Call for Romance Themed Flash Fiction

The Long and the Short of It is now a paying market for flash fiction romance stories with a HEA (Happily Ever After) ending.

Payment for stories of approximately 1000 words, is $5 (payable on acceptance via Pay Pal) and a free one month book cover or banner ad (a $10 value). The author will also receive a link on The Long and the Short of It website to their personal webpage and/or blog.

Also, for an interesting and very informative look at HEA (Happily Ever After) endings read Happily Ever After? an article written by Anne Marble, a reviewer and list moderator, at All About Romance: The Back Fence For Lovers of Romance Novels, a comprehensive resouce and active site for romance readers, writers and serious collectors.

My New Editing Gig

I have accepted an editorial position with an on-line flash fiction magazine.

Full-disclosure . . . I've been in a creative funk ever since autumn of 06 when I decided to resign from my previous position as a fiction editor with Andwerve Literary Magazine--which then ceased publication in the winter of 06.

I tried to regroup--revamp the blog--and keep going, but my vision of what I could accomplish by blogging about my behind the scenes experiences as an on-line fiction editor wasn't feasible without an editorial platform to base my content on.

But I'm back, recharged and eager to relaunch my blog and accomplish my original goals of sharing the details of what it's like to sift through hundreds of submissions in search of compelling fiction.

My short term plans are to post my rejection notes and crafting tips so other writers can avoid the same pitfalls in their flash fiction submissions.

I love to read well-crafted flash fiction, and I've gathered a number of awards and publication credits for the flash fiction that I write http://www.writers.net/writers/40817 .

But, I'm also eager to share my crafting tips, because in all honesty . . . the more I help other writers perfect their writing craft, the more it helps me to keep my creative energy, momentum and crafting skills engaged in a way that directly benefit my writing.

Coming soon . . . my tip sheet for creating compelling flash fiction.