Jack Campbell Jr.

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  • NaNoWriMo Week 3 at The Confabulator Cafe

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    As NaNoWriMo has escalated, so to has my Fall semester at grad school. A busy week studying didn’t leave much time for the novel. I talk about it in my latest post at The Confabulator Cafe.  Check it out. http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/11/nanowrimo-week-3-ugh/

  • The Red Tree by Caitlin Kiernan (Book Review)

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    The Red Tree by Caitlin Kiernan (Book Review) We are trying something new at The Confabulator Cafe, sharing reviews of books, films, and games. We’ve spent the last two years discussing various aspects of writing as they affect our own lives. Stop by and check out what we think about the writing of other artists.…

  • My Mistakes (Free Flash Fiction)

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    My Mistakes (Free Flash Fiction) It’s a few hours late due to traveling, but I’ve got a brand new piece of flash fiction titled “My Mistakes” over at The Confabulator Cafe. One of our challenges was to write something outside of our normal genre. As such, this story is totally mainstream. Not a single violent…

  • Quote Me on That

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    Quote Me on That It wasn’t that long ago that I was sort of the quote guy. I used quotes at the beginning of every post, both here and on The Confabulator Cafe. This week, the Cafe asked me to write about quotes and whether or not I keep a log of interesting ones for…

  • “TAG” is up at The Confabulator Cafe

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    “TAG” is up at The Confabulator Cafe My latest Confabulator Cafe story is available at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/07/tag-flash-fiction/ “TAG” is based on the prompt of creating a story around a series of letters. My story involves a series of Post-It notes and police reports, which are essentially letters themselves. Honestly, writing this story wasn’t much fun for me.…

  • The Closing of “My” Bookstore

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    As I write this, another bookstore is about to die. This, on its own, would be a tragedy in itself. For a booklover, the bookstore is almost as much a part of the experience as the book. From the rainbow of spines peppering the worn wooden shelves to the intoxicating odor of old paper, a…

  • A View from a Park Bench

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    I’m still recovering a bit from ConQuest 44, but Sara and I already have tickets for next year’s ConQuest 45. You can get advance tickets a lot cheaper, as the price keeps going up over the course of the year. If you are planning on attending, why wait?  www.conquestkc.org This week, over at The Confabulator…

  • Questing with Friends

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    This weekend, my girlfriend and I are attending Conquest 44 in Kansas City. This is my second Conquest and my girlfriend’s third. It is an interesting convention for me, because the crowd is largely Fantasy and Science Fiction. Horror writers are sort of the unspoken minority, both on the panels and in the dealer room.…

  • “Victor’s Indifference” now available in the May 2013 print edition of The Rusty Nail

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    The May 2013 print edition of The Rusty Nail is now available. My flash fiction piece “Victor’s Indifference” appears inside. Pick up your copy at Amazon.com by clicking the link below. The Rusty Nail, May 2013

  • The Brave New Publishing World and Updates

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    The Brave New Publishing World and Updates After a short hiatus, The Confabulator Cafe has returned. Under the new format, each writer will be contributing something different than his colleagues. This week, I wrote about the literary gatekeepers and other aspects of the changing publishing world. Check it out at The Confabulator Cafe Also, my…