Not that you’re likely to hear it hear first, but Mur Lafferty is the new editor at Escape Pod. As with all editorial changes, it will be interesting to see how this alters the content of this podcast. Progress Update: I mentioned last night that I had four areas of weakness in the novel I’ve […]
Read More ...One Draft, Kinda Finished
Earlier this afternoon, I formally finished the rewrite of this novel, which makes me very happy. Even better, now that I’ve had my hands deeply inside it for a bit, I have set aside a total of four notes that I’m not overly happy about, and plan to work on a bit–all four of them […]
Read More ...Short Story Collection
I’m terribly excited to note that I’ve agreed in principle with The Merry Blacksmith Press to publish a collection of my short stories. I’ll be working to create the lineup here in the next few days, and I expect a title will shortly follow. I will, of course, post more as progress is made. Share […]
Read More ...You Decide. Cool, or Eternally Infantile?
If you know me, you know I make my real living in the corporate world. I’m involved in implementing multinational, global programs that span a bunch of functions and generally deal with technology development–something that probably sounds a bit more … er … glamorous than maybe it is. Dunno. It’s what I do, so maybe […]
Read More ...One Cool Morning
Life is pretty danged cool this morning. First, I decided I needed to make some small changes to the structure of the book I’m working on. The story involves subliminal travel (as well as some FTL travel, but that’s not relevant to this conversation). This meant I got to spend two hours playing with time […]
Read More ...Picking up the Pace
Things are definitely moving faster now that I’ve gotten through my tussle with the two pilots. I’ve winged through four chapters this morning, and will probably get a couple more before my brain starts to fade. Easily crossed the halfway point of the book, and I now suppose it’s possible I might actually complete the […]
Read More ...Easy Writing
Okay, here is a sentence I never thought I would ever type. I’m finding Frank Sinatra music is easy to write to. Yes, me. Frank Sinatra. Got a problem with that? I guess it’s all those 4-4 beats and jaunty melodies, but it just kind of keeps the fingers going–at least it did this morning. […]
Read More ...Lesson Learned
Okay, I’ve learned a bit of a lesson. The idea of splitting a short story out of a novel is great, and all. But let me tell you that the process can be a bit of a pain in the backside. The sub-plot story of my two pilots is rounding into shape, but the process […]
Read More ...Submission Paralysis?
I’m not really a new writer, but with my break in service I get to do a bit of an imitation of one. With the announcement that Asimov’s is accepting electronic submissions, I thought it might be worthwhile to talk about the current state of the submittal game things today vs. where it was a […]
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