Author: JRVogt

Just got word that my entry is up for the contest! “Outside the Lines” is #15 (or you could just check for my name). Many great entries to read so far, and there’s only about 70 more spots available…though I’m sure that number is even less because Jason often seems…

The Clarity of Night blog, run by Jason Evans, is now live with its 14th flash fiction contest. Here’s the picture that writers are to draw inspiration from, titled “Elemental.” Here are the basic rules.  1. Write a story with a max 250 wordcount.  2. Submit it by 10PM, Wed., July…

Anyone out there enjoy writing flash fiction? Ever wanted to experiment with short-short stories? Here’s a great opportunity! The Clarity of Night blog, run by Jason Evans, is hosting the 14th flash fiction contest. Each contest has writers submitting flash fiction pieces inspired by specific photos. Here’s the one for…

Not sure how long BookSwim has been around, but I just discovered it. Basically you pay a monthly fee to have a certain amount of books delivered to your door. You then read them and return them in exchange for new books, etc.  Subscriptions run anywhere from $9.95 a month…

I don’t want my Kindle connected to the internet (except when getting ebooks wireless delivered). In fact, I don’t really want an e-reader that does anything but store and display ebooks in a handy fashion. I don’t want email on my Kindle. I don’t want a browser or chat or…

So I’ve been pondering a little experiment, and want to toss it out there to see if anyone would be interested if I actually went forward with it. Over the years, as I’ve pursued this whole writing career thingamabob, I’ve written a lot of words. I’ve got a good handful…

If you’ve dropped by this blog from time-to-time or follow me on Twitter, you’ve seen the occasional review posted on my Speculative Fiction Examiner. I get a general influx of review copies from publishers such as Tor, Pyr, Night Shade Books, and a few others, both in the mail and…

I find it a bit ironic that the two story lengths I enjoy most are flash fiction pieces and novels. Especially fantasy novels…you know, the genre where you could club a stubborn mule into submission with some of the doorstoppers authors produce. Novels are what I work on mostly, and…

A couple weeks back, I went back to my old high school (10 years since graduation? Really? When did that happen?) and gave a talk to several middle school classes about why I chose to pursue writing. I wasn’t there to try and convince them that writing is the highest…

So this is an interesting situation. A bit back, my agent passed on some feedback from a particular editor who reviewed, but initially passed on the novel we’re shopping around. The editor liked the premise, but felt it needed to bulk up in a couple areas before she could take…