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So, last night I returned the proof-read version of “Dead Betty” to Amazon.com’s Shorts program. I included the author questionnaire and the worksheet, all filled out. (There’s a BUNCH of paperwork for this program.) This morning I faxed them the signed contract and the worksheet parts I filled out in pen. This afternoon I get…

I suppose this is a venture I should have tried when I first lost my job last June. But, you know, I had no idea that I’d still be without full-time work eight months later. Just getting an interview for a PR/writing/editing job has proven incredibly difficult in this job market. Schools are preparing to…

Two things I didn’t get around to mentioning yesteday: The producer who was looking at the script for Murdered by Human Wolves decided to pass. It was a nice rejection, though. Then I learned that my short story “Dead Betty” was accepted into the Amazon Shorts program at Amazon.com. Some people have done very well…

The State of Oklahoma today granted me a temporary license to teach journalism to kids in grades six through 12. Saturday I test to get English added to my license. I want to corrupt as many children as possible. And get paid for it.

About a month late, but the Winter 2006 issue of my newsletter is now posted at my Web site. You can visit the site to get it, or click here to go directly to the PDF.

I should pay more attention. Since I didn’t read a lot of fiction in 2005 and hadn’t published a book of all-new material, I didn’t pay much attention when Mark Sieber called for recommendations for the second annual Shocker Awards at the Shocklines Message Board. Only registered users of the board could vote. Much to…

Ulrik update: 85,748 / 100,000(85.7%) Lots of cleaning up around the house and yard this weekend. And we watched The Dukes of Hazzard movie Saturday night. I didn’t expect much. As a kid, I confess to loving the old TV show when it was new. The movie was at least as dumb, but I laughed…

I once called my editor a whore in college. I worked for the campus newspaper and had written some story quoting the assistant dean of the college of liberal arts. My editor wanted to take the article to the assistant dean for approval before it went to press. The assistant dean was an ass and I’d had problems with him…

I’ve worked on two projects this evening. The first was very difficult, while the second was quite easy. Let’s get the second one out of the way first. Ulrik update: 81,356 / 100,000(81.4%) The hard one is an introduction to Angeline Hawkes-Craig‘s new themed collection, The Commandments. I suddenly have a new-found respect for people…

Tough chapter tonight. Pretty emotional. Hopefully it came off okay … or at least good enough it can be fixed without being scrapped. 79,944 / 100,000(79.9%)