Short Fiction Tag

Capclave's mascot, a dodo bird wearing a propeller beanie . Capclave's motto is "wearing reading is not extinct"

Where To Find Me at Capclave 2021

Capclave is a small local convention that concentrates mostly on short fiction, held every October in Rockville, Maryland. This year, Capclave will be on October 1-3 (they'll be requesting proof of vaccination for all attendees). I've been going to Capclave since 2013, and it's one of my favorite conventions (especially since it focuses on short fiction). The following are the panels and events I'll be a part of: Friday, 6:00 PM (Washington Theater) First Things First: How Do You Hook The Reader? (with Scott H. Andrews, David Walton and Darcy Wold) Many readers will pick up a book in the store and read the opening before they decide to buy. How do you compel this prospective purchaser? Do you write an elegant sentence, promising great literary merit? Introduce a captivating character that will be fun to spend time reading? Establish a mystery that will make the reader want to find out...

Translation, Anticipation

This week, I finished something I'd been wanting to do for a while: I finished translating a story of mine into Spanish. Because of the more challenging aspects of my upcoming story This Is Not My Adventure (specifically, how it combines first-person and second-person, direct address POVs), I chose it for translation. Given that the story is not yet out, much less out of its exclusivity period, this was more of a playful challenge than anything else. Plus, I'm not sure if it's actually well-translated (I'd like to think so, but . . .) I suppose this is what happens when I'm waiting for my story to be free to read online. I'm not sure if it will be well-received, but I sure hope that's the case. I also found out my upcoming story got reviewed over at Rocket Stack Rank, which whatever their flaws, made me feel like I'd...