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Oh, it’s Sunday. Puts M back in the drawer.

One of my flash fiction stories is up at Flash Fiction Friday: http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/flash-fiction-friday-082-mooving-out-by-joy-v-smith

I’ll be back Monday with my M.

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Joy’s writing news update

My short story collection, The Doorway and Other Stories, will be available as a free download for Kindle May 6 & 7 (Sunday and Monday).  Remember that you don’t need a Kindle to read it!  (There are apps, etc.)

My short story, Refugees in the Caves, is now a podcast: http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/baileys-writing-tips-podcast-short-stories-ep-10/

The podcast is available via iTunes, Google’s Feedburner, Podbean (when it catches up), Podcasters (which takes even longer) or Podcast Alley (which doesn’t list the episodes but will let you subscribe).
 
iTunes (item 1), Google’s Feedburner (final item), PodbeanPodcasters or Podcast Alley
 
It’s also still available at Flash Fiction Fridays:
 
My review of Punctuation by G. Miki Hayden is in the May/June issue of Working Writer
 
My latest e-book (story collection), The Doorway and Other Stories, is now available on Kindle:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2
 
My other e-books include: Hidebound:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ICFOHY  (SF)
After Anfissa meets Ferenc, they flee to a planet where even the grass is deadly.
 
Pretty Pink Planet (free e-book): http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93615  (SF)
Lori, an agent of SOESFOL, visits Prism to track down planet pirates and rescue aliens.
 
In this Pretty Pink Planet sequel, Lori and Chiing continue their adventures.
 
Remodeling: Buying and Updating a Foreclosure: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/71560  (Non-fiction)
How one woman bought and remodeled a foreclosure; it didn’t even have a kitchen sink! 
 
And I’m waiting to hear back on my two SF novels: Strike Three  and Taboo Tech; I hope to sign a contract soon for Detour Trail (western).

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Refugees in the Caves podcast

My short story, Refugees in the Caves, is now a podcast: http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/baileys-writing-tips-podcast-short-stories-ep-10/

The podcast is available via iTunes, Google’s Feedburner, Podbean (when it catches up), Podcasters (which takes even longer) or Podcast Alley (which doesn’t list the episodes but will let you subscribe):  iTunes (item 1), Google’s Feedburner (final item), Podbean, Podcasters or Podcast Alley.

It’s also still available at Flash Fiction Fridays: http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/flash-fiction-friday-028-refugees-in-the-caves-by-joy-v-smith/

 

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The Doorway and Other Stories (teasers)

The Doorway
Nessa stumbles into the time corridor while helping a friend.
 
Guard Dog
Sequel to The Doorway.  Nessa travels to the time of Earth’s first contact.
 
Stray Cats
Cats, herps, and humans–sometimes interchangeable.
 
Pilot’s Course
Terran humans in the far future settled on other planets. Heroine plots new  course…  (Won 2nd place in the Florida Freelance Writers Association’s Florida  State Writing Competition–Andre Norton Fantasy/SF Short Story division 1995.)
 
The Princess Quest
Sword & Sorcery: The princess and the barbarian…
 
When Danger Rules
Reesa came back to rescue the remaining members of the family she loved.  Now she had to avoid being killed by her cousin, who wanted the throne, and the new ruler of the planet, who didn’t want a throne, and the ones she had come to rescue…
(Excerpt in Writer’s Digest  Nov. 2000 and Excerpt in Writing Clinic (special issue)  2003)
 
Home Not
When Grief’s Aunt Chelsea died, his Uncle Sandro saw his chance, and Grief was at his mercy…   Adventure.
 
What Price a Friendly Freep
Aliens and humans and spaceships. 
 
Too Tight
Close call…
 
Royal Guardians
Heroine and companions land in Florida after escaping from another dimension.
 
Old Rex
D.A.’s daughter’s dead dog (ghost story).

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Refugees in the Caves (SF story)

It’s Flash Fiction Friday, and my short story, Refugees in the Caves, is up at: http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/flash-fiction-friday-028-refugees-in-the-caves-by-joy-v-smith/

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More writing news from Joy

The publisher liked the first three chapters of Detour Trail and has asked to see the whole manuscript, which I’ve sent.  Now I’m waiting to hear back.

My short, short story, Refugees in the Caves, is upcoming (a week from today).  Here’s the link to check out flash fiction stories already published and upcoming: http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/flash-fiction-fridays/

Now I can work on my short story collection that I plan to publish as an ebook.  I need to choose a title for the collection and the stories!  My short story collection in print is Aliens, Animals, and Adventure.

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Writing news update

I’m waiting to hear back from editors about my two SF novels, Strike Three and Taboo Tech–and a SF short story, Cold New Planet.  My latest novel, Detour Trail (a western), is in the submission process.

Refugees in the Caves is upcoming March 30 on Flash Fiction Friday.  In the meantime, my ebooks are available:

After Anfissa meets Ferenc, they flee to a planet where even the grass is deadly.
 
Pretty Pink Planet (free ebook): http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93615  SF
Lori, an agent of SOESFOL, visits Prism to track down planet pirates and rescue aliens.
 
In this Pretty Pink Planet sequel, Lori and Chiing continue their adventures.
 
Remodeling: Buying and Updating a Foreclosure: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/71560  Non-fiction
How one woman bought and remodeled a foreclosure; it didn’t even have a kitchen sink!

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You Are What You Don’t Eat (podcast)

My flash fiction story, You Are What You Don’t Eat, is now available as a podcast.  The podcast is available via iTunes, Google’s Feedburner, Podbean (when it catches up), Podcasters (which takes even longer) or Podcast Alley (which doesn’t list the episodes but will let you subscribe).
 
Here’s the link to Feedburner:
 

Click on:    BWT short stories – episode 008

Posted: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT
And here’s the Flash Fiction Friday link, if you want to read along:

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You Are What You Don’t Eat

It’s Flash Fiction Friday, and I hope you enjoy this tasty treat: Flash Fiction Friday 023: ‘You Are What You Don’t Eat’ by Joy V Smith « Morgen Bailey’s Writing Blog

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Writing update

I have a review upcoming in Tales of the Talisman (winter issue): http://www.talesofthetalisman.com/

Here’s an interview with the editor: http://www.graspingforthewind.com/2012/02/09/sffwrtcht-a-chat-with-author-editor-david-lee-summers/

And I have a story upcoming (February 24) here: Flash Fiction Fridays

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