Yesterday was, to put it mildly, a hideous day, with approximately two good things in it: one, Castle got renewed, as if ABC knew I needed something, and second, it was the official launch of Shine
an anthology of Optimistic SF, available through Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Powells, Books-A-Million and through local and independent bookstores. (I ( Read more... )

Deliveries today brought me two joys: my author's copies of The Phantom Queen Awakes, now available at Amazon.com, containing my short story, "Ravens," and Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic SF, now available for pre-order nearly everywhere; officially available on March 30, containing my short story, "Twittering the Stars ( Read more... )

The Shadows on the Reef story continues, as a new director named Dennis arrives.

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Indirectly, this reminded me that I had forgotten to post a link to the Shine Anthology competition. I won't say too much about it, except to note that if you are a long time reader of this blog, or if you are chuckling at the thought of a director named ( Read more... )

You're expecting a song, aren't you?

But no. I'm breaking a long standing habit and superstition by announcing that yes, I have sold a story to Jetse de Vries' Shine Anthology, forthcoming from Solaris Books in 2010.

(The superstition stems from four children's books, a French fry vending machine, fbhjr and malterre's wedding, a certain publisher in the ( Read more... )