Jack Campbell Jr.

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  • “A Burial” at Page and Spine and My Online Store

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    Several months ago, I sold “A Burial” to Page and Spine. When I decided to use the story in my collection, the editor, N.K. Wagner not only agreed to provide a blurb for the back of the book, but also said she would hold off on publishing the story so that its publication would coincide…

  • A Friendly Reminder to Kill Your Darlings

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    As far as writing advice goes, “Kill your darlings” (and its variants) is one of the classics. It’s been attributed to Ginsberg, Chekov, Wilde, Faulkner…Stephen King swears by it in On Writing, and according to an article on Slate, it was originated by Arthur Quiller-Couch’s 1914 Cambridge lecture. I’ve seen similar quotes attributed to a variety of writers. You…

  • A Burial

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    A BurialEvery month at The Confabulator Cafe, we write flash fiction based on some sort of prompt. This week, the prompt, a pretty intense painting, was provided by Lawrence-area writer and painter David Dehetre. I started with a shotgun in a little red wagon, and the result was “A Burial.”You can read it now at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2012/08/a-burial/Enjoy, and…