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March 2019 News from the Ansible

3/31/2019

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I have a new update for Interstellar Flight Magazine today. As Managing Editor, I’m excited to share with you some of our news for this month. We are working on building a staff of editors, slush readers, and writers! As a new indie press, it’s a lot of work getting started.

Read my March Round-Up  here . . .

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NaPoWriMo: A Poet’s Challenge

3/27/2019

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I have a new post at Medium about April and NaPoWriMo! National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. It’s also NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month)— an offshoot of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). During this month, magazines, workshops, radio shows, news sources, and readings showcase poetry in all its forms. Writers participate in the challenge of writing one poem a day during the month of April.

Read my full post at Medium . . . 

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Submitting Short Fiction: Literary/Realism Edition

3/27/2019

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I have a new post up at Medium that's a comprehensive guide to submitting literary short stories! Find out how to tier your submissions, keep track of them, what multiple and simultaneous submissions are, and more!

Read the full post here . . . 
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New Guest Post at Dream Foundry: The Cone of Silence

3/14/2019

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I wrote a guest blog post at Dream Foundry on whisper networks and breaking into the SFF community. 

Dream Foundry wanted me to write a guest post aimed at new creatives, and it got me thinking about how I got my start in the SFF world. It wasn't an easy journey. When I look back at my early years trying to find my own voice and place, sometimes I cringe. Because I'm not perfect, and the community isn't perfect, and to be honest, things could be better. There's a lot of emotion wrapped up in those memories. 

I am writing from personal experience, but a lot of the experience I've had has been hurtful and hard to process. Which is to say, I am not perfect and I do not represent all experiences. Everyone has their own story about how they got into the SFF community, and those stories range in their measure of negativity/positivity. 

I'd like to thank Dream Foundry for letting me talk about this important topic. Also, if you're a new writer or new SFF community member and you want advice/help/support/to chat, please know that I am here. I'm always willing to talk to new folks and help if I can. 

Read the guest post at Dream Foundry . . .


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New Reprint in Flash Fiction Online

3/1/2019

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Artwork inspired by my story, by Houston artist Marlo Saucedo, as part of the Color:Story 2019 exhibit

I have a reprint up at Flash Fiction Online this month of my little boney, witchy story "knick knack, knick knack." This little story has seen a lot of love since it first appeared in Fireside last February 2018! It also appeared as part of a local art exhibit, Color:Story. The above artwork is the piece that Houston artist Marlo Saucedo made after reading this story.

What I love about this story is that so many people have different interpretations of it. I first wrote it inspired by the kodama in Japanese film Princess Mononoke, and also the idea of wanting to tell a mother/daughter story about aging. Marlo interpreted the story as following the tradition of the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos. The idea of skull spirits is not central to one culture, but many. We put a lot of weight in the dead as humans, and I've always been fascinated by the different myths we create about the spirits who guide us. So I'm grateful that people continue to enjoy this little flash story. 

Read the story at Flash Fiction Online . . .

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    Holly Lyn Walrath is a freelance editor and author of poetry, flash fiction, and short fiction. Find her on Twitter @HollyLynWalrath

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