.............................Free Reads
Fey Touched Teaser by Erin Zarro
A Hunter discovers something impossible.
To the Waters and the Wild by Kit Campbell
Sometimes it's better not to look.
.............For You...............
Life as a Moving Target...a continuation by Erin Zarro
Poetry about living with chronic illness.
The Dangers of Creation; or, A Machine to Rival Man by Siri Paulson
From Us............................
Lonesome Hearts by Siri Paulson
Aging folk singers and a town in mourning.
The Door in the Attic by Kit Campbell
Curiousity can be dangerous to more than cats.
The Lure of Too Many Ideas
I turned Grave Touched in to my editor on Jan. 1st, and have been between projects since then. I wanted to work on something, anything, so I started thinking about what I could work on until my edits on GT hit. I decided to write a novella in the Reaper Girl universe and resurrect a languishing novel that needed a rewrite (but only on Sundays. It's a long story). I also wanted to start Fey Touched book 3, Ever Touched, sometime soon so there would hopefully not be three years between it and GT. With me so far?
On Losing One's Way
I have a confession to make: I've lost my way as a writer.
It's been a struggle to write for several years now. I struggle a lot with motivation -- I set goals and miss them, I bribe myself, I procrastinate, I feel guilty, I beat myself up.
All of those things are normal for many writers, but if it's this much work to make myself write...something's very wrong. And when I do write, I struggle with editing and go around in circles and brainstorm fruitlessly until I beat the story into the ground.
It's not fun anymore.
Man's Best Friend
A free flash fiction piece by Siri Paulson
There's a new fad in town. It took me ages to win over the 'rents. Too much upkeep, they said, even though I promised to take care of it. Too big, too expensive, too dangerous, the aquarium wouldn't match the rec room decor. But I knew they'd give in. Can't be those parents.
My dad still doesn't like the new pet. Too creepy, as if it's watching him as it swims. But I like that. I watch it and it watches me back as it circles the tank, lifting to breathe, the water closing again over its domed head and webbed feet. It's as long as I am, and the aquarium takes up half of the rec room, where the VR used to be, but this is better than VR. Not human but not just fish anymore, smart but not really intelligent – the ads promised you could teach them tricks, showed them moving in tandem in different labs. But I don't want mine to be tamed.