Abra SW Assistant Organizer of MinnSpec -- Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers
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I'm a writer of the "a few published short stories, a few unpublished novels" ilk. My website is at http://www.aswieb...
and I blog at http://cloudscudd....
What sort of stories do you write? And if you have anything published, tell us about it (even if it's not SF.) We love to hear about all your successes.
I write all types of spec-fic; I've even accidentally committed mainstream literature a time or two. My short stories have been accepted at Art Times, Alienskin Magazine, Allegory, and Dark Krypt Horror Zine. Serenade of Blood & Silver, a fantasy about a drifter who rescues an abused horse that is not what it seems. In the second (or is it third?) draft phase, I have Vicesteed, a steampunk science fiction novel that is a locked-room murder mystery and exploration of how society forms identity. Most of what I'll be trying to get critiqued here will be short stories, however.
What brings you to the SF Writers Meetup? Is there anything that you hope the group will do for you?
I went to the meeting at CONvergence. I'm looking for someplace I can get short stories critiqued at while my Critters slot is tied up with my novel. And just in general, more critiquing is always good.
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Abra SW replied to a discussion - 6 days ago
Authors who don't care for reading?
"It's usually a handicap for a writer if they don't read extensively in the genre they write in. Also, I'd say that if you don't enjoy reading fiction, it's much harder to understand what other people would enjoy reading in your book...."
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Abra SW replied to a discussion - 1 week ago
"Golly, that month went by fast. 1. Tales of the Gods sample, by Orindae 2. Shadow Summit Chaps 1-2 , by Dana Baird 3. Vicesteed, chs. 33-34 (THE END), by Abra Staffin Wiebe 4. 5."
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Abra SW replied to a discussion - 2 weeks ago
"And..."Missing You In Pieces," which was critted in the workshop, has been accepted by the Dead Bells Anthology. It's been a good month!"
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Abra SW replied to a discussion - 2 weeks ago
Nanorimo (or however it is spelled).
"NaNoWriMo seemed like too much of a time commitment, so I am doing Nano WriMo instead--a short story written over the course of a month in small (nano) twitter-sized chunks...."
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Abra SW replied to a discussion - 3 weeks ago
"My science fiction story, "Salvaging Scottwell," has been officially accepted by Baen's Universe! This is my first pro sale, so I'm really, really excited!!!!!!!!! (The exclamation points are a hint.)"
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Abra SW replied to a discussion - 3 weeks ago
Map RoomYour guide to finding stuff on our message board!
"Should this be pinned to the top?..."
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Abra SW replied to a discussion - 3 weeks ago
how many words do you write in a day and what is the standard.
"When I'm working my part-time job, I know that my goal should be 1,000 words/day. If I don't have anything else, it should be 2,000. I arrive at this figure because when the writing is flowing well, I write about 500 words/hr...."
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Abra SW replied to a discussion - 3 weeks ago
"Gee, I always submit rough draft! Of course, I flatter myself that my first draft is relatively clean. At least nobody's fled running from it (yet), though it was close for that "Missing You In Pieces" story...."
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Abra SW replied to a discussion - 4 weeks ago
The Shameless Self-Promotion Discussion
"Spec the Halls is back! Spec the Halls is a contest for speculative winter holiday-themed fiction, artwork, and poetry...."
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Abra SW replied to a discussion - Oct 17
"Oh, great advice! Myself, I know I need to work on putting pauses between words!"
