Stories
"Bringing the Future to You," in the Cheer Up, Universe anthology
"A Sea-Fairy Tale" in The New Fairy Tales Anthology
"Seasteadia" in the Aurora of the Sun anthology
"The Steam Elephant" in Steampunk Tales Issue #5
"The Vessel" in the Quest for Atlantis anthology
"The Finality" in the 2012 AD anthology
"Blood in the River" in the Dead Bait anthology
"Alexander's Odyssey" in the Magic & Mechanica anthology
"Target Practice" in the Lower than the Angels anthology
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Heinlein’s Rules
In his 1947 essay “On the Writing of Speculative Fiction,” science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein stated five rules for writing fiction. Here they are: 1. You must write. 2. You must finish what you write. 3. You must refrain … Continue reading
Posted in Editing, Motivation, Rejections, Submitting to Markets
Tagged editing, markets, rejection, Robert Heinlein, Robert J. Sawyer, submission, writing
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Book Review – Command and Control: Great Military Leaders from Washington to the Twenty-First Century
I enjoy books that address historical questions. Historians often take the long view and explore enduring facets of human nature that are present in any age. Such books are a reminder of what a snapshot a human lifespan really is. … Continue reading
Book Review — Soulless
I just finished listening to the audiobook version of Soulless by Gail Carriger put out by Recorded Books, and performed by Emily Gray. I’m not a regular reader of romance novels, but I do enjoy steampunk so I thought I’d … Continue reading
Coming to Your Senses (in Your Writing)
If Poseidon’s Scribe suggests you incorporate an appeal to all five senses in your writing, that’s not exactly original advice. But why are writers told to do this? And how do you go about it? The reason for using all … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Dialogue, Readers, Writing Mechanics
Tagged appeal, characters, Dialogue, Narration, readers, senses, setting, writing
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