Last year I attended the Rainforest Writers Village and enjoyed it so much I signed up as soon as registration opened for this year. I will be attending session #1 at the end of February on the Olympic Peninsula in the beautiful rainforest. And I have a plan. In the month of February, I joined members of […]
Wicked Women Writers Challenge announced for 2013
The 5th Annual Wicked Women Writers Challenge has been announced with the theme How Will You Survive? I was lucky enough to participate along with other previous years’s winners Rhonda Carpenter and Killion Slade in a short and long promo: Snag the long promo or play the promo here: See all the contest detail on […]
Review and Preview
It’s the start of the year and a good time to take inventory. Publishing: Since this time last year, I’ve been printed in three anthologies and sold two additional stories that will be published early this year. See my Amazon Author Page for updates. I also provided blurbs to a few other authors after reading […]
Short Stories
Authors often debate whether it is useful to submit short stories to open submission calls. After all, it takes effort to write, effort to sell, and the pay isn’t great. And if it doesn’t sell to the first market, you have to make it conform to market after market. I had to ask myself this […]
I Wrote it First: When Science Fiction Comes True
One of the fun things about being a science-fiction writer is speculating about the near and distant future. My mother asked me whether I’d written a scene in Fractured Horizon before or after the recent spate of publicity for Felix Baumgarner’s space jump. (Note: I know this links to a Red Bull site. Sorry, but they have […]
Summers Aren’t for Resting
So how do you progress as a writer over a long summer? I have advice, most of which I even managed to follow. Tell me about your successes. Writing Conferences: If you have the time and funds, writers conferences offer several benefits. Like any industry, networking can open doors and give you insight that someone […]
Spiders now available from May-December Press
The print and ebook anthology Spiders is available on Amazon.com. My short story, “The Golden Rule,” was written at the Rainforest Writers Village: Genetically-modified spiders are at the mercy of university researchers who milk their silk and venom. The tables are soon turned. Have you ever known a merciful spider? Yes, it’s horror with some sci-fi flavoring […]
Baycon 2012 Follow-up
After creating my mega-sized blog post about Baycon, you might not think there’s anything left to say. I even sent my mother to the post when she asked how my trip went. However, in the days since the convention I’ve realized a few more things need to be added. The Wickeds seems to be selling […]
Con Report Baycon 2012
I had a great weekend attending panels in sunny California! The blog is in two sections, first is my personal experience. Panel names are in bold for easy skimming. Beneath that, section two contains general tips for conventions. My Experience All my panels went spectacularly. FRIDAY My first panel was the Character Slam Book. Emerian […]
Baycon Schedule
I promised you a listing of my Baycon schedule. I will be a guest participating in quite a few panels and readings. Official panel descriptions are in blue, and I’ve added my own notes after. Friday May 25, 2012 Character Slam Book Hands-on Activity (Camino Real at 5:30 PM) Emerian Rich will lead a class […]