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So, I guess it’s been a while…
I intend to resume posting on a regular basis — right now a weekly cadence seems right to me, but I know how fast that kind of deadline can creep up on a person, so don’t hold me to it … Continue reading
Getting sucked in.
The internet does a great job of sucking you into its vast uncompromising realm of interesting crap. Most of the time you end up wondering why you just spent eight hours looking at super cars when your driver’s license is … Continue reading
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Possibility
I received this sweet e-mail from Daily Science Fiction: James, We have good news and we have bad news. The good news is that your story has made our second round, rarified company that more than 90% of submissions … Continue reading
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Blog Tour: #My Writing Process
I’ve been tagged by the immensely talented and utterly unstoppable Alex Shvartsman, Fiction writer extraordinaire. If it seems like I am kissing up to him, yes, I totally am. I feel I have to. He is the man who took … Continue reading
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It’s not like riding a bike. The creative juices just don’t flow as easily after you have been away for a while. The hamster wheel has a harder time turning and when it does there is this awful squeaking … Continue reading
Renewal
For some reason I let four years slip by since my last Blog post. In that time all writing and submitting went on hiatus. How could I let that happen? Well here are some of the life changers that … Continue reading
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Getting a bead on Stanley Schmidt
Getting a bead on Stan. Stanley is the Editor of Analog Magazine. As you may or may not know, I have been reading some of Stanley Schmidt’s work in order to get a feel for what he might like in … Continue reading
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A Little Competition
I have started wondering how I stack up, how I compare to the rest of world writing skills wise, that is. Comparing is a tough thing to do. You know right off that you likely aren’t the best. If you … Continue reading