Fiction
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I have been selected as Crack The Spine‘s Featured Writer for the month of August! I could not be more thrilled! http://www.crackthespine.com/2013/08/featured-writer-of-month.html I was chosen based on the reactions my story “Burn, Baby Burn” received when it was released in Issue 74 last month. Thanks to everyone that read it and spoke out in their…
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I have really gotten some of the loveliest rejections. Since I began submitting my work for publication, I’ve only gotten one rejection that felt unnecessarily rude. And, really, that was early on and if I went back and read it today, I’d probably realize that it wasn’t as mean as I thought. Early on, I…
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I have a new story coming out this week at Crack the Spine Literary Magazine. It is a dark tale called Burn Baby, Burn. It was inspired, partly, by the novel We Have Always Lived In the Castle by Shirley Jackson – who, in my opinion had a way of writing Gothic Claustrophobia like no one…
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Check out Bop Dead City for an interview I did with their super nice editor, Kevin: http://bopdeadcity.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/interview-with-brianne-kohl/
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Last week, I had a crisis at work that diverted all my attention from creative pursuits. Needing a day job is an unfortunate reality for me. My fervent wish is that someday I won’t have to focus on technical writing but until that happens, the paying gig always has to take precedence. I really enjoy…
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Dead Bop City Issue 4 is now available for you to purchase here! It features a ton of great writing including my flash fiction story Her Feminine Circumstance which was also named Best Fiction in their Summer Themed Writing Contest. The cost is $3 ($1 shipping) which is a total deal! You should buy…
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I have a new flash fiction piece being published next week at Bop Dead City! In addition, my story has been selected as the Fiction Winner in their Summer Themed Contest !! My story is called Her Feminine Circumstance. Bop Dead City is an amazing independent quarterly literary journal available in print (only) for $3. Please…
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When I first started sending my stories out for submission, I joined Duotrope. Absolutely, if you are an aspiring writer submitting your work, I recommend this site. I wouldn’t be able to track my submissions as well on my own. It is a searchable database where writers can list stories, search for places to submit…
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I’ve been struggling just recently. Nothing too serious, nothing completely debilitating. Just a lack of inspiration. I write about water a lot and I think it is because writing is a very elemental thing for me. Inspiration typically comes from a word or a phrase associated with the four elements. It will get me going,…
Brianne M. Kohl 