acceptance

Exclusive Story Friendly Fire For Sale!

My Machine of Death tale Friendly Fire is available in the shop! Here’s a Sample! Or Buy it now. Machine of Death is an anthology of short stories conceived by editors Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo, and David Malki !, and inspired by an episode of Ryan’s Dinosaur Comics. The premise of the Machine of Death […]

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Reflections from square one

Back to zero. Time for reflection. Robert Heinlein is credited with coining the Rules of Writing:  You must write.  You must finish what you write. You must not rewrite except to editorial order. You must submit what you finish. You must keep submitting until the story is sold. I’m not too conscientious about 1, a […]

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My writing year 2021

In the years (or rather, decades) I’ve dreamt of my first novel*, I didn’t expect I’d end the year that dream came true with a predominant feeling of intense relief that it was over. Whatever 2022 brings, it’s one step ahead through simply not being 2021. That’s the painful truth of debuting in a corona […]

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Editor Roselinde Bouman, myself, and Maarten Boers at the contract signing

A Dream Come True: My Publisher Bought My Thriller

De Nederlandstalige versie van dit bericht is te vinden op mijn Nederlandstalige site. Even the title of this post is a dream-come-true: being able to utter the words “my publisher”. But this is more than that. I’ve dreamed of being a published author since I first understood that such a thing exists, so at least […]

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The Rewards of Pig-Headedness

Stubborn persistence pays off, as Heinlein teaches us. Can I have a Hallelujah to that? All the way back in 2009, when my marriage was only four years old, and I wasn’t even a father yet, we took a trip to the mid-Atlantic island of Sao Miguel. The volcanic beauty and verdant exuberance of the […]

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I Wrote A Hundred Thousand Words In 2016

Well, let me rephrase that. I wrote1, edited2, revised2, outlined1, translated3, reviewed4, critiqued4, and miscellaneous-othered5 100010 words. I set my goal for 100,000 words way back in January, performed some long division, and set up a Beeminder Goal for 274 words a day. Halfway through the year, with Summer approaching, I felt all stressed out […]

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The 100K Year – February

Still going strong. The second month of my 100K year (the year in which I enlist the help of Beeminder to write at least a hundred thousand words) has yielded: a pro sale of one of my January stories; 8680 words of newly drafted, edited or revised short fiction; 1170 words of edited or outlined novel; two brand new […]

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“Diamond Sharks” now on Moozvine

My short science fiction story Diamond Sharks is now available from Moozvine, in all current e-book formats as well as online. And the e-book versions come with the gorgeous cover art by Gil Rodrigo! Get it now, it’s free (except any amount you may feel inclined to give to support both Moozvine and this struggling […]

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My Year In Writing – 2014

EDITED TO ADD (with a huge facepalm): Oh, and I won the SF Comet contest! Another year over A new one just begun It may be corny to the point of maudlinity* to quote this particular song by Mr Lennon, but I can’t help getting a bit reflective upon the new year. Big changes occurred in […]

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Ben Ik Nu In De Bonen?

Dutch only. Geheel onverwacht is vandaag een Nederlandse vertaling van mijn verhaal Beans and marbles gepubliceerd in SF Terra, onder de—erg goed gevonden—titel In de bonen. Ik ben er nog niet helemaal uit of ik het van de daken moet schreeuwen, in toorn moet ontsteken, of schaterlachend van mijn stoel moet vallen. Lees hier anders […]

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