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Continue reading →: How Romance Makes Me a Better WriterAfter more than two decades of technical writing for my job, I started writing short fiction in 2017. Much of my short fiction falls under dark and speculative, but I’ve also written plenty of literary and humorous pieces, and even a few that belong to mystery/crime. Which is why most…
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Continue reading →: 2023 In Review
I hadn’t done one of these year-in-review posts in a while, but 2023 was quite eventful and deserves a reflective post. Short fiction: I didn’t write or submit much short fiction last year, but I feel the writing in what I did publish was pretty solid. Six stories, one of…
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Continue reading →: 2020: A Year in Review
As much as 2020 sucked in myriad ways, it was a good year for me in terms of writing. I made some great sales, published fiction as well as poetry, and became a member of Horror Writers Association. Most importantly, I feel like my writing has improved as I’ve been…
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Continue reading →: Reflections on Running a Fiction ContestSo Quarantine Quanta: A Drabble Contest is closed and I feel it was a great success. The subs were open March 17-31, and the results were posted on April 6, with just under 300 entries overall and with everyone having received their decisions (and the awardees having received payment) beforehand.…
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Continue reading →: Results of Quarantine Quanta Contest Are Up!
The results are up here. You can read the stories individually or download a free eBook (PDF, EPUB, MOBI). Enjoy!
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Continue reading →: Quarantine Quanta: A Drabble Contest
I’ve decided to run a short, paid drabble contest during the quarantine. Details here.
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Continue reading →: News 09/07/19
It’s late summer 2019, so two years since I started writing and submitting short fiction — happy scribbling birthday to me! Let’s see what transpired since the last update: New Publications and Acceptances Dragon Texts in All Caps, Spelk, forthcoming. (prose poem/CNF flash) Roots, Flash Fiction Magazine, forthcoming. (suspense/supernatural flash)…
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Continue reading →: Deep Dive into SlushNot that long ago, I spent some time reading submissions for a pro speculative magazine. This was my first time as a slush reader at this level and it was overall an intense, enjoyable, and greatly informative experience. I’m really glad I did it and I am sure it will…
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Continue reading →: News 06/10/19
In late summer 2019, it will be two years since I started writing and submitting short fiction. Time sure flies! Here is what has happened since the last update in early January. New Publications Magdalene, The Molotov Cocktail: Flash Legend Contest, May 2019. (dark literary) Ephemera, 50-Word Stories, April 15, 2019. (literary)(reprint)(micro) The Gold and…
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Continue reading →: News 01/19/19
2018 came and went, and what a great writing year it was! Since the last update in early October (!), quite a lot has happened. New Publications Family Business, Coffin Bell, Issue 2.1, January 1, 2019. (horror) Waterfall, The Ginger Collect, Issue 8, December 21, 2018. (fairy tale) [Author interview here] Troo Raccoon, Unfit Magazine,…
Maura Yzmore
I’m a Midwest-based short-story writer focusing on dark speculative fiction (weird fiction, horror, and dark sci-fi). I also write angsty, steamy romance under the pen name Fiona Embers.
Maura Yzmore 