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New Short Story: "Lavender and Chamomile" up at Big Pulp1 comment

LaShawn wrote 1 month ago: Took a little while, but I finally got this short story sold. It’s up and running at Big Pulp … more →

Tags: Genre: Fantasy, Short Stories, writing, "Lavender and Chamomile", big pulp, Fantasy, LaShawn M. Wanak, publishing news, Short Story

Weeping of the Willows update (actually, it's more of a non-update...)

LaShawn wrote 4 months ago: So this week is the last week of the boy’s summer school. Can’t believe six weeks went b … more →

Tags: Weeping of the Willows, writing, Writing Life

Status Update on Willow2 comments

LaShawn wrote 6 months ago: It’s been about three months now since I started the second full rewrite of Willow. And today, … more →

Tags: Weeping of the Willows, writing, Fantasy, Odyssey Podcast, Revisions, Status Update, Writers of the Future

Weekly Cafe update and a little Writing News

LaShawn wrote 8 months ago: Another bunch of links for you. I’m finding it easier to squeeze these kind of posts in betwee … more →

Tags: Weeping of the Willows, Writing Conferences, Adventures in SciFi Publishing, Odyssey Con, Shaun Farrell, Wiscon, Work, Writers of the Future, writing

New Story: “The Liberation of Roscoe White” published at The Town Drunk1 comment

LaShawn wrote 10 months ago: Hot dog! A new story of mine is up and running! I like it when I get my stories published! “The Libe … more →

Tags: Short Stories, writing, "The Liberation of Roscoe White", African-American fantasy, black fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, LaShawn M. Wanak, Science Fiction

Flash Fiction Fun1 comment

LaShawn wrote 10 months ago: I’m almost a week away from officially working on my Weeping of the Willows edits. I look at t … more →

Tags: Short Stories, writing, flash fiction, Writing Advice, Writing Goals

Writing Goals for 2009

LaShawn wrote 10 months ago: Yayyy! I get to start off 2009 by setting up my goals again. Hooray! Just think–around this ti … more →

Tags: Short Stories, Weeping of the Willows, writing, 2009 resolutions, Goals, Personal, Resolutions

Readthrough of Willow Done (or Helllooooo, 2009!)

LaShawn wrote 10 months ago: Well, I’m back! Did you have a good Christmas holiday? I sure did. Lots of rest and relaxation … more →

Tags: Weeping of the Willows, writing

It's rest time; Cafe going on Christmas hiatus1 comment

LaShawn wrote 11 months ago: So if I was Daniel a couple of years from now, I’d be like, “Wait a minute. We live abou … more →

Tags: Daniel, writing, Writing. Musings, Christmas, Hiatus, Personal

Finally! A story out the door! Now I can get on with my life! (or at least 'Willow'...)

LaShawn wrote 12 months ago: Welcome back. Did you have a good Thanksgiving? Eat too much turkey? Ended up snoring in front of a … more →

Tags: Short Stories, writing, Revisions, writing drafts

LaShawn's Project Status Update (or working on my 5th final draft...)

LaShawn wrote 1 year ago: So right around yesterday as I recoved from a full day of hanging out at the Circle M farm by cookin … more →

Tags: writing, Weeping of the Willows, Short Stories, NaNoWriMo, Writing Goals, Writers of the Future

"Christmas Eve at the Petite Bouchette" up at Poor Mojo's Almanac((k)!1 comment

LaShawn wrote 1 year ago: And another story is up! “Christmas Eve at the Petite Bouchette” is my first literary st … more →

Tags: Short Stories, writing, LaShawn M. Wanak, Short Story, Fiction, literary short stories, Christmas, "Christmas Eve at the Petite Bouchette"

Status update on Willow

LaShawn wrote 1 year ago: My desk is clean. The whole house is clean. The boy is currently watching Diego. I got some free tim … more →

Tags: writing, Weeping of the Willows, Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Editing, Revising, Work

"Crowntree" is up at Ideomancer!4 comments

LaShawn wrote 1 year ago: And yet another story of mine is up to read! Yippee! And it’s at Ideomancer, of all places! Th … more →

Tags: writing, Genre: Fantasy, Fantasy Writings, Short Stories, LaShawn M. Wanak, Fantasy, Short Story, Fiction, Ideomancer

"Crimson" is up at Tales from the Moonlight Path!5 comments

LaShawn wrote 1 year ago: And now a lighter bit of news…or darker, as the case may be. I got another short story publish … more →

Tags: Short Stories, writing, Amarantine, dark, Enya, Fantasy, Fiction, Flash, flash fiction

"Daughters of Sarah" up at Third Order Magazine!2 comments

LaShawn wrote 1 year ago: Yeehaw! A new story! I’m proud of this one because this was the first short story I worked on … more →

Tags: Fantasy Writings, Genre: Fantasy, Prayer, Short Stories, Women's Stuff, writing, "Daughters of Sarah", ANGELS, Christian

More thoughts on being published2 comments

LaShawn wrote 2 years ago: So the reason why I haven’t been able to go to the Midwest Literary Festival was that our fami … more →

Tags: Short Stories, writing, "Click" by LaShawn M. Wanak, guy, Kaleidotrope, Sky High" by Edd Vick

"Click" published in Kaleidotrope Issue #34 comments

LaShawn wrote 2 years ago: YEEEEEHAAWWWW! It’s out! The latest issue of Kaleidotrope is out, and it’s got my story … more →

Tags: Short Stories, writing, Fantasy, Kaleidotrope, LaShawn M. Wanak, Sci-Fi

Odds, Ends...and another blow to the fantasy community (RIP Robert Jordan)1 comment

LaShawn wrote 2 years ago: It’s been quiet at the Cafe. Real quiet. It’s not that anything’s happening. On th … more →

Tags: writing, Genre: Fantasy, Fantasy Writings, News of the Day


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