I'm still trying to figure out what to do with this space going forward, but in the interim I figured I'd mention that in the past two weeks I've delivered two books to two separate publishers.  One of them I won't be able to discuss for a while yet, but I should be sharing details about the other one in the not-too-distant future (which I suppose ( Read more... )

Yesterday I received my contributor copies for Space and Time Magazine # 122, which includes my short story, "The True Song."  Being as this magazine is over forty years old, I'm proud to be a part of its tradition.  You can purchase an e-copy of this issue over at Weightless Books if you're so inclined. You can also view the complete ToC over at ( Read more... )

Wow, my second sale is less than two weeks.  I'm pleased to announce that I've sold my dark fantasy novelette, "The World's Desire," to Marvin Kaye at Weird Tales.  Publication date TBD.

This one is special for me.  I want to say all sales are special (and so far they have been), but as this is just my third sale, it's not as though I can draw on ( Read more... )

I'm pleased to announce that I've sold my novelette, "Steaming into Wonderland," to Warren Lapine's Fantastic Stories of the Imagination anthology. This one is my Alice in Wonderland/steampunk mash-up, and it was an absolute blast to write.  I'm thrilled to have found a good home for it, and almost as thrilled to be working with my old boss. :)   ( Read more... )

Hi Guys,

In case you're interested, the TTA podcast is now up for my Interzone story, "Feelings of the Flesh," replete with the original color illustration.  I did the reading for this one myself.  I'm somewhat excited, as this marks the first time my fiction has been podcasted.  Given the content of the story, you might say I went with a high ( Read more... )

Well, no.  Still, I received a pleasant surprise yesterday.  I was swapping some emails with Jetse de Vries, the assistant editor at Interzone.  And he had this to say:

One thing: at the dealer's room in Denvention, there were quite a few questions about IZ #212, specifically from people who wanted it because "Feelings of the Flesh" was in it. Well ( Read more... )

So let me take a moment to direct your attention to a brand-new podcast site, courtesy of the Third Alternative Press.  The site itself is called Transmissions From Beyond, and every other Monday it will feature new podcasts for stories from TTA's magazines--Interzone, Black Static, and Crimewave.  There is currently a story there from each of the ( Read more... )

So I received issue 216 of Interzone in the mail today.  This is their guest-edited mundane sf issue.  More relevant to me is the fact that it also contained the results for the annual IZ reader poll.  This one polled all the stories published in IZ during 2007, a grand total of 40.  The top 10 had already been posted over at the IZ forum, so I ( Read more... )

So Interzone is doing its annual poll for best story and best artwork in the magazine for 2007.  My story, "Feelings of the Flesh," is up for consideration.  If you read IZ and would like to offer an opinion, feel free to swing by the forum and vote/offer your thoughts.

Now I shall cross my fingers that I don't come in last. :)

So it's my birthday today.  Technically I'm in my 20s for another eight hours, but today marks "the big 3-0."  Honestly, I don't feel any different.  A few months ago I was quite aware of this looming number, but then personal tragedy struck the life of one of my best friends, in the form of his wife of 28 (someone I'd known 14 years) passing away ( Read more... )