I set a modest goal for Dragon*Con this year: to buy and have signed two specific books. I achieved that goal yesterday, so the rest of the con will entail working at Jim Minz's behest at the Baen road show, attending whatever-the-heck-I-want, and making some progress on the short story I'm writing. The books I came in pursuit of were:Shades of Milk and Honey, the first novel by Mary Robinette Kowal, one of my writing friends from the Codex writers group who also happens to be ...
Eighty years ago today -- August 5, 1930, Neil A. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He grew up to be the first man to walk on the surface of the Moon. (Neil Armstrong in the Lunar Module after walking on the Moon. NASA image.) And 35 years ago today, in 1975, test pilot John Manke glided the X-24B to a safe landing at Edwards AFB, thereby proving the concept that would allow Space ...
'nother Mike, one of the long-time patrons of Baen's Bar, recently suggested some alternatives to the "Slushmaster General" title bestowed upon me by Alethea Kontis, viz., Admiral of the Slush Grand Master of the Slushy Barrens Explorer Extraordinaire of Slush In the same message, he presented this "appropriately melodramatic" (his words, not mine) portrayal of the slush reader's trade: His steely eyes blazed through his thick goggles as he ...
My story, "Memorial at Copernicus," went live today at Redstone Science Fiction. (Redstone Science Fiction logo. Click to enlarge.) It's a brief alternate history tale that takes place (of course) on the Moon; specifically, near Copernicus Crater. Here's the direct link if you want to check it out -- I hope you enjoy it! Also today, I completed a long-overdue web redesign. Let me know what you think! ...
The latest chapter in "what not to do" as an aspiring author.* I find it interesting how many authors craft a cover letter that describes their book in superlative terms ("thrilling," "magnificent," "interesting," etc.) and doesn't provide any details about the story: nothing about the main characters and the hardships they endure, lessons they learn, or worlds they save. Don't do that. Show us your terrific story, don't tell us how terrific ...
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