Archive | April, 2008
More Fiction: Peer Review

More Fiction: Peer Review

Peer Review is one of my favorite stories. I wrote it in 1992 for an anthology called Superheroes edited by John Varley and Ricia Mainhardt. It’s a superhero story about Revenant, a shadowy character who strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies. I’ve always liked superheroes who are normal people trained to the pinnacle […]

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The Secrets: World Building

The Secrets: World Building

I’m very happy to offer a collection of thirteen issues of The Secrets newsletter containing a series on World Building. It covers everything about putting together great SF and fantasy worlds. This includes the larger issues to think about as you develop things, and then techniques through which you can tease and amaze your readers. […]

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Where do you get your ideas?

That question, “Where do you get your ideas?” is the bane of every author. Now, admittedly, the stuff we do can be odd, but that’s part of the fun of the job. We get to take multiple ideas and jam them together into something new. If we do it well, readers are baffled and entertained. […]

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In Hero Years…

In Hero Years…

You may recall, last fall, I was working on a superhero novel titled In Hero Years. . . I’m Dead. I really enjoyed working on that book. I’ve just finished doing the edits on it. I added about a thousand words over all, but I also did a bunch of cutting. It’s fascinating to go […]

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More Fiction for sale

More Fiction for sale

In my continuing commitment to make fiction available online, I’ve added two more stories to the store. Least of My Brethren is a story set in my Purgatory Station universe. I also think it is simply one of the best stories I’ve ever written. I produced it for an anthology titled Sol’s Children edited by […]

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More E-books for the iPhone/iPod Touch

More E-books for the iPhone/iPod Touch

We’ve added another title to the iReady line of books available for your iPhone or iPod Touch: Kid Binary and the Two-Bit Gang is now ready to be loaded onto your iPod Touch or iPhone. It’s a fun story about law and order, or the lack thereof, in the realms of virtual reality. The story […]

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The Secrets: Serial Fiction

The Secrets: Serial Fiction

I am very pleased to announce the release of The Secrets: Serial Fiction. This is a guide to developing and writing the sort of serial fiction that has been a staple of genres and entertainment since storytelling began. It’s my firm conviction that the shift of publishing from paper books to electronic books will favor […]

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