Tag Archives: Mythica

Excerpt of the week: Garden Tomte

Posted on November 15, 2015 by crhodges

A spin-off of my novel-in-progress, working title (not a very good title), The Jötunheim Eruption, is another take on Fire Giants Attack the World. “Garden Tomte” is set in the USA, not Iceland, and the protagonost is a real Swedish-American … Continue reading →

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Excerpt of the week: The Jötunheim Eruption

Posted on July 12, 2015 by crhodges

After my two months of plotting angst (see Plotter or Pantser? and Writing from a plot, oops posts), and a whole lot of related writers block, I had a breakthrough last week.  Got almost 7000 words down on a new mythica fantasy … Continue reading →

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Ragnarök Willie wins 2015 Pikes Peak Writers Zebulon Fiction Award

Posted on April 12, 2015 by crhodges

My mythica novel, Ragnarök Willie has won the 2015 Pikes Peak Writers Zebulon Fiction Award in the urban fantasy category. To say I’m excited about this would be a huge understatement, although I’m also more than a little intimidated.  Besides … Continue reading →

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Setting stories in the land of vikings and valkyries

Posted on June 29, 2014 by crhodges

As my long time readers know, I have a penchant for setting stories in the Nordic lands, be they tales from the Old Norse mythos or space operas set in Kiruna’s Spaceport.  While I cannot claim any Viking blood, at … Continue reading →

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Blog Hop: My Writing Process

Posted on February 17, 2014 by crhodges

Do blogs hop? My writing buddy and fellow author Timothy Hurley invited me to join in the My Writing Process blog hop.  He posted his version of the blog, in his usual dry wit, last week at http://www.thelunaticassylum.blogspot.com. His fiction … Continue reading →

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Blog hoppers wanted

Posted on February 2, 2014 by crhodges

I’ve been invited by fellow writer Timothy Hurley, the author of the hilarious Shortstack anthology and other fun reads, to participate in the My Writing Process blog hop (do blogs hop?) on February 17th.  As such, I’m looking for a 3-4 … Continue reading →

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Rejection #194: Short answer

Posted on January 9, 2014 by crhodges

Rejection #194 (of my countdown to 200 short story rejections) was from a very established, high quality dark fiction outlet that I had only recently run across. A very short answer: “Thank you for sending “Faro,” but I decided not … Continue reading →

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Excerpt of the week: Ragnarök Willie

Posted on December 29, 2013 by crhodges

In honor of the depths of winter, I grabbed an excerpt from the final battle scene from my work in progress mythical novel, Ragnarök Willie.  Without giving up any spoilers, imagine it’s just after midnight on Midwinter’s Day, hundreds of kilometers … 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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Countdown to 200 rejections

Posted on December 13, 2013 by crhodges

It seems like only a year ago I was counting down to 100 rejections.  Wow, it was only a year ago.  My time flies when you’re getting thrashed.  But that’s not the way to think of it, not at all. … Continue reading →

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