What has Pauline Shen been up to? What can we expect to see from her next?
Season Summary: Spring 2025
- “Eighteen Ninety-Seven” released as a reprint with Literally Stories in April. I’m so pleased to see this story circulating once again.
- My favourite short story is continuing to make the rounds in reprint form. “Glycerine” is published online with CommuterLit’s March 31, 2025 post.
- Check out my blog in case you missed these awesome interviews. I am delighted to partner with editors, writers, and publicists to bring you an insider scoop on what’s going on in the industry. Spoiler alert! Releasing in July: Interview with Merilyn Simonds. …and more to come—make sure you’re subscribed to have these delivered directly to your email inbox.
Updates & Work in Progress: Summer 2025
- I’m delighted to announce that my Camino story “Et Suseia” is forthcoming with Scrawl Place. The story began as a 500-word contest entry and grew into something more substantial over the course of about a year of revisions. A huge thank you to my beta readers for offering comments and encouragement on this one!
- After an intense winter of working on my manuscript-in-progress as well as finishing-up a variety of short stories, I took a hiatus from writing in the springtime. I’ll be returning to my manuscript this summer. I’m especially looking forward to spending time with my protagonist. Seriously, I miss her as though she’s a real living person.
- In following, summer is also an opportune time for me to conduct some research for my manuscript-in-progress. I’ll be visiting a variety of plant nurseries and greenhouses in order to take photos and examine the seasonal plants available, the general store set-up, and absorb the plant-y atmosphere. Why? A character in this story runs a plant nursery, so I’m taking stock of the details for scenes, setting, and general logistics.
What I’m Reading: Summer 2025
- I’d like to know what you are reading this season. Check-in by commenting below.
And that’s it. Enjoy summer. Stay tuned for my next blog post. Wanna get it in your email inbox? Subscribe to stay informed of my newest articles, story reviews, updates, and more.
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