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Monday, July 23, 2012

ksm - where to begin

I had a weird dream the other night about Tom Cruise. He's not my fave, but I had just seen the latest Mission Impossible and his breakup has been at the checkout stands recently, so...Anyway, the dream gave me a great idea for a short story! So I wrote it up and shipped it off to Lemon Twist Press who is looking for submissions to a short story anthology. The stories take off in any genre stemming from an item purchased at a second hand shop. It sounds great and they are accepting through August! Give it a look!


WRiTE Club just sounds awesome, doesn't it? The first smack down is July 30. Make sure you read all the rules and good luck to the contenders! I love the badge for it too! Thanks to DL Hammons for being the referee!


Two new announcements:

Christine Rains's FEARLESS comes out next month and she is hosting a release blogfest for it. Childhood Monsters Blogfest! Aug 7-9. Cute and Scary!

and

Unicorn Bell - a wonderful writing help site - is hosting an improve your Query contest with editors judging! See site for details...

And with August right around the corner, don't let August 1st sneak up on you - it's a Wednesday and the Insecure Writers Support Group will be meeting!

Lots to see and do! What's news with you?
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20 comments:

  1. Kyra LennonJuly 23, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    Lol at dreaming about Tom Cruise! I love that it inspired a story though!

    I am SO looking forward to Christine's bloghop and book release!

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  2. VikLitJuly 23, 2012 at 7:21 AM

    Great that you were inspired to write a story and sent it off! Fab!

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  3. Alex J. CavanaughJuly 23, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    Tom Cruise is still good for something, right? Good luck with the short story.

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  4. Madeline Mora-SummonteJuly 23, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    Thanks for all the links and info. Have a great Monday/week! :)

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  5. Jennie BennettJuly 23, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    I hope your submission does well! I always like a good short story contest :)

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  6. Leigh CovingtonJuly 23, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    I have the craziest dreams. It makes me worry about myself! LOL. I'll have to check out the Write Club. Sounds cool!

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  7. Gossip_GrlJuly 23, 2012 at 2:48 PM

    Nice posting, and thanks for the Lemon Twist, will definitely have to check that out! I am not writing for the Write Club but participating in daily reading and voting. It sounds like a fun event! Best wishes on your story submission. :) Enjoyed reading your posting today!

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  8. RenaJuly 23, 2012 at 3:34 PM

    Eeep, a dream about Tom Cruise? That's pretty funny. Thanks for posting about Lemon Twist. I'll have to check that out.

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  9. Christine RainsJuly 23, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    A dream about Tom Cruise? Eek! Thank you for the mention. I'm excited for the blogfest. :)

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  10. M PaxJuly 23, 2012 at 5:14 PM

    The Tom Cruise dream sounds better than mine. Sounds like an interesting anthology.

    There's lots going on in August. Did you join Write Club?

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  11. Heather M. GardnerJuly 23, 2012 at 5:16 PM

    Weird dream. Did you have ice cream before bed? I find that causes mine.

    Thanks for all the info! Great timing on the query contest.
    Heather

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  12. Samantha MayJuly 23, 2012 at 6:08 PM

    Write Club sounds fantastic!

    Great. I'm going to dream about Brad Pitt.

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  13. Emily R. KingJuly 23, 2012 at 7:30 PM

    So much good stuff going on!

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  14. DL HammonsJuly 23, 2012 at 7:53 PM

    Thank you for the WRiTE CLUB mention! Can't wait to get the ball rolling! :)

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  15. Lisa ReganJuly 23, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    Thanks for all the links. Yeah, you can't go anywhere or turn on your TV without seeing Tom Cruise. He's not my fave either but I do like several of his movies. My faves are A Few Good Men, Top Gun and The Last Samurai. Hah, now I'll probably have a dream about him! Good luck with your story!

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  16. Lynda R Young as Elle CardyJuly 24, 2012 at 3:52 AM

    So many great things are happening around the blogsphere!!

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  17. Tara TylerJuly 24, 2012 at 10:39 AM

    kyra, me too and yours too!
    vik, thanks!
    alex, at least he's not as bad as charlie sheen or mel gibson, yet
    madeline, you too!
    JA, me too, they are fun - but the word count usually messes me up...over or under
    leigh, i have been most of the summer, doo doo doo doo
    gossip girl, thank you! that was sweet!
    rena, i bet you could come up with a doozie!
    christine, i'm excited for you!
    mary, I am still on the fence...but might have a story to share (surprise!)
    heather, it's usually tequila for me, ha! and good luck with your query!
    samantha, hmmm, brad pitt movie lately?
    erin, you know it!
    DL, right! i love the anonymity!
    lisa, those are great movies! hope it's a good dream!
    lynda, sure are! hard to keep up!

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  18. Angela CothranJuly 24, 2012 at 2:22 PM

    Tons of stuff going on! Love the new summer blog look :) I just want to know how you got a picture of my house for your header?

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  19. BrindaJuly 24, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    I'm so glad I haven't dreamt of Tom Cruise but glad he gave you inspiration. *grin*

    I will take advantage of checking out all you links. Thanks!

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  20. michelleJuly 24, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    You are always ahead of the pack when it comes to info about challenges/contests/blog hops...

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