Pride Month is here, and in the last five days I've already seen more than a few references to who Pride is or isn't for. A few of those references I can agree with (say, for example, agreeing that Pride is not for empowered organizations who carry guns and wear uniforms). But then the other … Continue reading #PrideMonth — What’s the Opposite of Queer?
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Welcome to the Village
Of Echoes Born will be available at the Bold Strokes Books website this Friday, June 1st. To say I'm excited about this collection would be a wee understatement, because—this will surprise no one who knows me—short fiction is my favourite. That doesn't mean I don't have space in my heart for other things. Both as … Continue reading Welcome to the Village
Ian
The dedication for Of Echoes Born is to all the editors I've ever worked with, especially in short fiction, and two people in specific: Becky Cochrane and Timothy J. Lambert. They're wonderful authors (and also one-half of a wonderful quartet of authors who write under the pseudonym Timothy James Beck), and they gave me my … Continue reading Ian
Saving the Date
As of this morning, Saving the Date has gone live for pre-order, so I thought I'd take some time to chat about this upcoming novella, and maybe whet your interest. Saving the Date was born thanks to Romancing the Capital, where I met Angela S. Stone, a fellow author. We were going to be on … Continue reading Saving the Date
Writing Wednesday — Re: Solutions
I used to be a bigger fan of resolutions when I was younger, and I generally kept them, but the older I get the more I try to think of them more as solutions to things that are impeding me in some way. So, last year I managed something pretty amazing: I completed writing two … Continue reading Writing Wednesday — Re: Solutions
Writing Wednesday – At the Closing of the Year
Final Tally So, this year my goal was to submit something once a month and to be better about reprints and finding homes for reprints. I succeeded, I think, by both measures, and frankly, I'm chuffed. The final numbers? I submitted 17 pieces for publication (5 of which were reprints), and I had 8 acceptances … Continue reading Writing Wednesday – At the Closing of the Year