Tag Archives: Catherynne M. Valente

BASIC SKILL SET OF THE 21ST CENTURY WRITER

In case you’re queuing up late for the buffet line, this month we’re focusing on speed! In my post titled, “The Speed of Story,” back on February 8th, I proffered the hypothesis that there are four areas an idea needs … Continue reading

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THE SUNDAY SHORT STORY REPORT

Fat Cat is home for the long holiday weekend, so this week’s list is a little light.  Since he is leaving to return back to work tomorrow, I’m going to keep this short and sweet. This week I cased Lightspeed … Continue reading

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BLOG OVERHAUL, DAY 3: ALL “ABOUT ME”

The only thing that has survived from my old “About Me” bio is my name.  Everything else has been dragged outside and shamefully buried behind the shed before the stink gets too bad. Why on Earth is writing these things … Continue reading

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ANOTHER SWEET FIND

A wonderful benefit to my newly focused effort to read more published short fiction is that I keep discovering new and wonderful writers…and many of them have blogs. I found Catherynne M. Valente’s blog, Rules for Anchorites, after coming across … Continue reading

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