28.December.2005.Wed
My short story, Trails of Red is now up at Crime and Suspense Magazine.
Check it out, along with the other stories there!
Check it out, along with the other stories there!
27.December.2005.Tue
I finished the story originally titled Bitches Ruin Everything.
When I started the story, I wasn’t sure if the woman in the story was going to be good or bad and the same with the hockey player.
Well, I’ve finished the first draft and I’ve obviously decided. The new title is Five For Fighting And A Murder Misconduct. Of course, that is subject to change, too.
It runs just over 9,000 words, so it is a little bit longer than I intended. It may need some major work, too. I’ll run it past some readers...and we’ll see.
When I started the story, I wasn’t sure if the woman in the story was going to be good or bad and the same with the hockey player.
Well, I’ve finished the first draft and I’ve obviously decided. The new title is Five For Fighting And A Murder Misconduct. Of course, that is subject to change, too.
It runs just over 9,000 words, so it is a little bit longer than I intended. It may need some major work, too. I’ll run it past some readers...and we’ll see.
23.December.2005.Fri
I finished another short story...this one is called From The Roof and the second draft is finished.
Now I am working on two others...one is a Stefan Kopriva short, though it might end up being on the long end of a short story...tentatively titled Bitches Ruin Everything. Most likely I’ll change that. The title was just something I was using as a marker. I had the idea and wanted to create a file in my ‘Short Fiction’ folder to spur me to get it written. The phrase was coined by my friend Colin Conway and I stole it in a couple of instances, but I don’t think it has made its way into print yet...
The other is just barely started, called El Paso Redux. It’s an idea I head due to a themed issue of an eZine. As you can imagine, it has a western theme.
The ideas for both are still forming.
Now I am working on two others...one is a Stefan Kopriva short, though it might end up being on the long end of a short story...tentatively titled Bitches Ruin Everything. Most likely I’ll change that. The title was just something I was using as a marker. I had the idea and wanted to create a file in my ‘Short Fiction’ folder to spur me to get it written. The phrase was coined by my friend Colin Conway and I stole it in a couple of instances, but I don’t think it has made its way into print yet...
The other is just barely started, called El Paso Redux. It’s an idea I head due to a themed issue of an eZine. As you can imagine, it has a western theme.
The ideas for both are still forming.
21.December.2005.Wed
The work of editing "Under A Raging Moon" for publication with ePress-Online has begun in earnest. Three editors are assigned to the book and I have received back the prologue and first chapter with their comments and suggested revisions.
I was very impressed. The comments reflected a thorough reading of the work and the suggested changes on the technical side were all very sound. I think I accepted about 80% of them. All of the changes, I believe, made the book better.
So far, this has been a fun process. There’s a long way to go yet, but the beginning bodes well for things to come.
I was very impressed. The comments reflected a thorough reading of the work and the suggested changes on the technical side were all very sound. I think I accepted about 80% of them. All of the changes, I believe, made the book better.
So far, this has been a fun process. There’s a long way to go yet, but the beginning bodes well for things to come.
I just completed the first draft of a new short story called “Shae.”
It is pretty short (about 1900 words). You can read more about it in the Unpublished Short Stories menu of my site.
It is pretty short (about 1900 words). You can read more about it in the Unpublished Short Stories menu of my site.
18.December.2005.Sun
My short story Trails of Red was accepted today for publication at Crime and Suspense magazine.
It will appear in the January 2006 issue, as part of the “Icy Fingers” theme.
Watch for it.
It will appear in the January 2006 issue, as part of the “Icy Fingers” theme.
Watch for it.
14.December.2005.Wed
The Winter 2005 issue of Mysterical-E, which features my story “Be My Santa Baby,” is now up.
You can find it HERE.
Let me know what you think of the story and the artwork.
You can find it HERE.
Let me know what you think of the story and the artwork.
07.December.2005.Wed
A couple of days ago, I signed a contract with ePress-Online to publish Under A Raging Moon.
ePress publishes e-books as well as a trade paperback edition available via Lulu.com. The e-book is about a third of the cost as the print edition. They will soon be distributed by Fictionwise, which is the largest e-book distributor.
I corresponded with the editors of ePress for several months and really mulled this decision over in my mind very carefully. The company itself was very impressive in their attitude and energy, as well as their honesty. My only hesitations were (a) that they were not yet distributed by Fictionwise and (b) I wasn’t sure if an e-book was the right medium for me.
Regarding (a), they are in the process of meeting all the requirements Fictionwise has.
Regarding (b), I was willing to gamble that it was the right vehicle for me.
The contract terms were very fair and author-favorable. The stable of current authors gave glowing reports when I contacted them. So things look good.
A senior editor and two other editors have been assigned to my book and so that stage of the work begins. When there is a firm publication date, you can bet you’ll see it here!
ePress publishes e-books as well as a trade paperback edition available via Lulu.com. The e-book is about a third of the cost as the print edition. They will soon be distributed by Fictionwise, which is the largest e-book distributor.
I corresponded with the editors of ePress for several months and really mulled this decision over in my mind very carefully. The company itself was very impressive in their attitude and energy, as well as their honesty. My only hesitations were (a) that they were not yet distributed by Fictionwise and (b) I wasn’t sure if an e-book was the right medium for me.
Regarding (a), they are in the process of meeting all the requirements Fictionwise has.
Regarding (b), I was willing to gamble that it was the right vehicle for me.
The contract terms were very fair and author-favorable. The stable of current authors gave glowing reports when I contacted them. So things look good.
A senior editor and two other editors have been assigned to my book and so that stage of the work begins. When there is a firm publication date, you can bet you’ll see it here!
02.December.2005.Fri
My short story, Party Dress was accepted today for the Jan/Feb 2006 issue of Saucy Vox.
The magazine link is here.
It’s short (about 740 words) and more of a character study than a story...but I like it. And the really cool thing is that I wrote it in the River City universe, so the setting and the female lead are available to me for inclusion in a later story...somehow I think Kopriva is going to cross paths with her.
The magazine link is here.
It’s short (about 740 words) and more of a character study than a story...but I like it. And the really cool thing is that I wrote it in the River City universe, so the setting and the female lead are available to me for inclusion in a later story...somehow I think Kopriva is going to cross paths with her.
