I’m excited to report that Analog has published my novelette “Ellipses…” in their May issue. Yes, I know it’s only February. Such is the strangeness of their publishing cycle. It’s a fun story for me to see make print. Hope you chase down a copy. If you do, feel free to let me know what […]
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Publishing is Dead?
Outstanding take on publishing…and everything else: http://tinyurl.com/yh9goau
Read More ...“See the PEBA On $25 a Day” Released!
I’m excited to note that “See the PEBA” is now complete and has been released free to the community in many formats at Smashwords. You can find more information about it here. Whew… On to the next project, eh?
Read More ...Language
Here’s a spiffy video found on Mur Lafferty’s excellent I Should be Writing. Yes, Brigid/Lisa, you’ll like it … kind of.
Read More ...A Few Nice Words
I see a few nice words have rolled in regarding my story “Deca-Dad” in this month’s Analog. Lois Tilton comments in Locus. Aaron Pound provides his thoughts in his blog, Dreaming About Other Worlds In addition, I should direct your attention to Mike Resnick’s blog post at Novelspot regarding his collaborations. It’s an interesting read, […]
Read More ...Deca-Dad is Published
I’m pleased to note that my short story “Deca-Dad” has now been published in the December issue of Analog (yea, I know it’s not yet December…I don’t make the rules).
Read More ...Picasso’s Cat Update
I have two pieces of news regarding my collection, “Picasso’s Cat & Other Stories.” First, I think I need to mention the collection has its first critical commentary at Amazon.com, and it’s essentially this writer’s dream review. The second is that the book is now available at Amazon.com in Kindle Format for a mere $2.99. […]
Read More ...Physical vs. Electronic
I know I’m obsessing about this e-world a bit, but here’s a quick bit from Scientific America showing people as a whole prefer to buy things that are physical to the point where they will pay more for them. This changes the thought pattern a little. It doesn’t tell me people will completely shut off […]
Read More ...How Far Are You?
Lisa and are are in the process of finishing the three “Girl” books by Stieg Larsson. Actually, I should say Lisa has now finished them and I’m about 21% through the last book. I like that last sentence. One advantage of the electronic age is that when Lisa asks me “How far into the book […]
Read More ...The Publishing Industry: Take II – The Work
Okay, I’m back to talking about how the industry is changing, and how it affects newish writers like me–guys who hold down day-jobs that take a bunch of time while working on their craft and struggling to “break in.” Here’s my thing with the modern age of e-publishing–I love the ability to go work directly […]
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