Loyal readers and fellow writers, get out your virtual red pens, I need your help. Before I send out “Relvan’s Rescue” to another round of editors, I want to polish the hook. The quick turnaround I received on my last submission (did I mention I got the email rejection on the same day I submitted) [...]

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Well, I didn’t keep up my January pace on Shattered Amulet, but I did get some other writing done. “Relvan’s Rescue” got rejected by the second pirate anthology. I have to admit that the pirate element is secondary to the story, so I’m not surprised. I plan to submit it to some general fantasy markets [...]

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I received a rejection letter from Fantasist Enterprises yesterday for my submission to their Sails & Sorcery anthology. On the upside, it was personalized with two paragraphs of comments and suggestions for improvements. That is not an industry standard. I appreciate William’s time and effort, and will definitely submit to him again.
“Relvan’s Rescue” makes its [...]

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“Relvan’s Rescue” is on its way to Fantasist Enterprises. I got some great comments back from my beta readers. The dialogue that I “sampled” and “remixed” from The Princess Bride didn’t make the final cut. My wife didn’t feel like it fit the protagonist’s personality, and I agreed.
Writing this story helped me further define Janner, [...]

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I finished up the second version of “Relvan’s Rescue”, my submission to Fantasist Enterprises Sails & Sorcery anthology. It is a very different story than the first iteration, though the basic plot is the same. Final word count was 6,997. I’ve sent it off to a couple beta readers for input on specific aspects. [...]

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