In March, Marie Force announced she would no longer chase the bestseller lists when she released her latest book title. She wrote a great, honest, and direct blog about her thinking, and I urge you to read it all. In the blog, she describes a trajectory of obsession and disillusionment that is very familiar to me. I’ve gone through that range of emotions several times […]
Business Musings: Authors Guild 2016 Letter
I want to support what the Authors Guild is doing here. I really do. I believe this “conversation” needs to commence. Writers—particularly writers of the Take Care of Me school—need to understand that their publishers and their agents are not their friends. Those two entities are in business for themselves and will devise contract terms to benefit them. But…
Business Musings: Writing to Market
Marie Force wrote a lovely blog post this week on the five-year anniversary of her major success as an indie writer. She busts a few myths about her career in the post, and she’s very clear about her numbers, and the events that came together to launch her success. She’s written something similar before, but not in quite as organized a fashion. Take a look […]
The Business Rusch: Book As Event
I finished my second novel (as an adult) on the day my best friend from high school gave birth to her second child. My friend called me from the hospital to tell me the great news and then, because she was a sweet woman and because she was from the upper Midwest, she reflexively asked how things were going for me. Even though I am […]
Great Crime Fiction
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The Runabout in Asimov’s
The Runabout is part of my Diving series, but the story stands alone. If you want to sample the story before picking up the issue, click here for the excerpt.
Romance Galore!
I have a novelette, a short story, and an essay in this issue. Or rather Rusch has a novelette and an essay, and Kristine Grayson has a short story. Check it all out online for free or pick up a paper copy by clicking this link.
A New Uncollected Story
The latest Uncollected Anthology is out. For Spells Gone Awry, I've written another Abracadabra Inc. story. You can pick up "Disrupt Magic" as a standalone, or as part of the Collected Uncollected. Enjoy!
Little Green Men…Attack!
Some humor about aliens to lighten your mood. My story in this volume, "Little Green (Wo)men," should make you chuckle. Click here for more information.
Galaxy-Spanning Stories!
Featuring my standalone Retrieval Artist short story, "The Impossibles." Click here for more information.Get Early Copies of the Thursday Business Blog and More!
Family Stories
Featuring my short story, "My Real Cousin Ruby." Lots of great reading here. Click here for more information.A New Kris Nelscott Short Story
My latest Kris Nelscott short story, "Still Life 1931" appears here, alongside some amazing names. This stunning collection, based on the work of Edward Hopper, is available in ebook, but I recommend the hardcover, just because it's so pretty. The art is reproduced throughout. Here's the Amazon link, but you can get the book anywhere.
Best Mystery Stories of The Year!
"The heroine of Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s 'Christmas Eve at the Exit' struggles to make the holiday meaningful for her 10-year-old daughter while the pair are on the run....There isn’t enough Xanax in anyone’s medicine cabinet to calm the jitters these 20 skillful stories will unleash on a worried world." —Kirkus
The Year’s Best Novellas
I am honored to announce that Paula Guran chose my novella "Inhuman Garbage" as one of the best novellas of the year. To order some wonderful novellas, click on this sentence.
The Year’s Best Science Fiction
I am honored to announce that Gardner Dozois chose my novella "Inhuman Garbage" as one of the best science fiction stories of the year. To order the novella and some wonderful fiction, click on this sentence.
The Falls
The latest Diving novel. This one gives you background about sector bases, as well as a murder mystery. Enjoy! Find out more by clicking on this sentence.
