Saturday, April 10, 2010
Getting the Flow On
Friday, April 9, 2010
My Way of Saying...
Sweet Blog Award is an award for blog which you think is so friendly and make you enjoy to visit it often.
So now there's two things:
1. I give this award to ten people
2. The people I give this award to need to make a post about the award(include the picture & the person that gave it to you!)
2. Write something fake (preferably not too mean) about them
3. Link to them, and link back to this post to comment your receipt of the award
Lastly, and by no means leastly, a huge thank you to my sweet friend Anne at Piedmont Writer for the Awesomesauce Award! What a great title!!
Kristen @ Disobedient Writer
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Second Cry for Help of the Day
Dear Crazyhorse Editors,
Thank you for the opportunity to submit my work to your literary magazine. I have attached a PDF file of "Homage," my currently unpublished short story of 1,990 words, for your consideration. It’s the story of a young maimed soldier, home from the war in Iraq and struggling with the alienation he feels from his own country, who answers a call to heroism on domestic soil.
My work is featured in the fourth issue of The Writer's Bump E-Zine , and my short story "Mariposa" was accepted for print publication in the Writer's Bump Anthology Volume One (Copyright 2009 by Richard Lee).
I'm a former Peace Corps volunteer who, having lived on three continents, has many stories to tell.
Sincerely,
Nicole Ducleroir
Email: http://www.heftynicki@writing.com
Website: http://nicoleducleroir.blogspot.com
Looking forward to any comments/advice :)
Cry For Help, From One Needing Direction
Paradigm magazine only accepts online submissions, so it occurred to me I should include a cover letter in my email. I wanted to put my best foot forward in introducing myself, but outside a few resources found through a quick Web search, I had no idea what I was doing.
I'm going to be brave and include a copy of my letter here. Please read through it and offer your advice on what I did right and what I should have done/done better. If you have submitted short fiction to literary magazines, I'd be especially interested to hear whether you felt your cover letter helped or hindered your success.
Okay, enough stalling...here it goes:
Dear Paradigm Editors,
Thank you for the opportunity to submit my work to your online quarterly. I have attached "Homage," my currently unpublished short story of 1,990 words, for your consideration.
My work is featured in the fourth issue of The Writer's Bump E-Zine, and my short story "Mariposa" was accepted for print publication in the Writer's Bump Anthology Volume One (Copyright 2009 by Richard Lee). In addition, I have won numerous Writing.com sponsored contests for my short stories and poetry.
I'm a college graduate and former Peace Corps volunteer. I've lived in Africa and Europe, and currently reside in Georgia, USA with my husband and two children.
Sincerely,
Nicole Ducleroir
Email: http://www.heftynicki@writing.com
Website: http://nicoleducleroir.blogspot.com
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Stop Shouting at Me!!!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Wild and Free
Monday, April 5, 2010
This Side Up
Saturday, April 3, 2010
You can't quit, you're FIRED!
Friday, April 2, 2010
Contest Announcements!
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Alternate Version Blogfest Entry
Actually, this pic is a perfect illustration for today's post, since a crime has definitely been committed in this blog entry. The following exercise was prepared for Livia Blackburne's Alternate Version Blogfest. We were challenged to take a scene from our story and re-write it in another style.
Writing in other genres, or different styles, is hard for me! The grooves in my author's fingerprints run deep. But, in the spirit of trying something new and stretching the old writing muscles, here it goes.
This excerpt is taken from a short story called When Opposites Attract. I was already way outside my comfort zone when I wrote the story, which was penned for a contest that only accepted Speculative Fiction. Below is the original snippet, and then a new version written with the flare of drama/chick lit romance. (Although, even I don't think: (A)That's actually a real genre; and (B)that I hit my mark. :P)
Original Version
Marla caught up to him and matched his long stride. “No shit, Robb. But that’s not the point. The Federation did take over and you no longer have clearance to be here. Disobeying the Federation is an act of treason. If you’re caught…”
He spun on her, grabbing her arm in a vice-like grip. “Now why would I get caught?”
His tone was dangerous, threatening. How far before a stretched rubber band breaks? He’d already come close to the edge of reason with Marla recently, when he’d walked in on her and Steve. That day, he’d understood how people can snap, grab a weapon and take out a few well-deserving people. In the dark days that'd followed, he’d fantasized about tying Marla up, torturing her until she hurt as much as he did. He’d been pathetic, twisted by tormented emotions, but he’d gotten a grip on himself. He'd resolved to be content on hurting her in small ways every chance he got, with spiteful words and defamatory rumors, little pressure valve acts to release his emotional tension and avoid a massive explosion. But the pain was still fresh. God help her if she pushed him now.
Marla was the one to break his gaze. She looked away, hugging her files to her chest. He turned and marched on, though he was aware of her soft footfalls behind him.
Alternate Version
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