Repeat after me: Revise, Revise, Revise!

The latest on publication:  As I wrote in my last post, my short story, ‘Christmas’, was rejected by eFiction Magazine, but with good reason.  Following the rejection, I submitted the story to the eFiction Workshop and received some very helpful criticism.  The criticism identified a number of technical errors and…

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Rejected again, but maybe not…

Okay, so I posted a little prematurely that I would have a short story included in the October edition of eFiction Magazine.  Yesterday I got the following email from Doug Lance, the Editor: Hey Kevin! The editorial staff feels that your latest submission “Christmas” could use a bit more polish…

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It could be any of us

In his 1962 dystopian novella, A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess coined the term “ultra-violence” to characterize the sociopathic ravagings of a young man named Alex and his “Droogs”.  Stanley Kubrick brought it to theatres in 1972.  Exceptionally controversial for the time, I remember seeing it at the Strand Theatre in…

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A Quick Update

Latest Submissions: I just submitted a short-story for the October issue of eFiction Magazine.  The title of the piece is “Christmas”, for lack of a better name and for no other reason than it takes place at Christmas.  If it gets accepted, I look forward to your opinions about the…

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New Cover Art Sneak Peek!

Here it is.  The first sneak peek at the cover art for Any Tomorrow: The Curse, the second eBook in the Any Tomorrow Trilogy.  Let me know what you think! © Copyright 2011 by Kevin Fraleigh.  

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Read Any Tomorrow: The Calling for free!

[Note that the promotion referred to in this post is way past over, but you can still enjoy the Any Tomorrow Trilogy in Any Tomorrow Complete. Thanks.] What a deal!  All I ask is that you provide feedback about what you liked and didn’t like about it.  That’s it!  Just…

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An Immutable Bond: A Veteran’s Tale in Three Acts

As many of my readers know, I am a veteran.  I served for twenty years in the United States Air Force.  I don’t make a big deal out of it.  I don’t have regular contact with other veterans.  I don’t belong to the American Legion or the VFW.  Yet recently…

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Downriver on the Cat

I’ve said before that inspiration is where you find it.  Inspiration can even be found in adventures provided for a nearly four year old.  All you have to do is keep your senses open to the world around you. Two Fridays ago, five of us, including my granddaughter, Hannah, boarded…

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Revising the Product Description

Thanks to my friends at eFiction Magazine’s Book Marketing Group, I’ve transformed my long, unfocused product description into a more dynamic pitch for my eBook, Any Tomorrow: The Calling.  Advice from eFiction editor Doug Lance and group member Richard Sutton helped me rebuild my product description following some simple general…

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The Coming Storm

[Note to the reader: As of post time Tropical Storm Emily is no more.  However, since I already had the post written I decided to go with it.] Depending where and when you are when you read this, Tropical Storm Emily may or may not be a big deal.  If…

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