Anthology | Cathy C. Hall Writes

I like to mix up the markets here at the Hall of Fame, so this month, I decided to go with nonfiction. But fiction will work quite well, too. (It’s a dilly-dally market.) Which brings us to Patchwork Path Books.

Choice Publishing Group is looking for stories right this very minute on living the American Dream. But you can write a non-fiction essay, too. They’ll be reading stories and essays till…let’s see, December 31st! So, you have plenty of time to come up with something between 250 and 2000 words for Patchwork Path: Star Spangled Banner. And if the editors choose you, you’ll receive payment of $50.00.

That’s a nice bit for a story. Or even an essay. (But don’t dilly-dally too long!)

So, here’s the thing. Friday is my “Catch Up on All Things Bloggy” day. And generally speaking, I start out the day, zipping from blog to favorite blog, reading about what my creative buds have been up to in their little corners of the writing world. It’s all very interesting, but exhausting, in an “information overload” kind of way.

That’s why I have to go out to lunch on Fridays. It helps me process all that information. I know it may look like I’m talking about my neighbor while inhaling chips and salsa, but trust me. I’m processing.

Except that today, I happened to stop over at Becky’s blog and read somewhere among the last week’s posts about this submission call out at Mozark Press. Which had, if I remember what Becky said correctly, originally popped up on Donna’s blog, who knows when.

Well. I could barely concentrate on my quesadilla fajita or eavesdropping on the table next to me. All I could think about was a flash story I’d written that I knew would work for this A Shaker of Margaritas: Hot Flash Mommas anthology.

One teensy, little thing. I needed about 700 more words, a 40-ish protagonist and a totally different middle and ending. So, that whole writing thing took longer than I planned. Which explains my Finding Something Friday post at a few minutes before Saturday.

Oh, and one more thing. You only have till June 15 if you’ve got a story stuck in your head now. And really. You don’t have time to be lolly-gagging at lunch dates.