Jack Campbell Jr.

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  • Midnight and the Boogieman at The Confabulator Cafe; A Simple Device in Rejected

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    In my latest Confabulator Cafe story, “Midnight and the Boogieman,” paranormal blogger and Truman Capote disciple Boogieman Beau is confronted by a man who leaps from body to body every night at the stroke of midnight. You can read it for free at The Confabulator Cafe. My short story “A Simple Device” is out in Rejected,…

  • “Murph’s Law” is now available at The Confabulator Cafe

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    I have a new short story up at The Confabulator Cafe. Murph didn’t mean any offense when he pissed on his best friend’s grave, but when he’s around, things go wrong. There may or may not be a vampire involved. You can read the story in its entirety at http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/12/murphs-law-flash-fiction/

  • NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up at The Confabulator Cafe

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    NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up at The Confabulator Cafe This is my last NaNoWriMo posting for this year at The Confabulator Cafe. Head on over and see how my writing went this month.  

  • Strange New Directions: The Importance of Research

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    In my blog this week at The Confabulator Cafe, I wrote about research for writers and share my experience with researching the ancient pueblo people known as the Anasazi for a short story that will be appearing in Bete Noire Magazine this October. You can check it out here: http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2013/06/strange-new-directions-the-importance-of-research/

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • “Collectors” in Separate Worlds Magazine

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    The January/February issue of Separate Worlds, a science fiction and fantasy magazine, is now available. Inside, you can find my short story “Collectors.” The end of the world is coming, and the fate of the universe will be decided in a Magic-esque card game between Heaven and Hell. “Collectors” is about the “other” demons, sent…

  • 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.  

  • Looking back on a year of the Confabulator Cafe, and an upcoming story in Hungur Magazine

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    In my weekly Confabulator Cafe blog, I was asked about my favorite assignment this year. See my answer in “Bring me another!” Also, Hungur Magazine, a horror magazine specializing in vampire fiction, has accepted my short story “Bloodline” for publication in their April 30, 2013 issue. It has been a good year for my writing career,…