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Update on Submissions and New Books

September 7, 2010 — Hello Friends! It’s been almost a year since I started Dream of Things, and I’ve learned a lot in that time. One thing I learned is not to take on too much at one time. I was probably a little overzealous in posting calls for submissions for 15 anthologies all at once. And overzealous to publish three books in my first year. But I’ve read lots of great submissions, and the books are all going to be great reads.

The three books are Everything I Never Wanted to Be by Dina Kucera (release date: 10/1/10); Saying Goodbye, the first Dream of Things Anthology (release date: 10/11/10); and MFA in a Box by John Rember (release date: 1/1/11).

Pre-release copies of Everything I Never Wanted to Be are available from Dream of Things now. Saying Goodbye and MFA in a Box will be available in October. Reserve your copy now on Dream of Things.

The only drawback to being overzealous (aside from only getting four to five hours of sleep a night) is that it’s been a challenge to keep up with submissions. So thank you to writers everywhere for your patience. Here’s a quick update on submissions:

The Wow Principles

Aug. 31, 2010 – I had the good fortune recently to meet Dahlynn McKowen (courtesy of author Terri Elders). Dahlynn has published more than 2,000 articles as a freelancer, and she is the primary coauthor for Chicken Soup for the Entrepeneurial Soul. She and her husband, Ken (a photographer, writer and retired California State Park Ranger), run the Publishing Syndicate. If you are a writer, you should sign up right now for their free Wow Principles e-newsletter, which focuses on anthology story publishing opportunities. After you sign up, be sure to read the current issue of the newsletter, which features an interview with yours truly about Dream of Things. -Mike O’Mary

Today Arrived Sooner Than I Expected

May 5, 2010 — Hello Friends! No, the headline is not a quote from Moe, Larry or Curly. I’m saying that after only a few months of accepting submissions, we are almost ready to publish the first Dream of Things anthology. Submissions will close for the “Saying Goodbye” anthology on June 30, 2010,