On rejection: the artist’s constant companion
I found this awesome post by Chuck Wendig via Janet Reid’s blog: 25 Things Writers Should Know About Rejection In addition to being filled with excellent points, it’s funny as hell to boot. This is my...
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Meme + Award = Blog Post!
This morning I was tickled pink to learn that I’d won the Nobel Prize been awarded the “Versatile Blogger” Award by Carrie Daws (or perhaps it was the “Inspiring Blogger” award, I’m not sure). I...
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The best resources for writers are online—and free!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything writing-related, so if you’re not a writer, hopefully this post won’t bore you too much. I cringe inwardly every time I hear about someone dropping $20 or...
View ArticleMy favorite short stories this year
In 2012, determined to crack the short story markets, I set out to read every genre short story published in a “professional” short fiction venue (as recognized by SFWA). I didn’t quite succeed in that...
View ArticleSome great short spec fic of the last year or so
Back in 2012 I put together a year-end list of some of my favorite short speculative fiction of the year. I didn’t bother doing this in 2013, because I didn’t feel like I’d done nearly as good a job of...
View ArticleSome Terrific Short Stories of 2015
For the past few years, I’ve posted year-end recaps of some of my favorite stories, and friends have told me they found my recommendations helpful. I read short speculative fiction—particularly online...
View ArticleSome terrific short-stories of 2016
You do something two or three times, suddenly it’s a tradition. Here now is a non-exhaustive list of stories I loved in 2016. I may add to it in the coming weeks. “Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the...
View ArticleSome great stories I read in 2019
2019 was an exciting and eventful year for me. I was nominated for a Nebula Award, and somehow never got around to mentioning it here—and even gave an acceptance speech, in an alternate universe. I got...
View ArticleSome stories I loved in 2020
Posting any kind of round-up of 2020 fills me with a sense of pressure to comment on the hell year that we all just lived through . . . except we’re still kind of living through it. In 2020 I stopped...
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