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Aeryn Rudel

The Monsters the Guidelines Forgot: Zombies

In this series, I’m going to talk about writing and selling stories featuring classic monsters. You know, the ones you often find in…

Feb 22

The Monsters the Guidelines Forgot: Zombies

Feb 22

Aeryn Rudel

Writing Challenges: The Four Brain Weasels of the Apocalypse

It goes without saying that writing and publishing is a tough gig. To make matters worse, the writerly brain is beset by a myriad of…

Jan 3

Writing Challenges: The Four Brain Weasels of the Apocalypse

Jan 3

Aeryn Rudel

The Awful Agony of Almost

I have reached a point in my writing career where the majority of short stories I write accumulate further consideration and…

Sep 23, 2022

The Awful Agony of Almost

Sep 23, 2022

Aeryn Rudel

Vampires and Zombies and Werewolves, Oh My!

I’ve touched on this before, but recent good news has me thinking about it again. There’s a sense in the genre-writing community that it’s…

Jul 20, 2022

Jul 20, 2022

Aeryn Rudel

The Way I Write Part 1: The Early Years

This will be the first of three (maybe four) posts that explore my writing over the last twenty years, focusing on how it has changed, and…

Dec 23, 2019

The Way I Write Part 1: The Early Years

Dec 23, 2019

Aeryn Rudel

A Day in the Life of a First Draft

As you know, writing requires extreme dedication to the craft, unswerving discipline, and nigh-supernatural resistance to distraction. To…

Apr 25, 2018

A Day in the Life of a First Draft

Apr 25, 2018

Aeryn Rudel

200 Rejections: An Analysis

I recently found myself wondering how many rejections I’ve received since I started using Duotrope (religiously) to track my submissions…

Apr 18, 2018

200 Rejections: An Analysis

Apr 18, 2018

Aeryn Rudel

Big Problems

Gorrus crawled on his hands and knees, squeezing through the narrow halls of his house. His bedroom was the only room that could…

Apr 15, 2018

Big Problems

Apr 15, 2018

Aeryn Rudel

Ranks of the Rejected: Avily Jerome (Havok Magazine) | REJECTOMANCY on WordPress.com

Today it is my privilege to present an interview with Avily Jerome, the editor for Havok magazine. Avily is an accomplished editor and…

Apr 13, 2018

Ranks of the Rejected: Avily Jerome (Havok Magazine) | REJECTOMANCY on WordPress.com

Apr 13, 2018

Aeryn Rudel

Back to Basics: The Cover Letter

Hey, let’s talk about cover letters again. I see this subject pop up a lot when it comes to submissions. There are a lot of opinions, and…

Apr 11, 2018

Back to Basics: The Cover Letter

Apr 11, 2018

Aeryn Rudel

Aeryn Rudel

Author, game designer, dinosaur nerd, and baseball connoisseur. I blog about writing and rejection (mostly rejection) at www.rejectomancy.com.

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