Time constraints prevent me from participating in this year's Clarion West Write-a-Thon, but if you are a participating writer please post here with your link and I will sponsor you - I don't know yet how much, but I promise I'll do what I can!             EDIT: Any Clarion, West or Not!

My sponsors get to see the entire story - so if this intrigues and you would like to sponsor me, please head over to my page and sign up! You can pledge any amount, per week or per story or just a flat sum for the six week period (June 19 to July 29).  The write-a-thon is now officially over, but because of various hijinks at the onset I'm...erm... ( Read more... )

Stanford Hall, Warwickshire, September 30 1899

I have the new machine almost done & will try and have it up at Stanford by Friday…are the Axles & all ready & in place?

-letter from Percy Pilcher to the

Hon. Adrian Verney Cave, September 1899

“I thought you were going to fly the triplane, Perce.”

Percy looked up, a greasy rag in hand. Engine parts ( Read more... )

The Clarion West workshop for speculative fiction writers starts today in Seattle, and along with an impressive roster of writers I’m participating in the concurrent write-a-thon to help raise funds to cover the costs of the workshop.

My writing goal is “six weeks, five short stories” - while I was under deadline to complete Dawnbringer, these ( Read more... )