Odds and Ends

There's not been much marketing news of late but I did find that Macabre Cadaver Magazine is open for submissions. They're looking for 1000 to 7500 words of spec-fiction combined with themes of horror, sci-fic and dark fantasy. This is a non-paying market, you can find all the details here http://www.macabrecadaver.com/happy-new-year-we-are-now-open-fiction-submissions-2010.html

Back in December I mentioned that Sonar 4 was publishing an anthology of Sherlock Holmes themed stories. That has been dropped. There's no reason given but I suspect that the recent incident with the new Sherlock Holmes movie might have something to do with it. Law suits are such a pain to creativity. :) They've added several more themes if you'd like to take a look. http://www.sonar4publications.com/anthology.html

Over at The Drowning Machine, Naomi Johnson has posted three more short story review columns. If you're looking for something to read, she's got you covered. http://drowningmachine.blogspot.com

If you've ever wondered how to think outside the box when it comes to writing short stories spend a little time over at the Clarity of Night blog. The contest closed last night with a whopping 237 entries. There is one picture to frame your words around yet the stories cover every genre imaginable and while some have the same theme, each story is uniquely different. http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com

And my first published short story of the year has gone live. "Glory in the Flower" appears in The Texas Gardener newsletter "Seeds". Just scroll down a bit if you'd like to read it. http://www.texasgardener.com/newsletters/100113 My thanks to editor, Michael Bracken, for the opportunity.