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 ...
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 ...
That is, in the "always a bridesmaid, never a bride" category, once again I have earned an Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future contest. I went back to my submissions log and counted, and this makes my 5th Honorable Mention out of 11 entries. [Shrug.] Now I should get to work on my next entry ... the end-of-September deadline will arrive all too fast!
(Warning: This will be something of a rant.) Yesterday I went through a handful of query letters submitted to Baen, several of which were from literary agents or people posing as agents. One of the agents is on the "Writer Beware" list maintained by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) -- the "Thumbs Down Agency List" -- and two of the others are probably vying for their own spots on the list. Why don't writers research these ...
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