Tag: Cake & Pewter
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The Book I Wrote to Deal With Rejection
I have a new book! Cake and Pewter Chronicles, a cozy fantasy collection, is forthcoming November 30, 2026, from Clay Patin Press. And yes, I wrote every bit of it in the throes of rejection. As of this blog post, in fact, I’ve received sixty-two rejection letters related to my writing this year. Compare that…
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Practicing Impatience and “The Monk’s Knife”
“Her friends used to make fun of her for even thinking she could smell power, but she could, and she smelled it on him.” – from “The Monk’s Knife,” a Cake & Pewter story My new cozy fantasy serial is here! “The Monk’s Knife” will publish in two parts on Substack starting today. It will…
About the author
Callie J. Smith writes about women who, like her, are finding themselves. Her essays and cozy fiction (contemporary and fantasy) explore everyday things like hope, creativity, and grief.
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