In emulation of the inimitable Christopher Green, I thought I’d post some stats on how I did toward my writing goals in 2009. I sent out 27 submissions this year. Pretty modest compared to Mr. Green’s 75, but a personal best for me. (In previous years I sent out no more than 20 subs.) The … More 2009 How it Went
I recently got word that a story of mine will be published in Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, a very cool zine published by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link at Small Beer Press. LCRW is like the sacred madre patria for writers of weird stuff, so I’m pretty geeked out to have a story published with them. I first wrote this particular story … More Another Story Coming Soon
OK, so I just finished reading Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and it made me oh-so-angry. (In case either of the two other people who still haven’t read this 100-million-copy-selling book happen to be reading, I’ll try to leave this spoiler free.) Simply put, no writer should be allowed to get away with writing a … More Agatha Christie Oh How You Make Me Angry
I recently got the news that my short story, “On the Entropy of Species,” will be appearing in The Tangled Bank, an e-anthology of stories on Charles Darwin and evolution coming out in just a few weeks. The anthology commemorates Darwin’s 200th birthday as well as the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin … More Story Coming Soon in The Tangled Bank
Realms of Fantasy has a spiffy new web site up, including lots of new content, a free PDF of the current issue, and a reader awards poll for the best story and illustration of 2009. Check it out here.
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