Jack Campbell Jr.

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  • There Ain’t No Road Too Long

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    There Ain’t No Road Too Long Everyone has their way to tackle initial revisions. Those early modifications don’t get that baby walking. It’s more like cleaning the thing up moments after birth. Still, rewriting is the most important part of writing, and my philosophy on rewriting is simple. If it’s none done, keep working. Read…

  • There is always time to write, right?

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    There is always time to write, right? My weekly contribution to the Confabulator Cafe came in right before posting time. Ironic, since this week’s topic was making time to write. It’s a busy life, right now, especially with two literary theory classes and working fifty hours a week. Still, I got it up there, as…

  • Piper

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    Piper For this month’s flash fiction, The Confabulator Cafe is re-telling fairy tales. I chose The Pied Piper. You can read “Piper” for free at The Confabulator Cafe.  

  • 365 Days of Chasing Dreams

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    2012 proved to be a year of transition. Over the last few years, my family has been in flux. After the divorce, my time with my son became much more uncertain. This year, after she moved halfway across the country, I found myself seeing him nearly all the time. It has been great, although I…

  • Holiday Wishes and Goodreads

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    Holiday Wishes and Goodreads This week at The Confabulator Cafe, we are sharing our feelings on the holidays. My views have become conflicted in recent years. You can read all about it at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/12/holiday-wishes/ Also, if you are a Goodreads user, feel free to connect with me there. I usually review every book I read. Discussing…

  • Santa Claus is Coming

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    Santa Claus is Coming It is time for the next installment of the Straeon Manor series over at The Confabulator Cafe. My contribution, “Santa Claus is Coming” is now available. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Straeon Manor stories, they all take place in the same house, in different rooms, in different…

  • Toolbox Stocking Stuffers and Another Acceptance

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    Toolbox Stocking Stuffers and Another Acceptance Over at The Confabulator Cafe, we are celebrating the gift-giving season with gift ideas for the writers on your list. I address the writer’s toolbox in my entry. Don’t be afraid to give a writer tools for their work. We love our work. It isn’t any different than getting…

  • 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,…