One month until “Take One For the Road” appears

Among the various items in the mail today was the May 2011 issue of Analog. It’s always fun to see Analog or Asimov’s in the mail (despite the fact that I also subscribe to them on the Kindle). But this time it was particularly exciting because my story, “Take One For the Road” is scheduled [...]

A science fiction writer’s discipline

I’ve been a lazy bum lately when it comes to writing. I can’t quite explain why. I am at a point in my career where I’ve sold some stories and where a few editors would happily look at more stories that I send them. And yet, I can’t seem to motivate myself to get up [...]

“Take One for the Road” will appear in the June 2011 Analog

Last night was an exciting night for being a science fiction writer. I received the galleys of my story, “Take One for the Road” and found out that the story would appear in the June 2011 issue of Analog, which goes on sale in April. I also got the check for the story in the [...]

Writing goals for 2011

While there are still 16 days left in 2010, I thought now would be a good time to get my writing goals for 2011 down on paper. A number of factors have influenced the goals for 2011: My goals for 2010 were very aggressive I realized that I am not yet ready to write novels [...]

Keeping up with short (science) fiction

One area in which I have a difficult time keeping up is short science fiction. I subscribe to all of the major magazines (and a few of the smaller ones as well) and yet during the course of the year, I don’t really read many of the stories in those magazines because I simply don’t [...]

Admitting defeat

Sometime around 10:45 last night, the NaNoWriMo novel died after a relapse of plot problems and increasing indifference.  The relapse began on Wednesday when I realized that, despite finishing Part 2, it was more or less unusable.  It wasn’t the direction I wanted to take things. At the time, I didn’t see this as critical. [...]

An update on my writing goals

Tomorrow, at the Arlington Writers Group meetup, I will be leading a discussion on NaNoWriMo and writing goals.  In light of that, it seems appropriate to provide an update on my own writing goals for 2010. I set out four major goals, each of which had some objectives.  I’ve had mixed results, but I see [...]

The SFWA Author and Editors Reception

I wrapped up my Monday evening by attending my first Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America annual author and editor reception at Planet Hollywood in Times Square.  I’d invited my brother-in-law, Jason, to the event and in a rather ironic twist, he–the copy editor who makes commercials–walked away with an agent’s card.  But I [...]

A Codexian dinner

On Monday evening, I finally got to meet in person several members of the Codex Writers’ group who, until that time, I’d only met online.  We met at the Aspen Social Club near Times Square, and by the time I arrived, most of them were already there: Lawrence M. Schoen and his wife Valerie, Alethea [...]

My first editorial lunch in NYC

On Monday, I had my first lunch with an editor in New York City.  I headed down to the offices of Dell Magazine and met Dr. Stanley Schmidt, editor of Analog Science Fiction in person for the first time. We sat in his office and chatted for a while while we waited for others to [...]

To NYC for Real Writer Stuff

This weekend, we’ll be taking the new car up to New York so that I can do Writerly Things there on Monday.  As an added bonus, we’ll get to visit with some family on the way, and while we’re there. On Monday, I have a full day of writerly events on my calendar. First, I’m [...]

Fan first, writer second

I am getting the feeling that things are picking up for me as a writer.  I don’t have any outright evidence for this outside of my recent sale to Analog, and the fact that I am now a full active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.  But many small things are [...]

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