Here are story notes on “Truth Fly, Don’t Bother Me” which was recently published by Flame Tree Press.
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Posts about the craft of writing.
Flame Tree Press Publishes “Truth Fly”
My story “Truth Fly, Don’t Bother Me” was published today in Flame Tree Press’s newsletter.
Continue readingASIM#76 Available Now
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue #76 is live now at their website. It contains my story “The Galactic Internet” as well as many other great tales.
Continue readingThe Slushpile Numbers Game
In this article, I’ll argue that you’d better pay just as much attention to the quantity of stories you produce as the quality. The stark reality is: the slushpile system is a numbers game. If you don’t have lots of stories in inventory, it’s a game that’s difficult to win.
Continue readingDSF Buys “Lord Parrington’s Promotion”
Daily Science Fiction recently purchased my short story “Lord Parrington’s Promotion”.
Continue readingStory Story Checklist
The purpose of this checklist is to remind me of what needs to happen in a good short story. By reading it before I start blasting words into a document, perhaps I’ll make fewer first draft mistakes and get to a great final draft that much faster. I hope you can use it too.
Continue readingFirst Black Hole Photo Closely Matches Drang Short Story Artist’s Illustration
A picture of an actual black hole was released today, and it struck me how closely it resembles the artist conception of the fictional “Dante” binary black hole as described in one of my stories.
Continue readingWhat Does Gator Hear? Author’s Notes on “Gator and the Big Buzz”
Gator and the Big Buzz, one of my flash stories, dropped today on the great webzine Flash Fiction Online. In this article I have story notes and also an MP3 with my conception of what the “Big Buzz” sounds like, information on the L4 Lagrangian point, and more.
Continue readingSlush Wars: First Quarter Results
My writing progress in the first quarter of 2019.
Continue readingBrittle Daydreams Final Cover Art
Just received the final cover art for Brittle Daydreams and couldn’t be happier.
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