I have this list. I call it my Personal Creative Schedule 2011. and it tracks things I’m working on as a writer and as a publisher. Items are organized by due date. This list is currently 24 items long. Yes, some items have been checked off, (six, to be specific). But that still leaves a [...]
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When I think of my influences as a writer, I generally think of the authors from whom I learned certain craft skills once I decided I actually wanted to write. That list is an easy one, and it’s always growing. It wouldn’t surprise me if most authors had a similar list. But this is about [...]
Some characters come out of nowhere. They don’t always fit in the project you’re working on, and try as you might, making them fit just doesn’t work. It was that way for Roi. Inspired by a painting by Brom, the name of which escapes me, it features a serious bad-ass woman in striped pants, open [...]
For short stories, I have two finished drafts due by the 15th. Just under two weeks to go, and the first draft of one is finished, while the first draft of the other is about 1/3 done. The deadline for those stories doesn’t seem as daunting as it did a week ago. More importantly, the [...]
I just received news from the always brilliant and charming Richard Baron that my story “Frames of Reference” made Ellen Datlow’s Honorable Mention list for 2010. I have two, very different thoughts on this, the first being if you’re unfamiliar with Richard Baron, go read his stuff. Seriously. His story “The Cry in the Darkness” [...]
Just released last night; Crossed Genres volume 28 – Superheroes issue, including my Gato Loco story “Hard Ride to Yuma.” Inspired by Arizona’s recent immigration laws, it gave me the chance to do a little side story with one of my favorite characters. It also marks a different breakthrough — this is the first Cobalt [...]
It seems like only yesterday that the Wily Writers website went live, seducing the internet with speculative fiction audio podcasts. My story “Ink Calls to Ink,” about the Steadfast Tin Soldier, Goldilocks, and the Three Bears on the streets of an alternative modern London was one of the first stories posted. It ended up inspiring [...]
It’s rare for me to come to an author having read his writing about writing but not his actual fiction work. But that was the case with Chuck Wendig. This compact collection Irregular Creatures is like a heart-shaped box full of mysterious chocolate delights. And like that chocolate box, not every story is going to [...]
The life of a writer/small-publisher. Not exactly like that of James Bond. Although this past week did see some parallels: Collaborating with co-conspirators (coffee and donuts on Tuesday with fellow authors including Rosemary Jones and Erik Scott de Bie) Sharing tales with a “Handler” and assistant (sushi and cocktails on Wednesday with editor-extreme Jennifer Brozek [...]
There is a print market which I quiet enjoy that I dearly want to get a story submitted for this month. The focus of what they’re looking for is pretty dang narrow, which is usually good for me. The deadline is coming up at the end of the month, and I’ve known about this since, [...]
