Archive for the 'Writing' Category

WIP

Posted by stacy on July 13th, 2009 filed in Writing

Yes, yes.  Very busy.  Baby, work, life, etc.  All to be reported on very shortly.  
In the meantime, I’m once again involved in the Clarion West writeathon, and have promised a bunch of people I’d post a bit from my work in progress.  I’m hoping this is part of something that will turn out to [...]

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Mouse

Posted by stacy on April 20th, 2009 filed in FreeWrite!, Writing

The well-used vanities in the back room at Mamba’s were smeared with red lipstick.  Hairspray-slathered mirrors trapped flies that had hoped to find relief from the dry East Texas heat inside the dark, wet jungle of the strip club. There was only one dressing station, Ruby noticed, in the far corner by the washroom, which [...]

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On Rejection

Posted by stacy on March 23rd, 2009 filed in Writing

I’ve received a lot of short story rejections lately.
This is not, however, a post about how my stories are being undeservedly shot down by markets left right and centre and how no one understands who I am as an artist and why don’t people realize how awesome my writing is blah blah blah.
All of the [...]

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The Happenings

Posted by stacy on July 23rd, 2008 filed in Life, Relocation, Work, Writing

If big things are going to happen, they are inevitably going to happen at the same time. Not sure if that’s Murphy’s Law or Reverse Chaos Theory or some bunk I read on the back of a Starbucks cup, but it’s true.
To wit, in the last week I have:
- Taken on two new clients
- [...]

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Running to catch up

Posted by stacy on July 19th, 2008 filed in Life, Work, Writing

Bah!
It’s been a crazy week around here. Very busy work wise, and there has been some interesting Life Events (when you capitalize it, the events sound bigger. Like asteroids or something.) All good things, details to come.
In consumer news, I ended up buying an iphone so I could be more mobile, while still [...]

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