A week ago or so, I had a long-running dream about a boy who drowned. Actually, no one really knew if he drowned or not because in actuality he had just disappeared. But everyone assumed he had drowned because he was last seen going into the waters. It was a weird, Twin Peaks-like thing that […]
Read More ...The complex system of companies, jobs, and people
Lisa dropped me this link to a PBS News article about Nick Hanauer’s viewpoint on wealth, its distribution, and its use. Hanauer is well known as a left-leaning billionaire, and was one of the few of the 1% who actively urged the country to tax him more. He’s also the guy who did the TED […]
Read More ...Novellas, short fiction, making a living, and other fancy stuff
Two months ago I was in Detroit and sitting on a panel at ConFusion when someone had just asked the question. “Can you see a time when writers can make their living on short fiction?” I replied (paraphrasing here) that yes, I could envision that time, and that is now. I don’t think any of […]
Read More ...A few nice reviews
So here’s what I call a set of very nice reviews (Note that I’m cutting story description in case you want to read them “clean.” Full reviews at the links): First, Sam Tomaino at SFRevu says of “Good Luck Charm” (my short story in Abyss & Apex): “Good Luck Charm” by Ron Collins -+- Brilliant […]
Read More ...The End – Volume 8 is Published!
Yes, this is an incredibly exciting day for me. It’s Friday, of course–which is always good. But mostly, it’s the day that Lords of Existence, the eighth and final volume of Saga of the God-Touched Mage, has finally seen publication. Here are the particulars on where you can find it:
Read More ...Lords of Existence Cover Reveal!
I’m so excited to reveal the cover to Lords of Existence, which is the the eighth (and final) volume of my Saga of the God-Touched Mage series. If you’re interested in pre-ordering the book, you can find the links down below. As a finale, this episode has some unique and intriguing aspects that I wasn’t […]
Read More ...Damsel in Distress
I’ve mentioned before the my daughter, Brigid is a writer. I know you’ll get tired of that as a lead-in, but hey … it works for this post, so I figure you’ll just have to deal with it. What I haven’t talked about here is that, as luck would have it, her husband (hence my […]
Read More ...2015 YEAG Arrives!
I know I’ve mentioned before and before and before that my daughter, Brigid, is a writer—and a danged good one, at that. As more proof of this, you can now see (in the form of a terrible mash-up I’ve done) that authors’ copies of the 2015 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide have arrived. For my Facebook […]
Read More ...An interview, with me!
Yeah, I’ve been a little quiet lately. Such is life. 🙂 Let’s just say I’ve been steeped in story, and leave it at that for now. In the meantime … as part of promoting the 2015 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide, author Vanessa MacLellen has posted an interview with me. I figure I’ll just link to […]
Read More ...Talking funny
Lately I’ve taken to watching videos during lunch. Interviews of people I think are interesting, or other things I think I want to learn about. Today, I stumbled upon an HBO thing titled “Talking Funny,” which has Ricky Gervais, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, and Louis CK sitting around and talking about how they view comedy […]
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