Category: authors
Forming an LLC
When I started submitting short stories in the 1990s, I considered writing my hobby. Then I started to get some nice little checks for those stories and moved onto to writing books. I began to recognize my writing as a business when I took over Night to Dawn magazine in 2004, and in 2008, began […]
Rollercoaster Ride
When I hear the word “rollercoaster,” I think of a fairground with rides, balloons, and weenies. My rollercoaster has nothing to do with amusement parks. It involves my pericardial effusion. In layman’s terms, my heart is trying to beat inside a water-filled balloon, and having a tough time doing it. Sometimes I have delightful moments […]
Desk Job: Sarah In Office-Land Review by Neil K. Henderson
Set in the offices of a big Sydney business concern of the 1990s, Desk Job by former Masque Noir editor, Rod Marsden, reads like staring through a hothouse window at a weird menagerie of mismatched captive fauna. Among the exotic and nightmarish metaphors for office “types” – such as praying mantises (women of “a certain […]
Rejected Again? Take Heart!
Lately I’ve read a lot of posts on the angst people feel when they submit work and get the infamous rejection letter. With my NTD magazine, I’ve been on both sides of the desk, so when I reject work, I try to be careful with how I word my reply. I might make suggestions on […]
Suspension of Disbelief
When I began submitting short stories, the editors bounced them back with comments such as “characters not believable” or “no suspension of disbelief.” This usually happened when I included a real-life event. I never understood why using real events didn’t work, but I found that embellishing the details helped my cause. All fiction requires a […]