Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror Writer
So, I decided I wouldn’t write any more short stories until I had my novel rumbling along. It seemed like a fine plan, right up until I got struck by a short story idea that I couldn’t resist writing. I plotted it out, and started work on it yesterday.Continue Reading
In which I discuss the dubious merits of having to print out, pack, stamp, and mail in your submissions, rather than just send them in using modern electronic wizardry.Continue Reading
As fall creeps in and the weather turns cold, the mirage of baking appears on the horizon. The weather signals the arrival of fall foods, of apple pies, thick stews and baked brownies.Continue Reading
A short story has been out for a while, it’s endured through to the query period, and after querying it’s turned out that my rejection was simply eaten by the internet. Continue Reading
Winter is on its way! Jingle bells, jingle bells! The cold isn’t quite here yet, but once it’s here, you’ll see me grinning an awful lot.Continue Reading
So, one of those delayed submissions finally came back, and it’s a rejection — but it’s a rejection of the nicer kind, the “Liked it, but it’s not a fit for our magazine” rejection. It’s actually pretty hard to feel bad about that — if I’ve done my job well Continue Reading
It’s back in 2007 when my wife and I, amidst a spell of eating healthy, discover a Japanese snack that demands to be eaten. Originally picked up just because, frankly, cookie sticks with a chocolate or strawberry dip is hard to resist, we soon stumbled upon the deeper wisdom that lay within.Continue Reading