Wednesday Writer – Jack McDevitt

Jack McDevitt is an extremely personable man whom I met for the first time at LepreCon 39 in may of 2013. We chatted a number of times over the course of the convention and we got along really well. Our sense of story also seems to be similar. So, I… Continue reading

Thursday Thoughts – Writing Amid Chaos

Writing at Entropy Central If you are a writer with offspring living in the house, You know very well that the chaos that erupts from “special events” can completely derail writing time. The real problem is that “special events” happen all the time. Over the past several months, the “special… Continue reading

Wednesday Writer – Joe Haldeman

I met Joe Haldeman in 2012 at LepreCon. I found Joe and his wife Gay to be charming people. Joe was kind enough to agree to be interviewed. For somebody unfamiliar with the work of Joe Haldeman, how would you describe your fiction and which story or novel do you… Continue reading

Wednesday Writer – Jay Lake

Today, I have the pleasure of sharing with you an interview with Jay Lake. This is my first interview with somebody I have not either met in person or interacted with regularly online, although we do have a lot of common friends. Jay was kind enough to be just as… Continue reading

Wednesday Writer – Mary Robinette Kowal

Today, we’re chatting with a writer who has burst onto the main stage of speculative fiction over the past few years, Mary Robinette Kowal. I met Mary online in the writers workshop at Orson Scott Card’s website, Hatrack River. About a year later, we met at Card’s Literary Boot Camp…. Continue reading

Wednesday Writer – Lon Prater

Today we’re chatting with Lon Prater. He is a retired naval officer, and I’ve known Lon virtually through Codex since 2005. For somebody unfamiliar with the work of Lon Prater, how would you describe your fiction and which story do you think is the best introduction to your work? My… Continue reading

Wednesday Writer – Michael A. Stackpole

Today we’re chatting with Michael A. Stackpole, a versatile writer who happens to be local, so we run into each other from time to time. For somebody unfamiliar with the writings of Michael A. Stackpole, how would you describe your fiction, and which story do you think makes the best… Continue reading

Wednesday Writer – Luc Reid

Today, we’re chatting with Luc Reid, a writer, public speaker, and musician. Luc is the founder of the large online writer’s group Codex. For somebody unfamiliar with the work of Luc Reid, how would you describe your fiction and which story do you think is the best introduction to your… Continue reading

Wednesday Writer – Christopher Fletcher

Christopher Fletcher is best known for starting the online science fiction magazine M-Brane SF. He was editor of M-Brane through its entire run, and also writes a bit. Christopher and I crossed paths when he published my story Road Rage in M-Brane SF #1. He bought several more stories from… Continue reading