Annie Percik

The Clowning

My story, The Clowning, is included in the Fall 2019 issue of Menacing Hedge.

You can read it here.

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Weeknotes - S03E49 - It Might Really Happen!

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What a week! Great news about Artisan and a tremendous amount of progress on all sorts of writing projects, plus cementing new writerly friendships online. Exhausting, but very satisfying!

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Weeknotes - S03E48 - New Writing Community

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Much improved in terms of actual writing done and feeling productive this week, largely due to the support and encouragement of TL;DR Writers!

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Weeknotes - S03E47 - Not Sure It Counts

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I’ve recorded this week as seven straight writing days, but I’m not sure any of them really count as that, as I’ve only done blog posts, admin and reviews. But I’m recording it that way anyway and vowing to do better next week!

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Fun Competition Win!

Back in September, I entered the Fall 2019 Three Cheers And A Tiger contest from Toasted Cheese.

Entrants were given 48 hours to write a story based on the prompt: “Write a fantasy or science fiction story under 5000 words that opens with something needlessly dramatic, which becomes actual drama when…”

Comedy science-fiction isn't really in my wheelhouse, but I decided to give it a go - and I won!

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Death and The Princess

My short story, Death and The Princess, appears in Volume 2, Issue 3 of Selene Quarterly.

You can buy a copy here.

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Weeknotes - S03E46 - Where's the Rest?

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Yikes! My writing week apparently dropped off a cliff after two days...

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Weeknotes - S03E45 - A Change Is Better Than A Rest

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No writing at all until Thursday, but then I made up for it with four great writing days in a row. Dedicated writing time away from home is always good for me.

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Self-Imposed Exile

This weekend, I was supposed to be at a two-day writing workshop, which I had booked some time ago and was really looking forward to. I’ve been a bit scattered with my writing since completing the first draft of my second novel over the summer, and I thought I would benefit from some structure and some outside guidance.

Unfortunately, a few weeks ago, the workshop was cancelled, leaving me with a completely free weekend to myself, since my husband had already booked a trip to an annual board games convention. I could have enjoyed a lazy, indulgent couple of days at home. But instead, I decided to create my own structure to get some writing done. I know I benefit from scheduled writing sessions out of the flat and from organised writing retreats out of the county. So, I planned my own personal writing retreat.

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