Received an email with notice that I sold my PCID universe story "A Touch of Ginger" to the specfic antho THE LADIES OF TRADETOWN, coming out in 2011 from Norilana Books. This is cool on a number of levels -- I get to work with the delightful editor Lee Martindale, I share a TOC with some rocking writers (crazywritergirl, Helen McCarthy and Tracy S. Morris, among ( Read more... )

Let this be a lesson to me in the future when I find myself stuck in a creative mire, wondering if I'll ever find an end to a story. I stuck to my guns, finished the story, submitted it, and found out late tonight that "Dash Manning: Galactic Ranger!" (the working title -- it's going to be changed as soon as I can come up with something more ( Read more... )

1. One of the reviewers at loveromancesandmore.com just gave Double Dog #4 a very, VERY nice review:
   
   This is a rollicking fun fantasy story that takes “The Arabian Nights” to new levels. Ms. Fletcher’s characters are fun and witty...This reviewer spent a wonderful afternoon reading this story and enjoyed every minute of it. This is another author that ( Read more... )

Snurched from cdozo:

Both Pioneer spacecraft are experiencing unexpected drag. It could be unexpected breakdowns on the craft, or nearby heavenly bodies doing strange things to the local gravity field, or an unexpected effect of the interstellar wind -- or something may be wrong with our understanding of the laws of physics.


( Read more... )

So I'm struggling to find the funny in this 50's classic SF spacemen homage/satire I'm working on, and suddenly the Muse appears, drops a comedy bomb on my head and heads back to Bali to soak up some more mojitos ( Read more... )

Okay, for all you SF/Fantasy readers out there, I would like to announce that three pieces of my electronically printed short fiction are now available for purchase from AnthologyBuilder.com. They have a good selection of short fiction from all genres (not just SF/Fantasy/Horror), and hey, I may actually make some money on the pieces, which is ( Read more... )

About three years ago, I started a short story in an attempt to turn a cliche on its ear -- the SF 50's square-jawed hero spaceman and his girl sidekick. In my story, my hero Dash Manning is tall, square-jawed, handsome as hell, absolutely clanking with medals...and gay as an Easter frock. The Galactic Rangers keep teaming him up with female ( Read more... )

As you know (Bob), the Hugo ballots are now online at http://www.denvention.org/hugos/08hugonomballot.php, or in PDF form at http://www.denvention.org/hugos/index.php. Folks who are paid supporters/attendees of Denvention and/or Nippon 2007 are eligible to vote.

As this is the case, allow me to remind all you wonderful people that my novella ( Read more... )

Yes, your favorite edgy online SF zine is back for another quarter with some deliciously dark stuff from Mike Allen, Jayme Lynn Blaschke, Sarah K. Castle, Vylar Kaftan, Jay Lake, Ann Leckie and Jennifer Pelland ( Read more... )

Yes, I'm in Atlanta, and situated in a freaking corner suite in the Hyatt -- I could get USED to this ( Read more... )