http://www.erinmkinch.com/blog Erin M. Kinch's musings upon the writing profession Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:47:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you're looking for a little shot of humor to brighten your day, check out writing group mate Stephanie's story, "There's Always Time for Cupcakes," at Stories that Lift. Have a delicious weekend, all! http://www.erinmkinch.com/blog/2010/07/18/cupcakes/ Last night, at my writing group's monthly write-in, I worked on revising a story that the group critiqued at the meeting in June. One of the main characters gives birth during this story. Now, as anyone who knows me or who has spent much time on this blog knows, I ... http://www.erinmkinch.com/blog/2010/07/14/how-much-detail-is-too-much/ Happy 4th of July, everyone! To celebrate this auspicious day, head on over to Every Day Fiction and read the story of the day, which is my story, "The Vote." It's not actually a patriotic story. It doesn't have anything to do with the holiday, at all. "The Vote" is my flash ... http://www.erinmkinch.com/blog/2010/07/04/the-vote/ Hello to anyone who's still out there! Sorry for the long delay between posts. Times have been crazy of late, but more on that later. I have a few tidbits of news to share. First of all, Every Day Fiction has released the table of contents for July 2010, and guess ... http://www.erinmkinch.com/blog/2010/07/02/catching-up-on-the-news/ Some might say the surprise is me posting. **sighs** I will spare you all tales about how insane work has been of late. Technical writing really can suck the urge to write anything else (even the fun stuff) right out of you! This afternoon, I was taking a break from my ... http://www.erinmkinch.com/blog/2010/04/01/a-nice-surprise/ Remember the queryI mentioned to y'all a while back? Short story shorter, I had a story that looked like it would fit an anthology, but it was a reprint and they only wanted new material. I queried, and they invited me to submit it. A couple of days ago, I ... http://www.erinmkinch.com/blog/2010/02/24/short-list/ Today, Lame Goat Press  released its anthology, Kings of the Realm: A Dragon Anthology. My short story, "The Dragon Thief," was reprinted in this anthology, so I'm excited to get a look at it. I've always had a soft spot for Reginald and his dragon. And, of course, in addition to ... http://www.erinmkinch.com/blog/2010/02/01/here-there-be-dragons/ ... head on over to Every Day Fiction, where two of my writing group mates have stories up. The first story came out last weekend, and it's a fun zombie romp writting by Stephanie. Even if you don't like normal zombie stories, I bet you'll like this one -- it takes ... http://www.erinmkinch.com/blog/2010/01/26/for-your-reading-and-listening-pleasure/ Hello, discriminating readers and fellow writers and bloggers. I just learned that the second annual print anthology from Every Day Fiction, titled The Best of Every Day Fiction Two, is now available to order. You can order it here, or it is my understanding that Amazon and other such places will ... http://www.erinmkinch.com/blog/2010/01/22/the-second-edf-anthology-now-available/ It has been a busy couple of weeks. Normally, I limit this blog to writing topics, but this news is too important! My darling sister and her significant other tied the knot last Saturday. We just finished a week of wedding festivities (bachelorette party -- which I got sick and had ... http://www.erinmkinch.com/blog/2010/01/20/wedding-bells-2/