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Thank You For Ten Update, Again

Here’s what’s going on lately with Thank You For Ten: Short Fiction About a Little Theater. To begin with, I’ve narrowed down my cover choices to three. in theory that could go on forever, and more covers could show up all the time. (I’m going with a pre-made one of a kind cover for this project.) …

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The Audience for “Thank You For Ten”

Unless you happen to have stumbled across my blog or my Twitter account for the very first time today, you know what Thank You For Ten: Short Fiction About a Little Theater is. As I get closer to the summer launch of this self-published collection of my stories, I want to share more about it. Why …

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First Chapter Fixations: Giving Books a Real Chance

I recently read this post by one Blair Thornburgh about common reasons agents or publishers will stop reading a novel. The article even mentioned one professional who would draw a big red line under the moment they stopped reading. Though page and/or time limits for reading are not mentioned in the post, by the title …

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“Thank You For Ten” Status Report

My upcoming short story collection, Thank You For Ten: Short Fiction About a Little Theater will be self-published in some fashion at some point this summer, as I have mentioned before. But there are many steps between today and that moment. There is proofreading each of the ten stories, of course, and I have done so …

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Upcoming Project: Thank You for Ten

In the theatre world (in which I have spent a great deal of time), the stage manager has many jobs. One of them, on the nights of a performance, is to move throughout the theatre finding actors and letting them know how long they have until the show starts, usually in minutes. If ten minutes …

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