K.P. Gresham
Assessments 2022 / Goals 2023
By N. M. Cedeño We’ll start with assessments: I started 2022 with the goal of getting short stories published. In aid of that goal, I set...
top of page
K.P. Gresham
Professional Character Assassin
Blog
K.P., along with her fellow ink-stained wretches, put out a weekly blog. Enjoy!
K.P. Gresham
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
Libraries and “Merry Library Murder”
By N. M. Cedeño The fact that the victim in my upcoming story entitled “Merry Library Murder” is a librarian is not a sign of hidden...
4 views0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
Writing “It Came Upon a Midnight Ice Storm”
By N.M. Cedeño People like to ask writers, do you ever use details from your life in your writing? Answer: Sometimes. It depends on what...
3 views0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Aug 22, 2022
- 3 min
When Submitting Short Stories to Markets, Patience is Required
By N.M. Cedeño How long does it take to hear back from editors with acceptances or rejections of short stories? That depends on a number...
1 view0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Jul 11, 2022
- 4 min
Facing a Writing Challenge
by N. M. Cedeño Many writers find motivation in challenging themselves in various ways. Some attempt to write a novel length manuscript...
2 views0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Apr 18, 2022
- 3 min
Submitting Short Stories: It’s Like Baseball
By 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...
1 view0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
Writing “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...
1 view0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Jan 24, 2022
- 3 min
Writing “Nice Girls Don’t” for Groovy Gumshoes
So 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...
2 views0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Nov 22, 2021
- 3 min
End of Year Assessments and Thanksgiving
by N. M. Cedeño For writers, setting and meeting goals can be done in a variety of ways. Some people count words produced in a given...
0 views0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Sep 6, 2021
- 3 min
Don’t Delete “Unsuccessful” Manuscripts
By N.M. Cedeño A number of the stories sitting in files on my computer were written years ago, some over ten years ago, and have never...
1 view0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- May 3, 2021
- 3 min
Submitting Short Stories: Part 2
By N. M. Cedeño Previously, I wrote a post covering some of the basic rules for submitting short stories to anthologies, magazines, and...
1 view0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Dec 15, 2020
- 7 min
Lost and Found
by Kathy Waller “Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening for them is something more acute than listening to them....
3 views0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Why 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...
2 views0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Aug 24, 2020
- 3 min
Agatha 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...
1 view0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
Inspiration for My Short Stories
Sometimes, 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...
0 views0 comments
K.P. Gresham
- Dec 16, 2019
- 3 min
How to Submit Short Stories to Magazines, Anthologies, & Contests
The basic steps to submitting fiction manuscripts to magazines, anthologies, and contests are as follows: STEP 1: Find calls for...
1 view0 comments
bottom of page