In software development circles, I often encounter a sort of one-upmanship of difficulty. Who has written their program in the most painful, least assisted manner? I can say without equivocation, I started with one of the hardest editors you can imagine. No auto-indent, no text coloring, not even an undo Read more
It’s weirdly easy for me to pinpoint the moment I became a science fiction fan: it was when I discovered the paperback spinner rack in the library. I was in elementary school still, but I was allowed to check out these grown-up books! I remember “I, Robot” catching my eye Read more
At the risk of bragging, this entry is going to be nothing but positive stuff. I had a stupendous year as a writer! Rest assured, I am still 89% sure y’all hate me and I’m never going to be popular. 😉 Short Story Submissions: 193* Short Story Acceptances: 15* Stories Read more
For the Clarion write-a-thon in 2014, I offered to write a story to order for anyone who donated. My friend Brian Fergueson prompted me to write “Aztecs in Space.” I happily fell down a research hole and learned, among other things, that the planet Venus was associated with the feathered Read more
At the end of 2017, a new anthology was announced: “Sword and Sonnet” — stories about “female battle poets”. The second I heard of it, I wanted in! Of course, my story would be science fiction, and I would totally end it with a big epic poem. I knew a Read more
So there I was, at the Barony of the Cleftlands Yule Revel. I hadn’t been to any SCA meetings in a very long time, mostly because we moved date night to Wednesdays. I was a little nervous how I’d be received, the prodigal squire, and excited to see friends I Read more
Soliciting for ideas for blog posts, I was asked, “How do you create a writing practice?” and “How do you make writing a habit?” And I thought to myself, “Self, you used to wonder that, and you did it. So, what finally worked?” To that end, I went back to Read more