Submissions: 186. Acceptances: 7 (pro sales: 2). Fewer subs, fewer acceptances – but double the pro sales 🙂 Words written fiction: 552,436. Indie books/stories published: 5. Most of that fiction wordcount is ghostwriting; I finished five novels last year and started a sixth. Three of them were kids’ novels, and between 30-40K; the other […]
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We moved back from Cheyenne when I was two — Dad got out of the Air Force and went back to the farm. The Farm. The older and further removed from the farm I am, the less saying “I grew up on a farm” means. Even Lee has no idea what it means to grow
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This year’s reader goals: Research Complete a list of the top SF/F/H pulp works, begin reading selections (in progress). Keep up with Locus Online for new book-length fiction, so I’m not completely clueless on new releases this year. Find a good horror fiction review site for same. Reporting Write up a brief blog post with the best-of
Here are my recommendations, the creme de la creme of my 2014 reading. I slushed over a thousand stories last year, and read two hundred and fifty books. So stop hounding me to watch your favorite TV show. I don’t want to hear it. Each list is presented in no particular order. Short Stories: I
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