New Fic Update

Posted in Read on May 6th, 2011 by shinneno_xenalvr

I got off the Otalia train some time back and well, one thing led to another, so here’s a The Good Wife fic:B Line.

It’s a one-shot Kalinda/Alicia fic, rated PG-13, and it’s unbeta-ed. Leave me a comment if you like it!

The Awakening

Posted in Craft on April 9th, 2011 by shinneno_xenalvr

The Awakening is now for sale with The Bookshop Darlinghurst! (Direct link here.)

It’s possibly one of the most exciting thing that’s happened to me writing career-wise and I’m stoked! So I’ve been busy editing The Awakening for its 2nd edition print, but I’m now back on track and am working on Devil Ride again. The last chapter is so hard to write! Well, I’ve always been horrible at ending fics, sigh. I can’t wait to wrap it up, however, because it is, by far, the best thing I’ve written and I want to see if I could edit it into an original fic and see if I can get it published!

Fingers crossed. And back to writing!

Moving House

Posted in Craft, Read on January 22nd, 2011 by shinneno_xenalvr

oh GEE it’s a pain in the ass to change domains because I just realised that all the links to my stories from various fiction sites are all broken! GUH! Now I have to email all the webmasters/mistresses to inform them of the change. Kinda feel like crying.

Anyway I just realised that there are a fair few reviews done on my writing out there. It’s a good feeling! I remember the first time I got told one of my fics was reviewed. It was for The Day Lucy Broke Down. I remember not having written for ages before that, and I was talking to a mate and telling her about how I always don’t feel inspired to write when I’m in relationships. She asked me to choose, so I broke up with my then-partner and wrote the fic! It was a great exchange because I didn’t really dig her anyways. Ha! Okay, I sound really callous, but trust me, it was a good decision.

So if any of you guys come across any broken links to my fics, do let me know and I’ll try and get it sorted out asap. Cheers in advance!

Writing comps 2011

Posted in Craft on January 22nd, 2011 by shinneno_xenalvr

I might be in over my head but in such a good way. Anyway, if anyone’s interested, here are a few writing comps around! And if anyone has got plot bunnies to share/exchange/discuss, leave me a comment!

1. Lorian Hemingway short story competition, 3,500 words or less. Ends 15 May 2011, entry fee USD15.

2. A competitive talent search open to all writing in English, the William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition is for previously unpublished work, over 7 categories. Ends 1 Apr 2011, entry fees vary.

3. King Lake Publishing Monthly Competition is also for previously unpublished authors. Ends last day of each month for each genre, no entry fee.

I’ve only scanned through the guidelines, so you should totes check them out if you’re interested and let me know if you join any of the comps!

my speck in the www

Posted in Uncategorized on January 19th, 2011 by shinneno_xenalvr

I have not gone crazy, I have not gone crazy.

But I am going to be soon! Ah, I always get this way with web editing, only because I’m such a editing moron. After a few hours of meddling, I’ve at last installed wordpress on my site and have a few buttons up and running. The links to my writing are yet to be done, but I think I can handle that after installing buttons to my sidebars!

So this is my little speck in the www. I’ve decided to be (more) serious about my writing and possibly paving a way to making it a tool of survival. To learn more about me, either follow me on twitter, read the About Me page, or send me an email. I don’t bite unless requested to.

That said, any contribution that you would like to make to this site and my craft in the form of story feedback, comment love or cold hard cash would be greatly welcome. Whether you’re a stranger, an old friend, or someone who likes the way I write, I welcome you and I hope you’ll enjoy your stay here.

Cheers for dropping by! I’d greatly appreciate it if you hit that twitter, stumbleupon and/or fb like button on the right sidebar to promote this site! And if you have other ideas to promote this site, do feel free to leave me a comment!

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