A milestone at 10Flash

10Flash had its 10,000th visitor this afternoon.  That’s a bit over 2,000 hits per month since the publication debuted on July 1st.

It’s not record-breaking, by any definition, by it’s not bad for a new e-zine, particularly when you consider that I haven’t done any paid promotion.  We’re listed now on Duotrope, for which I am pleased, and I am hoping to have a dedicated domain site — 10flashmagazine.com — up and running for the January issue.

And speaking of the January issue, I’ve purchased all ten stories and they’re all super.  Some returning authors, lots of new folks and even a couple of excellent tales that are first-time publications for their writers.  That’s one of the reasons that I started 10Flash.

If you like genre fiction and enjoy flash fiction, stop by 1oFlash and check it out.  I think you’ll have fun.

At Flash Fiction Chronicles

Gay Degani is in Vermont for a month-long writer’s retreat (she’s blogging about it at Words in Place) , but before she left, we chatted about this and that for an interview at Flash Fiction Chronicles.

It’s posted today, if you would like to slip on over there and check it out.

10Flash: Issue 2

Its hopping this morning over at 10Flash, my genre flash fiction quarterly.

Just a bit past 8:00 a.m. PST now, eight hours since Issue 2 went online, and we have hit 500 readers. Issue 1 had 1,000 visitors its first twenty-four hours. We’ll see how things go today.

If you have a chance, pour yourself a cup of coffee, settle in at the computer and check out the stories by some red-hot writers.

Mmmmm … Good stories.

An update: It’s just a few minutes before 1:00 a.m. on Friday, October 2. Almost 1,200 folks dropped by 10Flash on Thursday to have a look at Issue 2 and we’ve already had 50 visits since midnight.

I want to thank all of the visitors; I hope you enjoyed the stories. I also want to say thank you to all the readers who left comments. They are appreciated.

And I want to say thank you to the eleven writers who let us peer inside their imaginations. I believe that is the underlying reason that people seek out art of all sorts. We all live inside our own heads. Experiencing art, particularly the written word, allows us to witness what someone else is thinking.

And to Laura Eno, author of Heist Outré, a special thanks for flogging the blog. Of those 1,100+ visitors yesterday, 316 dropped by to read her story. You’re an angel, Laura!

At long ridge writers group

Author and writing teacher Mary Rosenbaum has invited me to participate in a Professional Connections interview all this week at the Long Ridge Writers Group.

We’ll be discussing the craft of flash fiction; my new e-zine, 10Flash and whatever other writers’ issues that may arise.

It starts today.  Stop over and participate.  It should be fun.

A well-placed word

Well-placed words are valuable.

Yesterday, novelist and teacher Mary Rosenblum was kind enough to tell folks about 10Flash, my quarterly e-zine for genre flash fiction, in her Writer’s eNews column at Long Ridge Writers Group and visits to 10Flash have rocketed.

Thank you, Mary.