I saw an article going around about how some one submitted a published New Yorker story to several magazines, including the New Yorker, and it got rejected by all of them. I didn’t read the article, I don’t have to. This is an experiment I’ve heard about many times in Read more…
You can now listen to Galactic Hellcats read by Cleveland Voice Actor Amanda Terman on Audible, Amazon, or iTunes. British Science Fiction Award Long List for 2021! Ki is a petty thief. Her best friend wills her his solo-flyer—call it a space motorcycle: temperamental, fast as hell, and expensive to Read more…
Blog topic suggested by Maura Yzmore First, I would not read any books or blog posts about how to write a query letter. I would not fill out worksheets that required me to think of my story as having only one main character and start with “In a world”. Galactic Read more…
I believe in being open about money; how much you make isn’t a dirty secret, it’s something to share with others so we can know when we aren’t being treated equitably. To that end, I thought I should make a frank blog post about how much money I get for Read more…
Sometimes, someone will ask to reprint one of my stories. This is like finding money in my pocket. No new work, all the rewards! I have had 10 stories reprinted a total of 22 times, all by request from the editor. Two pieces have been reprinted twice, “Knit Three, Save Read more…
Hopefully by now you’ve heard the news that Galactic Hellcats will be re-released by Lethe Press this November, annnd they will also be releasing the sequel, Andrei and the Hellcats, next year! How did this happen? The process of getting here was a two-year journey rife with mistakes. When Vernacular Read more…