Barbara's page

I'm an aspiring science fiction writer living in College Station, Texas. I've been tinkering for years, but I got serious after I graduated from the University of Houston in 2003. I've been submitting since then, but I haven't gotten published...yet. ^_^

I have had some good luck. I got First Runner up in the 2004 Isaac Asimov Undergrad contest, I made it to the finals in the 2006 L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, and the semi-finals in the 2007 contest. Another of my stories nabbed Honorable Mentions in the 2008 and 2009 contests. My short story, "Flame Unfettered", is scheduled to appear in the upcoming Pretty Scary Anthology of Women in Horror. Details about that can be found here.

I've written a science fiction novel, Paladins of the Storm Lord. I hope you think it sounds interesting. With any luck, it will someday be available from a bookstore near you. And if that ultimately fails, it may be coming to a kindle near you. ^_^ I recently finished an urban fantasy novel called Signal, which is completely different from my first.

I am now taking freelance proofreading jobs! No job too big or small. ^_^

For my thoughts on writing, check out my blog. Highly sarcastic writing.

I highly recommend writing groups. If you're looking for one in Houston, try Writer's Ink.

Keep writing all you people. Remember what Jeff Herman said, "No rejection is fatal until the writer walks away from the battle, leaving the written work behind, undefended and unwanted."