Derek’s Newsletter
Derek McCawA space for fiction and real life that occasionally reads like fiction.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 16 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 3 months ago |
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The Bug I Can't Shake
A terrible thing happened to my productivity last week. I saw a prompt for a story submission, immediately had an idea, and then realized something. I didn’t want to tell that story in 2,000-4,000 words.
Instead, I want to develop it into...
The Bell Reminds Us
A few weeks ago, my wife strong-armed me into a trip to Hawaii. Though she be little, she is fierce.
For several days now, I’ve meant to upload a bunch of our Hawaii pics and it’s been busy and I’ve had other things to do after work and ya...
A Sudden Flurry of Success
In the span of two weeks, I’ve pitched two horror stories to comics artists, and got them excited enough to want to draw them. Then today I got word that one of my too rare submissions to anthologies this year has been accepted.
I think th...
An Icy Week
Today, I can safely say I’ve re-entered the world of being a professional comics writer. I had a brief flirtation with it 15 years ago when I had a story accepted by Monsterverse Comics. They accepted a second one, but ended up selling the...
The First Monday of 2026
If it’s 2026, I’ve been doing the “internet journalism” thing for 27 years. There isn’t another job I’ve ever held so long. Even teaching drama adds up to 17 years. If you count being an actlete with ComedySportz as a job, okay, that’s abou...
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