Stratagem 27 2018-09-13 23:59:00
Dear Mother Nature,Please find enclosed 6000 tons of snow that was mistakenly dropped on Edmonton this morning. Look, there are rules. There's supposed to be a natural order--i.e., things happen in an orderly fashion. First you have summer, which is wh......
Wednesday Wanderings
Between the chaos of my daily life, I've been working on the worldbuilding for my next novel project. It's coming together somewhat differently from my usual process, and I hope the changes will pay off.I typically do a few short sections on glob......
Anatomy of an Idea: Soul Medley
As I mentioned in my previous post, Soul Medley is now out in Andromeda Spaceways #72. I discuss briefly the origins of the story, but here's a more detailed account ... spoiler free, if you haven't read it yet, though I do encourage you to do so......
A Day in the Life
A day in the life of a writer, a.k.a., me! Let me present my completely fool-proof plan to accomplish all of your writing goals. It has worked wonders for me. Yes, a big steaming pile of oddly shaped wonders. 1. Situate Work can’t get done if you aren’t in...
September – time to get serious
It’s been a busy month, the highlight of which was a trip to the Netherlands, where against my better instincts the little people persuaded me onto some gut wrenching rollercoasters. (I literally tensed to stop my kidneys swapping sides…) The canals in Amsterdam go on forever, the Dutch people...
ASM #72 Now Available!
It's out! Check out Andromeda Spaceways Magazine #72 with my story, "Soul Medley" ... here!Watch this space for a discussion of how this story came to be. Or don't. ;)...
Wednesday Wanderings
Last week, I discussed the CW's fantasy series, The Outpost. This week, I'd like to talk about one of television science fiction offerings, Salvation.Or ... is it? During the first season, I posted about Salvation's exploration of coming-ap......
Song Styles
Another few months, another set of CDs and music to accompany me upon my travels through the strange lands of the midwest. Besides the themed sets, I enjoy doing word association, where song titles string one into the next through linked words, c......
Story Sale!
The Colored Lens just accepted my story "Canvas Captured" for their fall issue! Watch this space for details and suchnot....
Wednesday Wanderings
So I've been watching the CW's fantasy series, The Outpost. I don't know that I would have even known it existed, except that Dean Devlin - from Leverage - is one of the producers. That's also what pushed me over the edge to turn it on, bes......