K.P. GreshamJul 11, 20224 min readFacing a Writing Challengeby N. M. Cedeño Many writers find motivation in challenging themselves in various ways. Some attempt to write a novel length manuscript...
K.P. GreshamApr 18, 20223 min readSubmitting Short Stories: It’s Like BaseballBy N. M. Cedeño Many of the stories I write aren’t accepted the first time I submit them for publication. The majority have to be...
K.P. GreshamMar 7, 20223 min readWriting “Reaching for the Moon” for Crimeucopia: Say What Now?by N. M. Cedeño Although I may veer off into other areas, my reading pile usually comprises two main categories of books: mysteries and...
K.P. GreshamJan 24, 20223 min readWriting “Nice Girls Don’t” for Groovy GumshoesSo what if I wasn’t born in the 1960s? I can do research! In 2020, I came across a call for submissions for mystery short stories to be...
K.P. GreshamNov 1, 20214 min readBook Review: FULL DARK, NO STARS by Stephen King“From the start . . . I felt that the best fiction was both propulsive and assaultive. It gets in your face. Sometimes it shouts in...
K.P. GreshamNov 16, 20203 min readWhy Read Short Stories?By N. M. Cedeño If you don’t read short fiction, 2020 is the year to start. Busy, stressed, out of time, out of energy? Then short...
K.P. GreshamAug 24, 20203 min readAgatha Christie Wrote Paranormal Stories?Do you enjoy books that make a chill dance down your spine by invoking the otherworldly or the supernatural? As a teen, I read all of my...
K.P. GreshamMay 4, 20203 min readInspiration for My Short StoriesSometimes, as an author I am asked where I get ideas for my short stories. I get my inspiration from books and articles I read, places I...
K.P. GreshamDec 16, 20193 min readHow to Submit Short Stories to Magazines, Anthologies, & ContestsThe basic steps to submitting fiction manuscripts to magazines, anthologies, and contests are as follows: STEP 1: Find calls for...