I banged out about 5000 words in the past three days, almost half of it yesterday. Finished the story I had been struggling with for the past two weeks, and more importantly, I surpassed 102,000 short story words for the year with three writing days left. I only have about… Continue reading
I’ve posted my contribution to the Carl Sagan bloggathon on my Scottsdale Republic blog. You can read those comments here. www.ricknovy.com
My daughter, Reanna, just had a poem titled “The Air” accepted by Wee Ones magazine for their Kids Korner section. It will appear in their Jan/Feb 2007 issue. www.ricknovy.com
I sit here waiting for the last minutes to tick away before I get the stuff removed from my face. I managed to write 974 words last night, despite my malaise and discomfort. I finished the story I had in progress. I proofed it this morning and mailed it off… Continue reading
Yesterday, I went in for sinus surgery. People with bad allergies have a tendency to grow polyps in their sinuses, and this was the case for me. Even on the best of days, I sounded congested, and I’ve struggled with this since I was 16, maybe earleir. Now, at age… Continue reading
I sold a story called Little Dark Nebula to Beyond Centauri toappear in the July 2007 issue. What makes this story particularly special is that it will appear in the same issue as a poem my daughter wrote. That’s right, Reanna’s poem Fade Away will appear in the same issue!… Continue reading
My Scottsdale Republic blog is here. www.ricknovy.com
Monday, I spent an hour at the Scottsdale office of the Arizona Republic, learning how to use their blogging software. Actually, it was mostly listening to trivium, but regardless, I now have a local blog. The thing should go live later this week, targeting tomorrow evening. When I have the… Continue reading
Last night, I put the finishing touches on my first pure fantasy story, “The Great Basilisk Race.” I mailed it off to Realms of Fantasy this morning. I’m about 7000 words short of my goal for the year, and not making much progress lately due to other commitments. Likely I… Continue reading
Put in another 1200 words today at piano lessons. Would have continued at home, but had to help one of the girls study for a math test. That 1200 words puts me at about the mid-point of the story I’m working on, “The Great Basilisk Race.” This is the first… Continue reading
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