One of the great things about being a part of the #WritingCommunity on Twitter is discovering new authors. It's one thing to wander through a bookstore and browse titles, but during a pandemic, wandering through Twitter posts and perusing titles is the next best thing. My latest discovery is the novel Where Demons Dance by… Continue reading Review – Where Demons Dance
Category: Publishing
Paperback Available!
For the traditional readers out there, the paperback version of my latest short story collection, Reflections in Blue Water and Other Stories, is now available at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733278524
Traditional Vs. Non-Traditional
When I was a younger man (which wasn't THAT long ago, thank you very much), it was harder for a writer to get published than it is today. Commercial print magazines and traditional publishing houses ruled the writing world. Your average fiction writer had to comb through the newsstands to find magazines that might be… Continue reading Traditional Vs. Non-Traditional
New Short Story Collection
My newest short story collection, Reflections in Blue Water, is now available on Amazon. This collection of stories is a change of pace from my usual speculative fiction. I wanted to explore my creativity and show that I can also write more mainstream fiction. But never fear, there's still a bit of oddness in a… Continue reading New Short Story Collection
Cover Stories
How important are book covers? Especially now, in the age of e-books, do they really matter? When shopping online, they appear as nothing more than a thumbnail. And on my old Kindle, they appear as black and white images. Not that I spend a ton of money on e-books. I'm still old school when it… Continue reading Cover Stories
Fond Memory
I was recently going through the piles of stuff on my bookshelves - spiral notebooks, magazines, actual books - and found a copy of Space & Time magazine from 2015. This was the issue that included my short story, "Sunwalker". As with all publications, I was proud to see my name in the table of… Continue reading Fond Memory
First Time or Last Time
There's a quote attributed to baseball great Joe DiMaggio that I discovered recently that resounded in me. He was once asked why he always played so hard in every game. DiMaggio replied, "There may be some kid in the stands who's seeing me or the first time, or maybe the last, and I don't want… Continue reading First Time or Last Time
The Future of Publishing
What does the future hold for the publishing industry? It's hard to say with any certainty. With the world so interconnected via the web and the new possibilities that holds, there's no telling where it may lead. Consider magazines for a moment. For short story and novella writers, magazines were the go-to way to get… Continue reading The Future of Publishing
Lost in the Shuffle
I've been writing long enough to remember how it was when I had to write a cover letter, print up a copy of my manuscript, stuff it all in an envelope, then apply postage, mail, and wait. And wait. And wait to hear back from a magazine or publisher. I've also worked on the other… Continue reading Lost in the Shuffle
Breaking the Seal on Publishing
If you follow my blog, or my social media accounts, you'll know that I self-published my first short story collection, Dark Journeys, late last year. It was a big deal for me. Sure, I've had stories and poems published in magazines over the years and I wrote a non-fiction book (as a contract writer), but… Continue reading Breaking the Seal on Publishing