My writing progress in the first quarter of 2019.
Continue readingStory: The Gift of the Crystalline Kiss
[Science Fiction, Reading time: 10 minutes]
A physicist predicts the exact time that the entire universe will end … and it’s shockingly near.
Brittle Daydreams Final Cover Art
Just received the final cover art for Brittle Daydreams and couldn’t be happier.
Continue readingStory: 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.
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