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Question/Answer

August 13, 2009 16

Christy writes: Why wait for so long publishing aren’t you afraid of losing readers? and to be honest I really hate waiting forever especially when you left things so unanswered. There is a common misconception that writers control the publishing schedule. We don’t. The publisher does. Typically it takes about a year to get the…
A Mere Formality

August 13, 2009 44

The Smut Files: Warning, you should be 18 to read this story. Don’t read if you’re a minor. I don’t want to be in trouble. The alarm chimed, sending tiny shivers through Deirdre’s fingers, coated in liquid interface. Five minutes to the opening speech. “All right, all right.” She shrugged the lead-grey metal off her…
The Questing Beast

August 13, 2009 12

The first and only short story we ever managed to sell. The first thing we sold, period. Originally published by Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue #23, 2005. QUESTING BEAST In the green glow of Nemurian midnight, the food stain on the geosurvey graph blazed electric orange. Sean Kozlov dragged his hand across his face in…
Time Transition

August 13, 2009 5

Disclaimer: When you speak about writing and how-to’s, people tend to immediately contradict you, because in writing there is rarely the right way to do things or the only way to do things. Writing is a form of expression and we all express ourselves in different ways. So this is just a way I do…
Show Don’t Tell

August 13, 2009 9

Show, don’t tell is a rule the writers probably hear the most. It’s a good rule, but it is also often misinterpreted. Here is my take on it. What is it? There are several definitions floating out there on the internet. Here is one from Janet Evanovich* “. . . instead of stating a situation…
Update

August 13, 2009 10

Thank you for your well wishes. I really appreciate them. I’m up and running at about 1/3 capacity this morning, but at least I’m not moaning curled into a ball. Reece pretty much saved me with her patented recipe of much Mylanta, sprite, crackers, and more Mylanta. Do you remember how I asked you guys…