I’m making some changes for 2024. As many of you know, I discontinued the weekly publishing blog about a month ago. I will continue to talk about publishing on my Patreon page, but probably in a more personal way. Then, because I felt the need to ramp up my fiction production after a really awful […]
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Two opportunities have cropped up this week to sample my very popular Diving Universe. The first opportunity comes from a Storybundle curated by Robert T. Jeschonek. Bob has put together a Space Opera Sisterhood Storybundle, featuring great female characters and a number of wonderful female writers. The bundle includes my Diving novella, “Becalmed.” So if […]
Continue ReadingYes! News! (And more exclamation points than I probably needed, but still.) For some reason, all of my deadlines piled up in 2017. I spent the first four months in a weird, but efficient frenzy. The only thing that went by the wayside was keeping you all informed of new publications. This, of course, means […]
Continue ReadingAsimov’s Science Fiction has started a new feature on its website. Every year, Asimov’s asks its readers to choose the best stories of the year. The top five in each category get notified, and then Asimov’s reveals the winners at a ceremony in May. This year, Asimov’s has put the nominees up for free on its website.
Continue ReadingAfter a few months of quiet on the short story front, I’ve just published another one. Asimov’s SF Magazine has published “The First Step.” Unlike many of my stories of late, this one’s short. It involves time travel and cranky professors and…well, you’ll see. You can download Asimov’s on a variety of sites or pick […]
Continue ReadingLet me start with the thank you. Over the weekend, the readers of Asimov’s voted my novella “The Application of Hope” as the best of novella of 2013. Thank you, thank you, thank you, readers. I greatly appreciate it.
Continue ReadingLast week, I wrote a blog about the way traditional publishers market bestselling books. Most writers, indie published and traditionally published, mimic what traditional publishers do for their bestsellers. Unfortunately, traditional publishers put very little thought into their promotions. As long-time traditionally published bestseller (who happened to be a salesman before he became a writer) […]
Continue ReadingThis month sees the publication of two of my short stories in the Dell Magazines. “Sob Sisters” marks the first appearance for my Kris Nelscott pen name in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and the first publication for Nelscott in about 5 years. Don’t worry, Nelscott fans, the newest Smokey novel will come out in March. It’s […]
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