Jack Campbell Jr.

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  • Failure and other F-Words, plus an acceptance

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    Failure and other F-Words, plus an acceptance My last Nanowrimo Confabulator Cafe blog is up at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/12/failure-and-other-f-words/. Read about my mixed mixed emotions regarding Nanowrimo this year. Also, Separate Worlds has accepted my flash fiction piece “Collectors” for publication in their January/February 2013 issue. I’ll post more information as I get it. Thanks for reading, Jack

  • Moral Victories

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    Moral Victories Nanowrimo is wrapping up, and while I am nowhere near the actual goal, my personal goal has been met. Read how it is going, this week at The Confabulator Cafe. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/11/6348/

  • What the Fires Consumed

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    title=”What the Fires Consumed”>What the Fires Consumed I’ve only ever written one poem. It’s titled “What the Fires Consumed” after a line in a Sylvia Plath poem. It is now available from Danse Macabre Magazine’s Du Jour website.   Jack Campbell Jr. – WHAT THE FIRE CONSUMED   Also, my latest Confabulator Cafe post is up,…

  • Off like a herd of turtles in a pot of glue.

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    Off like a herd of turtles in a pot of glue. NaNoWriMo is upon us, and I am off to a pretty decent start, considering all the other stuff I have going on. Read about how it is going for me at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/11/off-like-a-herd-of-turtles-in-a-pot-of-glue/. An update to my word count. I am actually around 9,000 words,…

  • It only takes a spark.

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    I remember a song we sang at church when I was a kid. It started out with “It only takes a spark to get a fire going.” Even though the song doesn’t mention writing in the slightest, I think the message is applicable. It only takes a spark. Last night, I sat on a panel…

  • Remember, Remember Last November

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    Remember, Remember Last November Last November was a life-altering month for me as a writer. With NaNoWriMo fast approaching, I shared my memories of last year, and my expectations for this year in my latest Confabulator Cafe post, “Remember, Remember Last November.” You can read it now at: http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/10/remember-remember-the-last-november/ All November, my weekly Monday column…

  • A New Look

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    You might have noticed things look a look a little different around here. I decided to make the site a little easier to navigate. At the top of the page, you can find all sorts of good stuff. At “The Web,” you will see links I frequent, such as LitReactor.com or the Horror Writer’s Association.…

  • Calliope and other News

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    Calliope and other News This week for the Confabulator Cafe, we decided to get into the Halloween spirit by writing stories about carnivals. Anyone who has read much on here will know that I am a big Ray Bradbury fan. His writing had a huge influence on me, and he stands as one of my…

  • Time, You Ain’t No Friend of Mine

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    Time, You Ain’t No Friend of MineAs you can tell from my lack of updates, time is the greatest threat to my writing these days. I wrote about it for The Confabulator Cafe this week.http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/10/time-you-aint-no-friend-of-mine/I have been staying busy with writing, but it has mostly been academically or for The Confabulator Cafe. I am thinking…

  • The Han Solo Effect

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    The Han Solo EffectKeeping characters unique and dealing with large casts can be tough for a writer. After all, you are just one person trying to channel a crowd. You can read my advice in how to deal with such a crowd in “The Han Solo Effect” at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/09/the-han-solo-effect/