There’s lots of good information in this episode. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 34 – Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick Talks Anthologies Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 34 – Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick […]
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