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Acceptance at The Overcast

My story, "Every Orphan Child to a Good Home Should Go" will be produced and podcasted by The Overcast in September. I'm glad to have it reach a wider crowd. I'll post the link as soon as it becomes available. At the moment, I have been working on translating one of my unpublished stories into Spanish. It has had the benefit of showing me where the original (in English) has weaknesses, or doesn't flow as well. Once I'm done with the translation, I will have to go back and revise, revise, revise. I hope this will make both versions stronger, and more likely to be picked up by a market. I've still been waiting for responses on several stories I have circulating. I am eager to have good news from that quarter soon....

August 4, 2017
Fantasy, Writing

The 2017 Nebulas Conference

I went to the SFWA 2017 Nebulas Conference in Pittsburgh over the weekend with fellow writers Chris M. Rose, Jeremy Gottwig, and Doug Dluzen. It was the first time for all of us, going to the Nebulas. What followed was four days of socializing with other writers and editors in the field, which was fun, but also draining for me. Pittsburgh was more elegant than I had imagined, and loved how the city is cradled by hills on all sides. I had a blast meeting many people who I had only ever chatted with on the Codex writer's forum, and sitting in on many of the panels programmed for the weekend. I was moved by astronaut Kjell Lindgren's speech about his experiences aboard the ISS, which he accompanied with several pictures of the Earth, as seen from space. I was happy for all the winners of the Nebulas, but was especially thrilled...

May 25, 2017
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Writing

Back to Regularly Scheduled Program (I Hope)

I'm back. I have to admit I knew I hadn't written a post in a while. Hell, I hadn't written anything in a while. Part of it was shifting my priorities to make sure several other personal goals were met, part was not feeling ready to write a post, or anything, really. I spent long hours away from creating anything, re-watching some favorite movies and TV shows, trusting (hoping) I would come back to the many projects needing revision. I have also been watching "Atlanta," which is superbly written, and very funny. I kept seeing Facebook messages on my author's page, guilting me with how long my followers hadn't heard from me. I felt a little guilty, but also ashamed enough that I didn't immediately post anything. Now, I'm back. I finished writing a short piece last night. I dusted off another piece I started last year, but never finished. I'm hoping to get it...

February 23, 2017
Science Fiction, Writing

Another Acceptance!

I'm glad to say my first pro sale, "Clown Car, Driven Once, Never Emptied" has been accepted for production in the Tales to Terrify podcast! It should be available to hear sometime in April or May. This story first appeared in Unlikely Story's "Clowns: the Unlikely Coulrophobia Remix" at the beginning of the year. I'm very excited to hear how they produce it, and the chance to get more people to hear all about those creepy clowns. . ....

December 13, 2016
Writing

2016 Award Eligibility & Recommendations

I had mentioned in a previous post that I had several things I was thankful for in 2016. Most of what I've been thankful for are my stories published this year. Eligible Work All of my eligible work in 2016 is short fiction: First, my story, "Clown Car, Driven Once, Never Emptied" appeared in Unlikely Story's "Clowns: The Unlikely Coulrophobia Remix" in January 2016. Charles Payseur seemed to like it quite a bit! My second story, "Choices, In Sequential Order" first appeared in Nature in April 2016. Nature also produced a podcast version of the story that sounds amazing. My third story is "Every Orphan Child to a Good Home Must Go" which appeared in Daily Science Fiction in October 2016. My Recommendations My reading has been mostly of short form fiction, but some of the stories I read this year that stood out to me follow. "Things With Beards" by Sam J. Miller. "When You Work for the Old...

December 7, 2016
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Writing