Category Archives: publishing

The Arts

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Lida Bushloper

One of the primary delights of living where I do in Southern California is that I am surrounded by a wealth of resources for joy. For me this means the pure joy of learning, of stretching my mind and especially … Continue reading →

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Send Is Not the End

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Lida Bushloper

We’ve all heard, and likely experienced, that getting started is the hard part. It’s certainly true for me. But now I find that ending is also hard. Last Saturday I hit “send” on a new story for a new (to … Continue reading →

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Fun With Networking

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Lida Bushloper

I spent most of this past weekend at the wonderful California Crime Writers Conference, jointly created by the local Sisters in Crime chapter and the local Mystery Writers of America chapter. At left is a picture of me and Vinnie … Continue reading →

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Decisions, Decisions

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Lida Bushloper

Studies have shown that, instead of making us feel richer and blessed, an over abundance of choices actually makes us less happy. We get paralyzed. What if we make the wrong choice? How do we decide between similar, but slightly different … Continue reading →

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Bragging Rights

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Lida Bushloper

Every issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine includes a fun contest. They print a picture, and writers are challenged to come up with a 250 word maximum story inspired by or based on the picture. Winners get $25.00. The winning … Continue reading →

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Honestly, Once Would Have Been Enough

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Lida Bushloper

I was delighted when so many of my online writer friends got last minute holiday gifts in the form of acceptances in late December. It was the opposite for me. I got not one, but two rejections–for the same piece!! … Continue reading →

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A Clean Slate

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Lida Bushloper

I got my last rejection of the year a few days ago. It was kind of refreshing. Everything else I had submitted had either been rejected or accepted. Now I can start a fresh batch of submissions from scratch. Sort … Continue reading →

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A Writer’s Thanksgiving

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

I’ve mentioned several of these before. But nearing Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of how grateful I am for the following:       Technology Online submissions. Dangerous if you hit “send” too quickly, but mostly a huge advantage over the old … Continue reading →

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Sine Qua Non

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

There was a time when, like many folks starting out in life, I was struggling. Working multiple jobs, trying to get more education, fighting to keep the first home I had bought on my own. I was determined to hang … Continue reading →

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Damn, I Did It Again

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

I’ve come up with what I believe is a new phrase for writer’s like me: “sender’s remorse.” This is the condition I enter just after I have hit “send” and realize I should have added to, changed, or edited my … Continue reading →

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