Whatever you write, write something else.

What's to lose?  Time, certainly, which you can make up by spending a little less in front of the television/computer.  The cost of submission, which doesn't really amount to all that much, considering.

Of course, if you write something different, you might find your acceptance rate dips, but you're charting new territory.  There's a learning curve.

That's what taking risks is all about:  learning.  Learn and improve.

Stephen's writing advice has appeared in The Dabbling Mum, eBook Ecstasy, Writer's Digest, The Writer's Gazette, The Writer's Room Magazine, Writing for Dollars, and Writing World. 

Other non-fiction includes contributions to The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders; Encyclopedia Mythica; The Internet Review of Science Fiction; Senior News; and Time-Travel Britain.

He will resume teaching online in 2009.

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