Avast, matey. Thar be sails on the horizon. Prepare to come about, ye bilge rats. My, she’s a buxom beauty, ain’t she boys. Fire a warnin’ shot ‘cross ‘er bow. Now draw yer blades and board ‘er smartly before ‘er captain can scuttle our prize. Yes, it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and if [...]
Pirates & Swashbucklers on Sale Now
Filed under Writing Journal on September 19, 2011
Tagged: Janner Kohl, Pirates & Swashbucklers, Pulp Empire, Relvan's Rescue
Pirates and Editors
Filed under Writing Journal on August 9, 2011
Tagged: Janner Kohl, Pirates & Swashbucklers, Pulp Empire, Relvan's Rescue
I got an update from the publisher of the Pirates & Swashbucklers anthology that will feature my short story “Relvan’s Rescue.” The book is being proofread, and authors will receive galleys in the next 2-3 weeks to review. The current launch date is September 19th, which also happens to be Talk Like a Pirate Day. [...]
Relvan Rescued
Filed under Market Report on April 26, 2011
Tagged: Duotrope's Digest, Janner Kohl, Pulp Empire, Relvan's Rescue, Tor.com
Oh, man, I’ve been waiting a long time to use that title. So, let me catch you up on Janner Kohl’s adventures in publishing. The story sat at Tor.com for nearly a year (304 days, according to Duotrope’s Digest’s submission tracker) before I received a rejection at the end of January. At this point, I [...]
Beta reading before submitting
Filed under Writing Journal on May 12, 2009
Tagged: beta readers, critique groups, Janner Kohl, Relvan's Rescue
I finished the rewrite of “Relvan’s Rescue” on Friday. The manuscript sits just shy of 11,400 words. That’s almost 4,000 words more than the original version I submitted to several markets a year ago. The story is in the hands of some beta readers, one of whom has been tasked with trying to find ways [...]
How one woman rocked Relvan’s Rescue
Filed under Fiction, Writing Journal on March 24, 2009
Tagged: Janner Kohl, Relvan's Rescue
Lady Touvree Temmere is Janner Kohl’s love interest in “Relvan’s Rescue”. She was a bit player in the version of the story I submitted to various markets early last year, a few lines of conversation in the third scene that alluded to a shared past. Her part now would be considered leading lady material, a [...]
