Tag: Ace Baker

SHORT STORY IN THE RED TUQUE FINALS!

Jan 17, 2015

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Ace Baker

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A short story of mine is in the finals for Red Tuque’s “Canadian Tales of the Mysterious” contest. That means it’s one of thirteen stories chosen to be published in an anthology later this year. Right now, they’re choosing the placings, so I won’t say the title of my story just yet, to keep the…
Ace Baker at Golden Ears Writers

Nov 21, 2014

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Ace Baker

in touch gloves

This past Tuesday, the Golden Ears Writers put on a presentation at the ACT–the Arts Centre and Theatre in Maple Ridge… Ace Baker dug himself out of his writer’s cave long enough to take it in… and so did many others… Pulp Literature editors Sue Pieters and Jen Landels gave an informative presentation on how to…
Pulp Literature (and Ace Baker) at VCon!

Oct 4, 2014

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Ace Baker

in fiction, poetry, short stories, writer ace baker

Last night, I finished work at 6:30, flew across the Port Mann bridge, and made it to the VCon book signing event by 7:00. VCon looked like a bar scene from Star Wars–many interesting characters, and these ones weren’t in between pages of a book! Wandering the halls were fantasy and sci-fi characters, steampunkers,…
Hummingbird Flash Fiction Contest: “WFF” is an editor’s pick!

Sep 15, 2014

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Ace Baker

in short stories, writer ace baker

Well, the results are in for Pulp Literature’s flash fiction Hummingbird contest. First, I was contacted that I was one of twelve finalists. Then, the results came out today. My story, “WFF,” wasn’t the winner or runner-up; those accolades go to Rob Taylor’s “Here I Lay Down My Heart,” and Daniela Elza’s “Waiting for Twilight,”…
Putting myself out there…writing goals for Oct 2014 to Oct 2015!

Jul 31, 2014

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Ace Baker

in knockout idea, touch gloves, writer ace baker

Ok, a bit of a heart to heart post today, from one writer to another. Yesterday, I wrote about the benefits of journaling and setting writing goals. Today, I’ll show you what I mean by that. Here are my writing goals for my upcoming writing year: 1. Find a GOOD agent. 2. Write a new…
SUMMER OF BLADES is one of three finalists in a novel contest!

Jul 18, 2014

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Ace Baker

in champion, golden gloves, novels, writer ace baker

OK, SUPER EXCITING NEWS! My novel, a YA Medieval Fantasy, Summer of Blades, is one of three finalists in a contest put on by Grasmere Publishing. The winner gets his or her novel published. In other words, I am literally two books away from fulfilling a dream–having a novel in print! It gets…
Update on “Big Red Schoolhouse” . . . Judges’ comments!

Jul 10, 2014

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Ace Baker

in champion

Ok, so here are the lovely words the judges had to say about “Big Red Schoolhouse,” my poem that won the inaugural Magpie Poetry Award: Magpie Award Winner ‘Big Red Schoolhouse’ by Ace Baker “The poem in 1st place, ‘Big Red Schoolhouse, keeps us up to our elbows in the muck of the moment and the…
“BIG RED SCHOOLHOUSE” wins MAGPIE POETRY AWARD!

Jul 10, 2014

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Ace Baker

in champion, poetry

Ok, I am THRILLED to announce that my poem, “Big Red Schoolhouse,” was the winner of the inaugural Magpie Poetry Award by PULP LITERATURE, whose contest’s final judges were the amazing Daniel Cowper and past Poet Laureate of Vancouver, George McWhirter. This poem is special to me because I wrote it because of Patrick and…
The lists go on… list openings, that is!

May 27, 2014

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Ace Baker

in nonfiction, power punch, starters, writing technique

Yesterday, I posted a blog about list openings by a few writers who use the technique well to create a mood early. If you haven’t made your way through that blog yet, go back and treat yourself! Today, there is no new “Try this.” Today, I want to show you another LONG list example…
Writer’s Digest Contest Update: I moved up to sixth place now…don’t know why!

Aug 1, 2013

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Ace Baker

in writer ace baker

Ok, I got an e-mail from Writer’s Digest today saying that my literary short story is now 6th, not 7th place (although the prizes remain exactly the same…sigh…). No explanation of WHY, but I’m moving up in the world…