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Hail to the Wrimos

Posted in News on 7 November 2010 | Leave a Comment »

November is National Novel Writing Month! For various reasons I’m not in the game this time, but it’s a great idea: in short, to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. That’s a lofty one month word count goal that requires some serious sustained output. And that’s the point. Output is what matters in [...]

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The WORDOS Professional Writers Workshop

Posted in News on 31 October 2010 |

The writing group I belong to, The WORDOS Professional Writers Workshop, has just gone online with a new website. We meet once a week to critique stories and discuss the craft and business of writing with the goal of improving our fiction and selling to markets. I’m in excellent company there. Wordos members have published [...]

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Two New Stories

Posted in News on 31 October 2010 |

I’ve written two new science fiction stories in the last few weeks: 1. Elly hasn’t felt like herself since having her baby, but change takes on a whole new meaning when giant plants take over the world. I wrote “The Green Invasion” in a busy twenty four hours at Liz Engstrom‘s Science Fiction Weekend Workshop. [...]

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Read “Crawlspace” Online

Posted in Journal, News on 6 September 2010 |

“Crawlspace” was first published in S&M Horror where it placed 3rd in their monthly short story context. It is no longer on their site, but can now can be read here. (There’s also a link on the sidebar.) I had the idea for this story while standing in my living room one day and thinking [...]

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Dark Mage of Midgard: 1st Draft Finished

Posted in News on 23 June 2010 |

The first draft of Dark Mage of Midgard is finished. This is the second book in The Three Earths trilogy. The manuscript is 116,000 words, just slightly longer than the first book. In this book Anna Karova and Ken Ashbury are swept up in a war that is spreading across three parallel worlds. Only Anna [...]

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New Story Online

Posted in Journal, News on 13 March 2010 |

“The Music of Timothy Shean” is here for all those who missed it when it was first published in Dark Recesses Magazine in August 2009. My own history of playing the piano is long in years but short on skill and practice. I played for two or three years when I was in middle school. [...]

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It is now 2010

Posted in News on 3 January 2010 |

Welcome to the future, everybody. Even though we don’t have a flying cars or a robot housemaids, at least we’re all still here. And there’s a lot to be thankful for. I have two quick updates to start the year: 1: “The Music of Timothy Shean” is no longer up at Dark Recesses. It is [...]

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Dark Mage of Midgard > 70,000 words

Posted in News on 3 November 2009 |

The first draft of Dark Mage of Midgard has surpassed the 70,000 word mark. This is Book Two in The Three Earths Trilogy. I have definitely passed the mid-way point and am looking forward to the rest. This middle book of the trilogy may run a little longer than the first. I’ve had to adjust [...]

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Read “The Music of Timothy Shean” at Dark Recesses Magazine

Posted in News on 24 August 2009 |

“The Music of Timothy Shean” is now up at Dark Recesses Magazine. I love the look of this magazine and it’s a thrill to be at the top of their page right now. I hope you all enjoy the story, and share a link with friends. This is the 5th story that I’ve written that [...]

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“The Music of Timothy Shean” scheduled to appear August 30

Posted in News on 19 August 2009 |

My latest horror story, “The Music of Timothy Shean,” is schedule to appear in Dark Recesses Magazine on August 30th. I love the new look of this magazine. I’m looking forward to being in there, and to sharing this story with readers. Some music should never be heard by human ears…

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