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Author Archives: James A. Miller
Exposure!
A blog post from this very site has been picked up by Allegory. Ironically, Cracking the code, the first piece that I have ever gotten published, is a rant about not getting published. Thank goodness the editor has a sense … Continue reading
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Keeping track of writing submissions
As soon as I began submitting two stories going at a time, I started losing track of when I had sent them, and to where. I am not sure what other writers do to keep track of submissions, but I … Continue reading
VALIDATION!
It has happened. Here are excerpts from a recent series of exciting e-mails: 3/29/2014 “I’m writing to let you know that your story has made it past the initial reading by 3 randomly selected associate editors and is being advanced … Continue reading
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It’s not like riding a bike. The creative juices just don’t flow as easily after you have been away for a while. The hamster wheel has a harder time turning and when it does there is this awful squeaking … Continue reading
Renewal
For some reason I let four years slip by since my last Blog post. In that time all writing and submitting went on hiatus. How could I let that happen? Well here are some of the life changers that … Continue reading
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Getting a bead on Stanley Schmidt
Getting a bead on Stan. Stanley is the Editor of Analog Magazine. As you may or may not know, I have been reading some of Stanley Schmidt’s work in order to get a feel for what he might like in … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiction, Isaac Asimov, Online Writing, Science fiction, Stanley Schmidt, Writers Resources, Writing
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Two more rejections
I have received two more rejections since the last post. One was for my story “The closet”, which is about a mysterious black void that changes things for both better and worse after they are placed inside it. The rejection … Continue reading
Rampant Stagnation
I have been having a hard time feeling good about writing. I don’t feel good about doing it and I don’t feel good about what I have written. I know that sounds depressing, like each night I go to bed … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction Writer Struggle, Procrastination, Rampant Stagnation
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Why I am stalking Stanley Schmidt
OK, maybe “obsessively studying” is a better term. Stanley Schmidt is the Editor for Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine. The Magazine is what I would consider the pinnacle of the Science Fiction short story market. I have sent off … Continue reading
I are bad at grammar
My Mom is good friends with my high school English teacher, Connie. I took advantage of this relationship at our families 4th of July celebration by hitting up Connie to take an editorial look at a few of my stories. … Continue reading
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Breaking Into The Craft 