Another Sale

Sam’s Dot Publishing sent me this email earlier this morning: I’m accepting both Winter and Adjoa for publication in one volume under the title Winter. Winter btw is excellent! Very well done. We’re going to publish this as a trade paperback book. It probably won’t be until February next, though…. Continue reading →

Sale

Looks like my strategy of getting my short stories back into the market has already paid off. I sold The Budget Hath No Mercy to a new Canadian ezine, The Random Eye. It’s not a big sale, but it is the first sale I’ve had since January. Amazing what getting… Continue reading →

Books and More Books

Apparently, my experience with the freezing cold night at Geronimo came with a free head cold. I’m miserable and didn’t have any concentration at piano lessons, normally my most productive time for writing. Instead, I did something that doesn’t take much concentration and I’ve been wanting to do for a… Continue reading →

More on Compelling Science Fiction

Disclosure: This post was written last night and scheduled to post this evening, as I am currently at the boy scout camp. I plan to take my camera and snap a ton of photos. Yesterday, I started an impromptu essay on what makes science fiction compelling. Today, I want to… Continue reading →

Ice Cream

Took the girls to use the Baskin-Robbins 2-for-1 sundae coupon this evening after Audrey’s flute lesson. They both got the chocolate Oreo sundae. Sorry, but I did not have the camera along, so no pictures. The Scoutmaster took a brief respite from the camp to bring the church van back… Continue reading →

The Difference Between America and Britain

There is a difference between the U.S. and Britain. As much as I love all things British, this doesn’t happen in the States. Thanks to David Langford’s Ansible for linking to the story. www.ricknovy.com

Boring Day

Today was one of those days I hate. Nothing notable happened. I got up and helped my wife get her mother out of bed. Started the week with a conference call then drove to work. I spent the day doing work things, then went home to catch another conference call…. Continue reading →

Traction?

I wrote about 600 words on the novel today, believe it or not. I think I’m finally unstuck, as I got out of a situation that I maybe shouldn’t have gotten myself into. A murder always makes a story interesting. Not much to tell today. Went to Costco because coupons… Continue reading →

A Few Ground Rules

I know that a lot of family members on both my wife’s side and my side are following this blog, as are some people who are not related. I thought I’d take a moment to explicitly state what you will and will not be likely to find here. You are… Continue reading →