Just received the final cover art for Brittle Daydreams and couldn’t be happier.
Continue readingAuthor: Peter S. Drang
Story: Weed
[Science Fiction/Horror, Reading time: 30 minutes]
A botanist who can understand how plants feel discovers a weed with an unusual attitude.
“Gator and the Big Buzz” Accepted by FFO
My story “Gator and the Big Buzz” was officially accepted at FFO today. Here’s how that happened.
Continue readingMixing Ingredients to Create New Science Fiction Stories
This post will explore yet another way to come up with compelling stories: mixing together ideas from other stories you’ve read.
Continue readingTurning Everyday Life into Science Fiction Story Ideas
In this post I’ll discuss how I use everyday events to create premises for new science fiction and fantasy stories.
Continue readingHow to Dream Up New Science Fiction Story Ideas
In this post I discuss several techniques for generating science fiction and fantasy story ideas from dreams, including techniques to increase the chances of dreaming and recalling your dreams.
Continue readingAnother Way to Get Rejected: IGMS Shutters
I got a rejection email today from Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, but it wasn’t the usual type. …
Continue readingCreative Exercise: Sentence Blurting
Here’s an interesting way to warm up before writing: I call it Sentence Blurting. Occasionally this exercise results in an idea for a story or a scene, but I use it mainly just to put myself into a writing frame of mind.
Continue readingStory: Outstanding Customer Service
[Science Fiction/Humor, Flash Fiction, Reading time: 5 minutes]
The wormhole-coms looked suspiciously like hundred-gallon fish tanks, only instead of clear water, colorful betas, and bubbling treasure chests, these contained a glowing blue liquid that would light up to show any of a dozen types of alien species her office served.
The Short Story Funnel: Tune Up Your Writing Process
In this post I present a model for short story development, from initial idea through sale, as a way to improve your writing productivity.
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