The 4th of July was kind of crazy for me. Sold fireworks for twelve hours, then put on a fantastic show at the house of my friend and cowriter, Scott Bascom. But yeah, it was pretty exhausting. However, I found time over the weekend to publish a short story. This is one I wrote two… Continue reading New short story: “The Gettysburg Paradox”!
Tag: Operation Short Blitz
New story, new release!
I have a story out in the latest issue of Perihelion! To read “L’enfer, c’est la Solitude,” click here. It’s free to read! Those of you following the blog for a while will recognize this as a story I wrote almost exactly two years ago. Here’s what I said about it back then: I can’t stand people… Continue reading New story, new release!
Short Blitz #7: Starchild
Title: Starchild Genre: Space Opera Word Count: 3,000 Writing Time: about two weeks I haven’t trimmed or polished this story yet, but I’m calling it at 3,000 words. If I were stricter about following Heinlein’s rules, I would only give it a proofreading pass, but with shorts I’ve heard that it’s best to cut out… Continue reading Short Blitz #7: Starchild
Short Blitz #6: A Hill On Which To Die
Title: A Hill On Which To Die Genre: Epic Fantasy Word Count: Word Count: 15,000 Writing Time: About a month IT IS FINISHED. Ugh, this story took forever. What started as a short story soon turned into a novelette, and then that novelette got longer and longer … and then life got crazy busy, and… Continue reading Short Blitz #6: A Hill On Which To Die
Yay for short stories!
So for the past three weeks while waiting for my first readers to get back to me with their comments on Strangers in Flight, I’ve been working on short stories. It’s a great way to stay busy and productive between projects, and feels really gratifying too because it only takes a week or two to… Continue reading Yay for short stories!
Short Blitz #5: The Gettysburg Paradox
Title: The Gettysburg Paradox Genre: Science Fiction Word Count: 3,650 Writing Time: about 1 week Ever since I read The Killer Angels, I’ve been something of a Civil War geek. For July 4th this year, I rewatched Gettysburg and read Gods and Generals. I’m also reading Gone with the Wind right now, and plan to… Continue reading Short Blitz #5: The Gettysburg Paradox
Operation SB #4: The Curse of the Lifewalker
Title: The Curse of the Lifewalker Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Word Count: 4,340 Time: 1 day (sort of) So after “L’enfer, c’est la solitude,” I was kind of in a short story mood for a couple of days and decided to bang out another one. This one is actually an adaptation from my novel Lifewalker, a post-apocalyptic… Continue reading Operation SB #4: The Curse of the Lifewalker
Operation SB #3: L’enfer, c’est la solitude
Title: L’enfer, c’est la solitude Genre: Science Fiction Word Count: 6,962 Time: about 40 days I can’t stand people who humbrag, so I’m just going to come out and say that this story is awesome. Seriously. Kickass freaking awesome. It may be the best short story I’ve written to date. Six months from now, I… Continue reading Operation SB #3: L’enfer, c’est la solitude
Operation SB #2: The Open Source Time Machine
Title: The Open Source Time Machine Genre: Science Fiction Word Count: 3,247 Time: About 10 days I felt really good after finishing this short story. The last line in particular surprised me, which is always a good sign. I think this story is going to go places. The idea for this one actually came about… Continue reading Operation SB #2: The Open Source Time Machine
Resolutions and such for 2014
Yes, I know this post is a couple of days late. Yesterday I was busy publishing Star Wanderers: Deliverance (Part VIII), though, and the day before that I was on the train, and today I had to renew my vehicle registration … enough! On to the resolutions. 1. Publish something every 6 weeks. One thing… Continue reading Resolutions and such for 2014