It was the second week of Clarion. My first story written the week before had mixed success. The classmates were too nice and the instructor told me plain it wasn’t good enough. I started with humor hoping it would be Read more…
Why do we spend so much time speculating about who would win in a fight? Mostly it’s a cherished pastime of super hero fandom, but I’ve seen “Who would win?” arguments pitching Samurai vs. Knights, Caesar Vs. Napoleon, Mr. Darcy Read more…
“Am I a good writer?” I ask my husband, for the eightieth time today. “Yes,” he says, “Reasie sells lots of stories.” “But,” I say, “the editor at [magazine that just gave me a rejection] doesn’t think I’m a good Read more…
I had the day off yesterday and since I saw Captain America: Winter Soldier recently, I decided to spend the day looking for Nick Fury’s grave. See, the movie was filmed in Cleveland, and I knew that some scenes were Read more…
I recently volunteered to be a first-round reader at a fiction magazine. A “slush reader.” I think referring to the mountain of submitted stories as “the slush” started when paper submissions were slipped through the transoms of publishing offices, resulting Read more…
I’ve got a lot of balls in the air right now. On Saturday, May 19th, I will be at the SFWA Nebula Conference in Pittsburgh, in particular I’ll be at the Clarion All Class Meetup from 3-6pm 😉 On Monday, Read more…
This will be cross-posted to Analog’s new blog site. My story in the current issue of Analog has the longest history of any short story I’ve written, and is, like its protagonist, a strange creature of thrown together parts. I’ve Read more…