2013 has been an excellent year for me, writing-wise. I’ve sold more stories this year than the last three put together. I’ve learned how to finish stories faster, instead of letting them linger for months in the second-draft stage. I’ve cracked some new markets—really aspirational ones, too. I have also had at least one entire month go by without writing at all, and I’ve failed to make any progress on Draft 2 of my second novel, although I did cap off Draft 1 in an awesome two-week binge last winter. I continue to spend too much time looking around the internet for mentions of my work, time that I should spend honing my craft and reading others’ stories instead. I have a lot to learn about this business. Each hill I crest shows me a wider landscape to map. I’m pretty proud of my 2013 output though. Here are the new stories of mine that came out this year: “The God-Seed” (Crossed Genres, July)Walking up Genesee Road in the country dark, I thought I was seeing the northern lights. Rose-coloured streaks, twisting upward, half-obscured stars on the far side. I stopped and threw my head back to look. Then I […]