Did I miss a meeting on Saturday? Because I'm sitting here thinking "wait a minute, when was the last meeting?" and trying to do the math and...yeah.

If I missed it, my sincerest apologies, I'm an idiot. If I didn't...um...just ignore this post.

Revenge of the Sith: the Breadbox Version

I do not recommend the comsumption of beverages while reading.

The LiveJournal that updates about speculative fiction markets is, well, specficmarkets. :-)

I don't know if I posted this earlier or not but the following is a link for an open anthology. According to the website they haven't been getting enough (good) submissions. Take a look, you've got two months!

http://www.darkcloudpress.com/TSN_antho.htm

The conference I'm probably going to (I'm making up my mind in the next couple of weeks) is CanWrite. The Friday is what interests me, but there is a bit of spec fic stuff on the Saturday, too.

Anyway, let me know if any of you decide to go!

mlc

How (not) to write a best selling fantasy novel

Enjoy!

mlc

I'm going on a bit of a non-fiction kick, and I'm looking for suggestions. I'd particularly like to read accounts of different cultures and societies, anthropological or historical, anything that gives a vivid picture of life in another time and/or place. Non-fiction tends to be a bit hard for me, so the more lively and engaging the narrative, ( Read more... )

I've updated the backgrounder to the world that most of my stories are set in. It's now on-line at http://www.third-bit.com/~gvwilson/cherne.html (complete with a rather crude little map). I am offering chocolate to anyone who spots inconsistencies, and for good ( Read more... )

http://www.third-bit.com/~gvwilson/words.png shows how much fiction I've written, month by month, since the fall of 1997. There are far too many gaps... and you'll notice a complete absence of gold stars (which I hope to use one day to mark sales).

I have put together a 4600 word description of Cherne, the world in which most of my stories are set. It's on-line at http://www.third-bit.com/~gvwilson/cherne.txt. Comments, questions, and criticisms would be very welcome.

Thanks, and Happy Canada Day,
Greg