Category Archives: Writing Contests

New writing contests featured at Black Heart

For those looking for writing contests, there’s a doozy of a revenge fiction contest up now at Spinetingler. I’ve decided to add a new section to Black Heart entitled “Writing Contest of the Week” to gather up some of my faves, and they’re the first victims of my enthusiasm, so g’wan and check it out

2010: Time for a Short Story Challenge

I’m constantly debating with myself whether or not it’s worthwhile to enter writing contests, since I hate paying the entry fees when I have no idea how many potential contestants I’m actually up against. It seems a bit unfair not to know your odds. I mean, even people playing the lottery can at least envision

Quickie update

Just a quick update to let my friends in Montreal (and elsewhere) know that I’m still alive and well, but I’m on a bit of an Internet vacation while we’re in the process of moving. Not sure how much longer that will take, as we’ve been visiting with my parents this past week, but will

End of novel, feeling fragmented

So… I finished my 3-day novel (and wrote about the experience for the Fuel Your Writing website here). It’s more of a long short-story than a true novel. But that’s about all I want to say about that, for now. I feel kind of drained, kind of disappointed, kind of silly. But ultimately, I think