More POD
One of the cool things that I saw at Dean’s workshop was books, a lot of books, from the other writers in the workshop. Several people brought their POD paperbacks to show Dean. Of course, that first night, I smacked …
Category: Short Stories
Purchasing Socks
Over the last couple weeks, I submitted Who Ate My Sock? to several different publications. Even though most advertised it would take 30 days or more to hear back from them, I got answers in just a handful of days. …
Two Completed Stories
The title gives away the big secret of this post. But what the hell. You guys hate secrets, right? 🙂 First, I finished the Writers of the Future story. I still have not figured out a title yet. I finished …
First Blood, Plus Some Changes
As you all know, I’ve been cranking on The Pericles Conspiracy for the last couple weeks. Well, maybe cranking isn’t the best word to use. The story was sitting at a bit under 29,000 words at the beginning of the …
A Review Of Mixed Treats
A few months back, Alain Gomez over at Book Brouhaha sent out the word that she was looking for short stories and collections to review. Being the nice guy I am, I sent her a copy of my short story …
No HM For Me
So as you guys know, one of my writing goals is to submit to the Writers of the Future contest each quarter until I either 1) Win or 2) Have too many professional publishing credits to qualify. No danger of …
Sample Sunday – Lords of the Remnant
Sample Sunday again. 🙂 This week, an excerpt from Lords of the Remnant, a science fiction story about an alien invasion. Here it is: They came at dawn, a streaming mass of bodies falling from the sky. As with everything …
A Pub-ing I Will Go
I’ve not done much writing in the last week. Partly that’s because I’ve just been having a bunch of fun with my family. But also it’s because I spent the week practicing covers and getting a bunch of my stories …
Sample Sunday – Passing in the Night
It’s Sunday, so it’s time for a sample. 🙂 This excerpt is from my hard science fiction novelette, Passing in the Night. Those who know me may recall that this is the story that got an Honorable Mention from Writers …
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor…
…the sponsor being my wife, of course. She has a small business where she hand-crafts cools items to help out moms and little kids: blankets, burp cloths, floor cushions, coffee cozies, that sort of thing. Obviously, I think her stuff …