Fifty book reviews. That’s my ask in a competitive indie world.
February 14, 2021
Your reviews of my books help me reach my writing goals. … More Fifty book reviews. That’s my ask in a competitive indie world.
Tag: Writing
Five Questions: Bill Conrad, author of Interviewing Immortality
February 6, 2021
In the latest installment of my occasional series, Bill Conrad, author of Interviewing Immortality, answers five questions plus a bonus question I pose to interesting authors. … More Five Questions: Bill Conrad, author of Interviewing Immortality
Author’s Note for The Future History of the Grail
December 6, 2020
I’d like to share the Author’s Note, specifically the one from Fall of the Green Land, book one of the Future History of the Grail. … More Author’s Note for The Future History of the Grail
Cast of characters for Future History of the Grail
November 29, 2020
Creating the cast of characters for The Future History of the Grail is some of the most fun I’ve had as a writer. … More Cast of characters for Future History of the Grail
My love-hate relationship with Monty Python and the Holy Grail
October 18, 2020
One of the great moments of film comedy occurs early in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the 1975 British parody of the Arthurian legends. … More My love-hate relationship with Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Now available: Fall of the Green Land
September 15, 2020
Fall of the Green Land, book one of the Future History of the Grail, is now available for Kindle and on Kindle Unlimited. … More Now available: Fall of the Green Land
Now available: War for the Green Land
September 8, 2020
War for the Green Land, book two in the Future History of the Grail, is now available for purchase on Kindle and in Kindle Unlimited. … More Now available: War for the Green Land
Now available: Return to the Green Land
September 1, 2020
Return to the Green Land, book three of the Future History of the Grail, is now available on Kindle and in Kindle Unlimited. … More Now available: Return to the Green Land
Five Questions: Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men
August 4, 2020
I’m excited to introduce Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men. In this new dystopian horror story, disastrous climate changes and radiation have ravaged Earth, and humankind’s future depends on a convoy of supply truck drivers. … More Five Questions: Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men
Beta readers needed for The Future History of the Grail
July 25, 2020
I’m now recruiting “beta” readers for all three books in The Future History of the Grail, titled Fall of the Green Land, War for the Green Land, and Return of the Green Land. … More Beta readers needed for The Future History of the Grail
10 extra writing prompts for stories about climate change
July 2, 2020
You’re a science fiction or literary writer. You know climate change is important, but you’re unsure about what story to tell. Here’s some prompts to get you thinking. … More 10 extra writing prompts for stories about climate change
How to write about climate change in a time of coronavirus and racism
June 11, 2020
In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, a scenario came to pass straight from a science fiction writing prompt. The air above the industrial city of Wuhan, China, the first epicenter of the global outbreak, emptied of pollution. … More How to write about climate change in a time of coronavirus and racism
Writers, here’s a chance to publish your pandemic climate fiction
May 18, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has upset nearly every person’s life, but nothing really has changed on the longer-term threat to humanity, climate change. As a writer, I’ve specialized in putting climate change themes in my fiction, but I haven’t touched the pandemic, at least not yet. … More Writers, here’s a chance to publish your pandemic climate fiction
A major milestone: three new manuscripts
May 11, 2020
I’ve been heads down on completing the third manuscript for my planned fantasy trilogy, the Future History of the Grail. The series takes a new slant on the Arthurian legends, updating characters, settings, and placing the entire world a thousand years into the future. … More A major milestone: three new manuscripts
A new short story is published; another award from a prestigious contest
October 4, 2019
It’s exciting when you get two pieces of great news in the same week. … More A new short story is published; another award from a prestigious contest
Wow! My second sci-fi anthology this month
June 24, 2019
I’ve just received my copy of the latest anthology to include one of my short stories. … More Wow! My second sci-fi anthology this month
I’ve been published in a new sci-fi anthology
June 1, 2019
Two-Hour Transport is a new anthology of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by Seattle-area authors. … More I’ve been published in a new sci-fi anthology
Review: Wilders’ solarpunk world engages despite a problematic protagonist
March 3, 2019
Author Brenda Cooper’s Wilders, the first of a two-book series dubbed “Project Earth,” ticks off all the main boxes for solarpunk. … More Review: Wilders’ solarpunk world engages despite a problematic protagonist
Review: What science teaches writers about storytelling
February 3, 2019
Wired for Story explains storytelling in the context of brain science and human evolution. For me, it clarified some of the truisms of writing, while shedding light on why storytelling matters. … More Review: What science teaches writers about storytelling
One of my stories makes a contest’s short list in a field of 1,400
November 18, 2018
I’m thrilled to report what I consider to be one of my best successes on the writing contest circuit. My short story, The Pupfish of Miracle Spring, made the short list of ten finalists in The End of Our World contest, managed by Aftermath Magazine, which is based in The Netherlands. The contest drew more … More One of my stories makes a contest’s short list in a field of 1,400
