The Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity author list is growing … Come on by, say hello, buy a book, get it signed, and meet some cool people.

It’s a friendly and fun conference.

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Short story rewritten. Now I need to get it under the word limit for submission.

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I just did a first pass edit/rewrite through my C3 short story. It’s not as messy as I feared it to be when I was writing it. I still need to cut words.

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Phew! First draft of the short story is done. It’s around 6K words. The submission limit is 5K. I’ll need to tighten up and rearrange a few things, but I have a story.

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I guess I’ll have to cut/consolidate a few things in this short story. The word count is around 4K, the limit for submission is 5K. I have more to say. Too bad.

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I’ve been writing a short story for the C3 anthology. It’s not what I planned, but it’s pretty good, so far.

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I’m writing a Sherlock Holmes short story for this year’s C3 anthology.With any luck, it will make it in.

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Good writing session today. I wrote the first scene of my short story for the C3 anthology. Now, I hae to throw out/redo my outline. My protagonist isn’t the one I wanted to be the protagonist.

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Well, I have the concept of an idea for the C3 short story. Now I just need to flesh it out.

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I guess it’s appropriate I’m trying to come up with a short story idea for Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity on Friday the 13th, give the the story theme needs to be “luck”.

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“It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.”
— Joseph Conrad

It’s the mark of an experienced man to not rely in luck.

— me

I’m working on ideas for the C3 short story.

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I’m doing something weird. If you come up to me at C3 and say “I want a free book.” No alterations.) I’ll give you a book.

if you say, “I want to get drunk,” I’ll buy you a drink (your choice–one.). Assuming you aren’t already or near being drunk–my call.

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Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity 2025 Wrap up

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Packing up and getting ready to head for home. Great conference as always.

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I’m about to fall over. Fun, long day, and it’s not over yet.

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Authors

Jody Lynn Nye and Tom Straw.

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My final panel session is done. That was fun. Now I am exhausted.

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Cool. Got to do a short promotional interview

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Books

The rest of today’s book haul.

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Pile o’ books

State of the Current Haul

Which book grabs you?

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Toc

Cool, my Damon Runyonesque short stlory made it into the anthology

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Only managed 3k words today. Still not bad. Time to unwind before the conference this weekend.

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Travel to C3 day.

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Authors: It’s still not too late to attend.

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Banner

If you’re feeling bored, you can get a book signed–or buy some. It’s a low-stress, fun time for bookish people.

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Schedule of sessions for Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity conference is up.

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See you there.

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Brevity is the Soul of Wit session

Cool. The Genre Bending session of C3 is gone after I told them we’d done it last year. Now I’m on a panel with Jodie Lynn Nye.

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The innovation of genre bending

Ok. Here are the panels i’m scheduked on, so far.

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Just got the session schedule for Creaturw, Ceimes, and Creativity. I haven’t checked to see which ones I’m on yet.

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Hm. I may be on a panel discussing the use of AI in writing during C3. I hope they are ready.

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