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Greek Publication
My mystery novel, Smoke-Filled Rooms, written under the pen name Kris Nelscott, has just appeared in Greek from Kedros publishing. The cover is quite lovely, as you can see below. If anyone can translate the Greek title for me, I would appreciate it. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current News
New Amsterdam
I’d heard that Fox didn’t want to approve New Amsterdam , about an immortal New York homicide detective, although I didn’t hear why. I was afraid that they didn’t greenlight it because the show was bad or stupid or poorly acted. Those are often the reasons. Then the writer’s strike came along, and Fox greenlighted (greenlit?) the show. I’ve been watching since the first episode. Aside from the really stupid device that they used to make John Amsterdam immortal (really, they could’ve thought of something else. This one is a 1970s trope, vaguely racist, extremely illogical, and…oh, never mind…just ignore that part), the show is marvelous. It’s a surprise at all times. Instead of an immortal filled with ennui, like so many … Read entire article »
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Recovering Apollo 8
I’m pleased to be nominated for a Hugo award for this story. A number of you have asked how to get a copy. Asimovs magazine has just posted this one and their other Hugo nominees on their website. You can find “Recovering Apollo 8″ here . While you’re at the site, you might want to subscribe to Asimovs. It’s one of the best. Fiction magazines can always use the support. You can subscribe here . Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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An interesting day
Yesterday, I had jury duty. I live in a large county, and the county seat (along with the court house) is about 30 miles away. I brought a book; I always do because jury duty can be long moments of tedium followed by great frustration. I figured I’d be home by mid-morning since the trial was a criminal one, and for some reason attorneys don’t like mystery writers on their juries. But the defendant’s car broke down (the judge said, “Yeah, right”), and we were asked to reconvene at 1:30 in the afternoon when the defendant surely would show up. The inexperienced jurors–who had sat around for 1.5 hours looking bored–mentioned that they wished they had something to read. Most looked like they couldn’t afford to … Read entire article »
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Fast Forward 2
Lou Anders, editor of the original anthology series Fast Forward, has just posted the contents for Fast Forward 2 which I’m lucky enough to be part of. Two of the contributors are podcasting parts of their collaboration. I haven’t listened yet, but it sounds like it’s worth the download. Check it out here. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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Hugo Nomination
The Hugo nominations are out, and I’m fortunate enough to be on the list with my novella “Recovering Apollo 8.” Thanks to everyone who nominated. I’m thrilled. Here’s the press release. Congrats to the other nominees in all the categories. Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention, is pleased to announce the ballot for the Hugo Awards, also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Awards. Nominations were made by the members of last years World Science Fiction Convention, held in Yokohama, and this year’s, to be held in Denver. Members of the 2008 convention will have until July 1, 2008, to vote on this ballot. Winners will be announced and trophies awarded at Denvention’s Hugo Awards Ceremony, Saturday, August 9. The voting is conducted by mail and … Read entire article »
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Babysitting The Cable Guy
I promised myself when I started this website that I would put a new essay on the site every month. I also promised myself that I wouldn’t start flamewars or write about politics (no matter how much I’m tempted). So this week, when I sat down to write my monthly essay, I stepped right in the middle of an on-going flamewar. I put that essay aside (maybe it’ll be relevant in six months and the flamewar will be over), and started another essay—about politics—which I abandoned. Because I used all my free writing time on those two abortive attempts—I make a living at writing, folks, so writing for free, no matter how much fun it is, isn’t something I should do very often—I had a choice. I … Read entire article »
Filed under: The High Horse
100 story milestone
At Radcon in February, John Helfers of Tekno Books told me that I had achieved a milestone no other author has hit. I’ve sold 100 short stories to Tekno Books. You may not have heard of them, but Tekno produces theme anthologies. Mystery Date and Wizards Inc. are two examples of Tekno anthologies. I’ve written for science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, and romance anthologies that Tekno has done. I’m proud of this milestone, although it took me nearly a month to wrap my mind around it. Why do I write for theme anthologies? First, I love the short story form. It’s my favorite form in all the genres except romance. (Most romance short stories feel incomplete to me, which is why romance usually does … Read entire article »
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