I’m Angry and You Should Be Too

Earlier this evening, the credit rating of the United States was reduced from AAA to AA. The phrase ‘the full faith and credit of the United States’ was made obsolete at the same time. How did it come to this? Who is to blame? Democrats have traditionally spent and spent…. Continue reading

Hump Day, Sort Of

Okay, I do realize it is Thursday and not Wednesday. What I’m talking about here is the culmination of two weeks of totally swamped. I had some overlap of summer and fall classes at the two schools where I teach. I am also guest lecturing today and tomorrow on the… Continue reading

Live Music a thing of the Past?

Was in the car this morning listening to the Snakes and Arrows Live cd from Rush. My eldest daughter commented that it sounded really good for a live recording. I didn’t know what that meant so I asked her to clarify. She said most live performances today suck. I responded… Continue reading

Digital SF Updates

If anyone is following here to see how the Digital SF issue is coming along, here is the situation. We had a nice discussion going on via this blog and in email. They decided one of their paragraphs needed to be addressed before I looked at the document. I am… Continue reading

New Photos – Endler’s Livebearers

I took a bunch of photos of my endler’s livebearers this week in preparation for a non-fiction article I am about to submit.  Those photos I cannot share with you at this time, but there are a number that I rejected for the article for various reasons.  This I would… Continue reading

Follow-Up to Professionalism in Short Fiction

Yesterday, I lit into a certain policy posted on the submission page of Digital Science Fiction magazine.  Michael Wills of Digital Science Fiction posted a lengthy response to yesterday’s post that I think started a very good dialogue. I can tell that he put a great deal of thought into… Continue reading

Professionalism in Short Fiction Publishing

While I sorted some things out in my live over the past year and a half, my short fiction submissions trickled down to nothing.  Yes, I still have work in inventory, but it has sat on my hard drive. Last night, I started looking for markets to send that material. … Continue reading

Website Changes Coming

With several books out in the world, I think my website is starting to look cluttered on the home page.  Once I finish teaching this summer class that is consuming half my days, I expect to start some surgery on the website. I plan to leave only the most recent… Continue reading

Paper Versions of Books Now Available

You can now get a paper version of Neanderthal Swan Song here: https://www.createspace.com/3618257 And a paper copy of Accretion here: https://www.createspace.com/3623677

5 Incidental Outcomes of Indie Publishing

Over the past two days, I’ve listed advantages and disadvantages of becoming an indie publisher. Today, we’ll look at some incidental things that have occurred to me and might happen to you, too, if you go the indie route. These are not necessarily good or bad, just observations. 1. Opinion–… Continue reading