Just ahead of using it in a reading, I finished another editing pass on the short story "The Company Car."Does this mean the end of a long writing slump? I sure as hell hope so.
Category: Writing
Ad Astra 2007 – tentative schedule
Here's what I'll be doing at this year's Ad Astra convention.Reading - The Mark and John (http://www.johnmierau.com/) show returns for another appearance.Urban Fantasy - What is the benefit of putting the magical in the mundane? What inspires an author to set stories in the world in which they live? Does it add or subtract to… Continue reading Ad Astra 2007 – tentative schedule
Mangalating the English language
Buzzwords that are currently bothering me: utilizefunctionalityimpactful
Tools for the writer
An interesting survey of just some of the tools available to writers. What gets you going? http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/02/top_gadgets_for.html#more
Mythspring review at Asimov’s site
The web site for Asimov's Science Fiction magazine has a review posted on Mythspring.Quite deliberately, editors Julie E. Czerneda and Gen-evieve Kierans have summoned over a dozen Canadian writers to supply stories inspired by “the lyrics and legends of Canada.” What results is a stimulating journey through northern realms of the imagination.The majority of the… Continue reading Mythspring review at Asimov’s site
Distracted by the shit
So far the only downside of my job is that I want to go to the company lunch room and socialize with my other workers. This isn't really a downside, except that it means I'm not reading or writing at lunch as I have with every other job in the past ten years. I have… Continue reading Distracted by the shit
Ad Astra 2007
I'm trying to pick a few more choices for panels for the upcoming Ad Astra convention. I have the feeling I should be guilty that most of the ones at a literary convention that are drawing my attention are the media panels.
World Fantasy Convention report
It’s the day after my first WFC and looking back on the past four days, I’m quite pleased I came. I went over budget on food and books, but given that it’s a literary convention I think I can be excused on the excess of books. In actuality many of my purchases were magazines; market… Continue reading World Fantasy Convention report
World Fantasy Convention
Can't believe that the World Fantasy Convention is only two days away. Looks like it should be an interesting/productive/fun time. I won't be doing any readings, but will be taking in as much of the programming as I can.
Flash fiction posting
I posted the following bit of flash fiction (really, really short stories) over at Julie E. Czerneda's news group. I'm posting it again here just for kicks. Enjoy.Jake stumbled into his room upstairs at the hotel, head spinning from cheap whiskey. That didn't stop him from drawing his pistol at the sight of the figure… Continue reading Flash fiction posting
Dispatches from Obscurity 