Category Archives: #AMWRITING

KINDLE VELLA TAKES SOFT DEADLINES

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Amazon dropped a surprise on us yesterday when it announced a new way to publish serialized fiction on the KDP platform. Soft Deadlines already has six episodes up. Continue reading →

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MASLOW’S PYRAMID OF CODE—WRITER MOD

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Over at Space and Time you may have noticed we have a new columnist named Leonard Speiser. Leonard is highly proficient with IT concepts, and his column breaks these concepts down for the less tech of us, i.e.—me. I appreciate … Continue reading →

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EXQUSITE CORPSE IS NOW OPEN

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Angela Yuriko Smith

How big can an exquisite corpse get? The biggest one I’ve ever put together was around 40-50 lines. With National Poetry Month around the corner I want to see if we can beat that. Makes me wonder… is there a … Continue reading →

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FLASH BATTLE SIGN UPS NOW OPEN

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Angela Yuriko Smith

Don’t you wish there was an easy free way to be exposed to new readers, find feedback on your work and show off your awesome skills? It would be really great if it was fun and foster writer friendships too. … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Done

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

It wasn’t pretty, but it’s over now. As I staggered across the finish line for NaNoWriMo 2020 I thought back to the beginning when I decided to set out on this wild attempt to write a romance novel. It was … Continue reading →

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Watch Skeleton Hour 04: Black Cranes

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

I was so excited to be part of the fourth installation of the Horror Writers Association’s Skeleton Hour along with editors and authors from the new horror anthology, Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women. I had a lot of fun … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo: Tough Week for “Soft Deadlines”

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

The second week started off strong. Having a blast with romance, I participated in my first live NaNoWriMo Write-In and I did over 1k words in an hour. My keyboard was blazing. I was invincible. And then something important came … Continue reading →

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Listen to “Soft Deadlines”

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

To be honest, I began this romance attempt without a lot of faith that I’d finish. But here I am, the first week in and a quarter of the way done. And, believe it or not, I am loving it. … Continue reading →

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“Soft Deadlines” Stays on Deadline

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

I have 1,616 words to write this evening to stay on target for NaNaWriMo. So far I’m slightly ahead of schedule. Because I don’t know much about writing a romance, I researched it. There are certain milestones that make a … Continue reading →

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Stand United!

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Angela Yuriko Smith

It’s finally Election Day. It’s a day we have dreaded and looked forward to. Usually I’m pretty meh about politics, but 2020 is unprecedented in all kinds of ways. This Election I got myself out there and voted and even … Continue reading →

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