Here's a snippet of WIP from the short story I revised last night. A return to my magical Portland continuity from "Number of Bus", "Green Grass Blues" and a few other pieces of mine. I am so glad to have my brain in decent form right now.

( The WIP its own self... )

( WIP from the spec novella in progress )

This story keeps getting longer. My original estimate of 14,000 words has been blown wide open, given that I'm at 20,200 now, and probably going land somewhere between 22,000 and 24,000. That's okay. This piece is contracted but not to tight length. With luck, I'll finish the first draft sometime today ( Read more... )

An unexpected foreign rights check in the mail this week, as well as an expected-but-no-idea-when contract and a hoped-for-but-unexpected contract. This business is so weird. I made more writing money in three days than I've made in months. In order, Mainspring earned out in Germany in its first reporting period (or first year, I'm actually not ( Read more... )

Now it can be told. Audible.com is acquiring a third volume in the Hugo Award nominated and Audie Award winning series of original audiobook fiction, METAtropolis. The new volume, METAtropolis: Green Space, is mostly set in around the turn 22nd century and explores the long term consequences of the issues and trends raised in the first two books. ( Read more... )

A few days ago, I finished the first draft (plus one light revision) of "Spendthrift" at 5,200 words. We'll see how it goes with my first readers, and then with the requesting market. I kind of like it.

( Meanwhile, some WIP: )

Did a bit more work on the Going to Extremes outline yesterday. ( Here's a little snippet that I liked, about the Grand Mosque in Xian. )

Over the last two days, I've knocked out 2,300 words of a requested steampunk short story. It involves airships, so I'm trying to do something a little different. I mean, airships are to steampunk as lost heirs are to high fantasy. So, come on, do something new, right ( Read more... )

Just because. From the 3,500 words I laid down yesterday. Usual disclaimers about first draft apply.

( A bit of WIP, as promised… )

Chapter one of my sample chapters is in rough draft. This thing is raw, in several senses of the term. And it's a real challenge to write in a nonfiction voice. I'm basically treating this like a giant blog entry. Almost conversational. This as opposed to my usual rather stylized fiction voice. Which in turn produces the odd sensation that I'm not ( Read more... )