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The Author as Answerer of Questions
The delightful Marshall Payne interviews me over at his Super-Sekrit Clubhouse. There are also some awesome interviews with Amal El-Mohtar, Mike Allen, Vylar Kaftan and more.
Angela Slatter has recently been singled out by Jeff VanderMeer as an emerging writer of note in his Mammals Underfoot! group interview at Clarkesworld. She has sold
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On the Fine Art of Submission
I’ve had quite a few people with queries about the how of submitting stories to magazines and journals in the last couple of weeks. So I thought I’d pull out the ole soapbox again and take up some real estate at Speaker’s Corner. I know I’ve banged on about submission guidelines before, so some of this will be well-trodden ground.
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The Little Match Girl
I’d forgotten about this. One of my first short stories appeared on Pseudopod last year and it remains one of my faves. The audio of The Little Match Girl lives here http://pseudopod.org/2008/03/13/flash-the-little-match-girl/ and is not suitable for small children (then again, nor is the original, let’s face
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Argh! No pressure!
This has just appear at Save the Semiprozine Hugo. Terribly kind to list me there – and no pressure at all! 🙂 . And congrats to my buddies on the list! 🙂
Who are some of the best new writers appearing in semiprozines?
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Words of Wisdom
From the superb Beth Wodzinski, ed-in-chief of Shimmer http://www.apexbookcompany.com/blog/2009/03/beth-wodzinski-stfu-and-do-it/.
I will re-read this every time I start to think negatively about the size of a project. It is all about how you eat an elephant – one bite at a time.
Something that rocks (or should that be 'which'?)
Announcing SCENTING THE DARK AND OTHER STORIES by Mary Robinette Kowal
We here at SubPress are fans of elegant small collections such as Antiquities by John Crowley or The Devil in the Details by James P. Blaylock and Tim Powers. Our latest offering fits solidly in that mode. Scenting the Dark and Other Stories, the debut hardcover by Campbell Award-winner Mary
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Shimmer Relaunch
Take note! The good ship Shimmer has relaunched. It’s a lovely mag, excellent art, well-chosen stories, always just that little bit different – actually, a lot different and filled with Shimmery goodness. Submit to it. Better yet – subscribe AND submit to it. You’ll be happy you did.