Bits and Pieces

All sorts of links today from writing articles to free stuff with a dash of erotica tossed in.

Robert Gregory Brown, who blogs at Murdurati, has set up a new web site called Casting the Bones. The site is full of writing articles that he's written over the twenty years he's been in the writing business. Lots of good stuff on the site. You can check it out here http://www.castingthebones.com/ and I'll put up a permanent link later.

GW Thomas has written to say that FlashShots will no longer be delivered to your inbox. He's set up a blog to post the daily stories thus avoiding all the spam hassle he's been dealing with. He'll be archiving the stories and also reprinting some of the classics. The new site is http://dailyflashshot.blogspot.com/

According to Cynthia Sterlings Newsletter Black Lace Books is looking for short stories to fill four anthologies but when I checked out their guidelines they said they weren't looking for shorts but were looking for novella length erotica. When I was checking out the guidelines, I found that they have a wonderful list of do's and don'ts for writing erotica for anyone interested in writing in this genre. Here's the guidelines url http://www.blacklace.co.uk/guidelines.html and the site url is http://www.blacklace.co.uk/ And there is a block on the site you have to click so they know you're over 18. If anyone is interested in the short story guidelines that were in the newsletter, drop me a note and I'll forward the letter to you. Could be that they haven't updated the guidelines page to include these anthologies.

Over at Book Spot Central you'll find a link to download a free book of sci-fi short stories. They have a list of titles and authors there. The e-book is called Lone Star Stories Reader the link at BSC is http://www.bookspotcentral.com/2009/04/free-fiction-download-the-lone-star-stories-reader/

And don't forget that tomorrow is Forgotten Short Stories Day. Use your blog to remember and promote short stories.

And a twitter contest. Details here http://www.bookspotcentral.com/2009/04/book-view-cafe-announces-twitter-fic-contest/