Writerly ramble: Nadir

I’m at 22K for my NaNoWriMo book, and my character has just gone through his absolute nadir. It’s been my worst–hardest, most hari-kiri inspiring–day of writing, too, although I got it all done for the day. Traditionally, your character’s worst (“black”) moment is supposed to come right before the big fight scene, and the hero …

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Fragile Update.

My short story, “Fragile,” FKA “Things You Don’t Want,” has been rejected again, but in the nicest possible way: Thank you for submitting “Fragile” to ABYSS & APEX. As you know, we kept it for second round consideration but ultimately decided not to accept it for publication. The competition this month was strong and while …

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