DAWN MAJOR

Month: September 2020

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September 26, 2020

Nonessential words: Tips for Cutting Word Count

Please comment and share via social media! As a writer of short stories, I find my short stories aren’t short enough. Too many times I get excited about finding the perfect journal to publish in only to read their submission guidelines and discover my short story exceeds the magazine’s word count guidelines. Decision time. 1. […]
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September 5, 2020

A Homage to Cat Lovers, featuring Buddy: My favorite Feline-Based Short Stories

I am writing this post is to honor charities, rescuers, fosters, adoptees, and all lovers of cats, but in particular to honor my sister, Aleea, who after searching for NINE MONTHS for Buddy, finally brought him home yesterday. When I started writing this post I wanted to honor writers who figured cats into their stories, […]