Where are the Sample Chapters?

I had a good question come in from one reader: Where are the sample chapters?

I mentor a high school student in writing, and she's written a pretty darn good short story that we're sending to magazines in hopes of publication. While waiting for a positive response from a magazine, however, she also sent the story in to some websites. Luckily, she told me before it was posted on any site.

And why is that lucky? Because getting posted on a website is -- technically, if not in terms of prestige -- the same as getting published. In this case, you've given away first publishing rights already. And those are something the magazine would want.

This is the same case with Darwood and Smitty. Can't really post sample chapters without potentially flushing some publishing options down the drain. So don't expect to see actual chapters posted on my website or blog.