I’m slowly getting back into a more normal flow of things after a full week+ in San Antonio. For me, these things take time even in normal situations, but with Lisa still on limited duty, it takes TIME. This morning, however, I did manage to get back to some actual serious word creation. I’m working […]
Read More ...Cute, eh?
Lisa and me in San Antonio. I don’t really know why she likes me, but I know she makes me look good. 🙂 Share Me
Read More ...Schrödinger’s Soldier See’s “Print” and More on (Kick-Tail!) Reviews
I am plagued by the problem of having too many things in my head that I want to discuss. In times like these I’m working on just taking a deep breath, analyzing, prioritizing, and then saying “let’s just do whatever we want, okay?” So I’ll start by noting the Third Flatiron anthology, Lost Worlds, Retraced […]
Read More ...Friday – Day 2 Semi-Recap
I’ve decided there’s very little that’s more cool than going to a publisher’s party and seeing a cake made up with a book cover, and having that book cover carry your name. Seriously, can there be much cooler than that? It happened last night at the Dell party (Dell publishes Analog and Asimov’s), and the […]
Read More ...A Couple Days in San Antonio
It’s strange attending a convention that I’m not participating in. In some ways it feels like I’m not actually here, but on the other hand, it’s also kind of freeing. I’m doing the best I can to look at things going on around me–watch people and listen better to their conversations, pay attention to their […]
Read More ...Goal 1: Soak in Awesomeness
Lisa and I will be in San Antonio for Worldcon this year, which should be quite fun. I say that with special meaning this time because, you see, when I go to Worldcon, I usually go with a plan–the trip always had a business orientation, or a slant toward which I want to lean my […]
Read More ...“Bugs” is Published!
This is where I get to mention in that suave tone of mine that my story “Bugs” is the lead story in this month’s issue of Analog. I think it’s a good sign that even after publishing 50+ stories, I still get a major energy bump from seeing my name on the cover of a […]
Read More ...Out of the Blue on Amazon, and Back to 7
I’m happy to note that my second Writers of the Future story “Out of the Blue” is now available on Amazon. This one was a prizewinner, and was published in the anthology in 1999. It tells the tale of a scientific expedition based on Europa,and what might happen when things go a little (all right, […]
Read More ...Three Days Available in Paper!
It’s taken a while, but I’m happy to note that my collaboration with John Bodin, Three Days in May, The Greatest Spectacle in Science Fiction is now available in print. These are good stories (what, you would expect me to say they’re dogmeat?)–especially if you happen to like either science fiction or racing. I’m really […]
Read More ...Rooting for a Rejection?
Not that I am ever “happy” to receive a rejection, but I have to admit that earlier this week I received a rejection that gave me a moment of relief. You see, I had (for whatever reason) taken a moment to read through a story that I had already sent to an editor. I pretty […]
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