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Updated list of paying spec fiction short story markets: February 2015

Posted on February 22, 2015 by crhodges

Too cold to do anything (well, almost anything) but write. In between shovelling snow and my day job running and product design firm, I’ve actually been making good progress on a couple of novellas and also two new short stories, … Continue reading →

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Excerpt of the week: Life as a Ghost

Posted on January 26, 2015 by crhodges

Finally got in a good writing weekend, cut 5000 words from a draft short story and wrote 2000 new words.  The old wording wasn’t bad, but the story that I was trying to tell had run away from me–I had … Continue reading →

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Gho is here

Posted on August 13, 2014 by crhodges

Five and a half years in the making, my very first story has just been published in the Bardic Tales and Sage Advice, Volume VI anthology by Bards and Sages Publishing.  Originally a novel, Gho  was trimmed down to a … Continue reading →

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Excerpt of the week: Gho

Posted on January 22, 2014 by crhodges

Since my very first story every, “Gho,” sold this week, the winner of 2nd place in Bards and Sages charity writing contest, I thought it appropriate to use it as my excerpt.  But seeing as Gho has had two lives, … Continue reading →

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Rejection countdown: #192

Posted on December 20, 2013 by crhodges

Rejection number 192 came from a pro market that I really respect but have never been able to crack.  The piece was “Faro,” a mythica / ghost story mash-up featuring a young Granny Hooper, the heroine of “The Confederate Cavalryman’s … Continue reading →

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Excerpt of the week: Last Ghost of the War

Posted on October 31, 2013 by crhodges

Seems like a ghost story is appropriate for Halloween, so how about an excerpt from a historical fiction piece, “The Last Ghost of the War.” From somewhere toward the end (but no spoilers). Quick synopsis of what has come to … Continue reading →

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“Believe” has been published in Silver Blade

Posted on September 16, 2013 by crhodges

Normally I get a runner’s high from seeing my short stories in print.  But this morning when I first saw “Believe” up on the Silver Blade ezine website, what stunned me was the artwork.  Something I can take no credit … Continue reading →

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Excerpt of the week: Gho

Posted on August 2, 2013 by crhodges

This week’s excerpt is from an unpublished work, Gho, an urban fantasy about Hildi Schreiber, a young inventor who returns as a ghost to avenge her murder (yes I know my blurb needs work).  Originally written as a YA novel, I am … Continue reading →

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Excerpt of the week: Walking with Great Uncle

Posted on July 15, 2013 by crhodges

Two versions of my short story “Walking with Great Uncle” have been published to date, one in the Summer 2009 edition of The First Line (my very first publication credit) and one in the We Belong 2013 anthology published by the … Continue reading →

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The Chollima is back

Posted on July 14, 2013 by crhodges

As many of you know, I’ve been busy compacting my shoebox novel, Gho, into a novella. Which meant I had to shed 2/3 of the words, 2/3 of the plot lines, 2/3 of the character.  Tough to kill all those … Continue reading →

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