“The Dodo Dragon”
My story “The Dodo Dragon” has been accepted by The Way of The Buffalo. I don’t know when the podcast will be available yet. Watch this space!
selling fiction
Yippee!
Untied Shoelaces of the Mind just bought my story “The Circle Line” for their next issue. So that’s me doing the happy dance.
My New Year’s Resolution
Like several of my writing friends, I find that I sell roughly one story for every ten submissions. The more I submit, the more I sell. The secret to steady sales is lots and lots of submissions. As soon as one market rejects a story, I send it off elsewhere – in theory. If they buy it, they usually want it exclusive for a while, typically 90 days. I wait…
What’s a Few Tentacles Between Friends?
UK USA Volume 2 of Cthulhu Unbound is now on sale, featuring my story “What’s a Few Tentacles Between Friends?” I was about ready for some good news after the fire.
Good things come in Threes
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine are hanging onto my story for round three of their selection process. Of course this doesn’t guarantee that they’ll buy it, but as far as it goes, it’s very encouraging. My story “Thrice upon a Time” has been accepted by Afterburn SF for their December 2009 issue, and “Designer Genes” is now up at Alien Skin. I’d better do some more writing, or I’ll have nothing…
I’m in Print Again!
Escape Velocity Issue 4 is out, and it includes my story “Zuggy Zu and the Humans” along with nine others, an interview with Stefan Arngrim from the Irwin Allen TV series Land of the Giants and photo features on ‘Flight of the Phoenix – The University of Arizona Goes to Mars’ and many historical photos from the infamous NASA ‘G.R.I.N’ files. I’m really looking forward to my contributor’s copy. You…