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WRITING
(Click here for Abby's full BIBLIOGRAPHY)
I've written several novels, short stories, and screenplays. Here are a
handful of them!
NOVELS
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The Torth Empire is an epic series aimed at a science fiction/fantasy/young adult audience. The first four books are complete, beginning with City of Slaves.
- Click HERE
to read a blurb.
- Click HERE
to read an excerpt.
- Click HERE if you would volunteer to read one of the completed novels.
- In addition to a full outline of the remaining books in the series, I've created a database of alien cultures,
concept art, languages,
maps,
technology, and histories.
- The Illusionist is a Young Adult fantasy novel. It's in the 60,000 word range.
- Click HERE
to read a blurb.
- Click HERE
to read the first chapter.
- Click HERE
to read the complete novel.
- The Torth Resurgence is an incomplete Science Fiction novel I wrote in college.
- Salt Water is a Horror novel I wrote when I was in junior high school.
- Sarah's Secrets is a Science Fiction novel I wrote when I was in junior high school.
. . . and SCREENPLAYS
- Eden is a feature-length screenplay in the Horror/Science Fiction genres.
- Current Status: I need to revise Eden before submitting it to contests, slush piles, and agents.
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Short Story PUBLICATIONS
- "A Taste of Time" will appear in the award-winning podcast e-zine, Escape Pod, in 2011.
It was originally published in Deep Magic #24, May 2004. Rejections: 0!!!
- "Post-American Princess" was purchased by Dark Recesses,
and should appear there sometime in 2011 ... Rejections: 19
- "Shirley Knott" is featured in
AlienSkin Magazine, 2008. Rejections: 8
- "Father's Footsteps" is set in my Torth universe, and was podcast on
Well Told Tales in 2008. Rejections: 4
- "Lightbringer's Class" is set in my Torth universe, and won
Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future Contest for 2007. It was originally featured in
Shining Waters Fantasy Literature, February 2003. Rejections: 2
- "The Aeon Project" won 2nd place in the CONduit
2005 short story contest. Rejections: 2
- "Leveling Mountains" was featured in March 2005 of
Aiofe's Kiss, and voted into the sixth
Wondrous Web Worlds anthology. Rejections: 1
- "Sunrise" was featured in
Cyberpulp Magazine, Issue #1, June 2004.
It can be purchased from Fictionwise or
the PDA Bookstore. Rejections: 2
- "The Blur" was
published in Twilight Times, Summer 2004. Rejections: 4
- "Decrepit" was the 90-word daily story of April 29, 2004 in
Flashshot. Rejections: 1
- "Fiction" was featured in Neverary.com (now defunct), October 2003.
Rejections: 3, reprint 5
- My articles and book reviews
have appeared in the Internet Review of Science Fiction, Neverary, Nabou, and SFFWorld.com.
UNPUBLISHED SHORT STORIES
These stories are still looking for a home
- The Men's Room [less than 1000 words] [Science Fiction] Rewrite request from Baen's Universe, personal rejection from Gordon Van Gelder, final round at ASIM. Rejections: 10
- Impulsive, Primitive Behavior [1000 to 5000 words] [Dark Fantasy] Rejections: 8
- Handicap Accessible [1000 to 5000 words] [Horror] Rejections: 8
- The Aeon Project [1000 to 5000 words] [Science Fiction] Won 2nd place in CONduit (2005). Rejections: 2
- The Big Mermaid [1000 to 5000 words] [Dark Fantasy] never submitted
- Battle Elephants of Siam [1000 to 5000 words] [Historical Fantasy] never submitted
- Portrait of Misery [1000 to 5000 words] [Horror] never submitted
- Overboard [5000 to 8000 words] [Dark Fantasy] never submitted
- The Wolf is Here, the Bear is Here [5000 to 8000 words] [Dark Fantasy] never submitted
- Traycee Kelly High [5000 to 8000 words] [Science Fiction] never submitted
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Thank you for visiting.
any comments, or if you're interested in exchanging writing feedback.
All material Copyright © 2012 Abby Goldsmith, except where otherwise noted.
All rights reserved. No part of this may be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission from the author.
Document updated: 10 April 2011 - 01:43:30
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