Laura Stamps Fiction

Writing, writing, writing!! I'm having a blast working on my current novella. Oh, how I love writing novels! I've been doing it for 19 years, and it's truly my fav literary form. Because of that, I know I've been rather quiet this month. I'm sorry. But now you know why. I've just been having too much fun working on this new book! Okay, here's an update so far. The first 1000 words of this new novella have already been entered in several competitions. Winners, finalists, and the short list should be announced by late summer and early fall. This week I'm working on the next section of the book. Hopefully, I'll finish that in a few days. My plan is for this new novella to be chapbook-size like DOG DAZED. But I'm only halfway through at this point, so that could change. It all depends on what my characters want. And you know me. My characters rule! Now for the big question. What's this new book about??? Well, if you enjoyed DOG DAZED, you're ...

Last week my short story BLUE appeared in Issue 2 ("Puppy Love") of "Moss Puppy Magazine." And what a big, gorgeous issue it is!   Many thanks to Melissa Martini (EIC) and Katy Naylor (Fiction Editor) for loving this wacky, humorous story as much as I do and for giving it such a beautiful home! Click the link below, and you can read the entire issue on PDF if you like. Or you can skip to page 120 and read my story. I have to say I had a blast writing this story, my first featuring a Chihuahua as one of the main characters. In fact, I had so much fun writing this story (and my latest novella DOG DAZED) that I couldn't stop. Currently, I'm several thousand words into my next novella, and yes, there's an adorable Chihuahua in this one too!  What can I say? I'm hooked on this breed. Chihuahuas are adorable!! Enjoy and happy reading! Issue 2: Puppy Love | My Site (mosspuppymag.wixsite.com)