Getting an agent is hard. Getting a publisher can be harder. But what happens when you strike gold? These are my rambling thoughts on what changes… Everything and nothing. My process was a bit backwards. I received an offer from a publisher before I got…
I’ve been sitting on this news since November, 2014. Finally, here it is. I’m very pleased and excited to announce that I have been picked up by DAW Books. Sheila Gilbert took a look at The Courier and requested a few changes. Once I did the…
I’ll be at a number of conventions this year. I’ve booked, and will be attending the following: Keycon in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA When Words Collide in Calgary, Alberta, CANADA WorldCon (Sasquan) in Spokane, Washington, UNITED STATES World Fantasy in Saratoga Springs, New York, UNITED STATES…
Last week I decided to try a standing desk. I had been sitting behind my computer for the last 6 days, about 10 to 11 hours per day. My back hurt, my posture was horrific, and I was just feeling horrible. A friend of mine…
The following is my fixed schedule for KeyCon: (updated for Dealers Room Schedule) I’ll be monitoring the Blue Pencil sessions, keeping track of time and making sure the next person is ready for their session. This might not be the best place to talk to…
UPDATE: GO HERE Previous Posts here and here An update has been a LONG time coming. I’ve been using WordTsar in all of my work for the last year. It hasn’t lost data, and it hasn’t crashed. It’s also not complete, and has a couple…
The website has been moved to a new server. The only data lost was from the forum (Which was the reason for the move), and there wasn’t much there anyway. We’ve installed new forum software, and we’ll see how it goes.
Everyone has a favorite place to write. It might be in a crowded and noisy coffee shop, a quiet corner in the library, or a special spot in your home, or maybe a sandy beach with palm trees swaying gently in the wind. It is…
My brother-in-law and his lovely wife lost part of their family today. Abby passed away this morning in the arms of the ones that loved her. Abby and I didn’t always see eye-to-eye, but her loss has touched me in places I didn’t expect. We’ll…
Blood & Water, the anthology from Bundoran Press edited by Hayden Trenholm, is out now! It includes my story “Storm”. Conflicts over resources are as old as human history. Climate change, along with continued population expansion and changes to the world economic order, adds a…
