I finally finished Tunk, the last story for Will Write SciFi For Food, Too and sent him off to my editors last night. Woke up today with a wondrous headache and stayed home from work. I started working on a new story (just a short--I think) called Toys in the Attic. No hints. You'll just have to wait and see.
I hope to get Tunk back and start assembling WWSFFF2 some time in the coming week. I still have to go get a new pic for the cover. I wish I had taken one during our last snowfall--but hindsight, y'know?
In the meantime, you can still follow me on Twitter @WWSFFF.
Peace out.
16 January, 2012
02 January, 2012
Book Split
I've come to a decision about including the Steampunk story Sherpa Holmes in my upcoming Will Write SciFi For Food, Too.
It ain't a-gonna happen. There are a couple reasons behind this.
First, with how much I have already written on the piece, plus the copious notes I have yet to incorporate into the story, it is going to hit novella length, if not full novel length.
Second, the piece deals with some fairly rough topics--among them warfare, war crimes, civilian casualties, and generally man's inhumanity against others. It has already pushed past the limits of the self-imposed PG rating I am trying to keep on WWSFFF2.
So briefly I will be putting Doctor Shalik Chandela-Holmes' story on a back burner while I break one of my other rough drafts out of the barn and bring it up to full RPM in order to finish off WWSFFF2 and get the book released.
Don't worry--her tale will not stay there very long. She is a very headstrong woman with a lot to say. She's already taken over the story. No, I mean it. She's writing it now. I'm just along for the ride.
Shalom out.
It ain't a-gonna happen. There are a couple reasons behind this.
First, with how much I have already written on the piece, plus the copious notes I have yet to incorporate into the story, it is going to hit novella length, if not full novel length.
Second, the piece deals with some fairly rough topics--among them warfare, war crimes, civilian casualties, and generally man's inhumanity against others. It has already pushed past the limits of the self-imposed PG rating I am trying to keep on WWSFFF2.
So briefly I will be putting Doctor Shalik Chandela-Holmes' story on a back burner while I break one of my other rough drafts out of the barn and bring it up to full RPM in order to finish off WWSFFF2 and get the book released.
Don't worry--her tale will not stay there very long. She is a very headstrong woman with a lot to say. She's already taken over the story. No, I mean it. She's writing it now. I'm just along for the ride.
Shalom out.
30 December, 2011
End of the Year
Yep. Been neglecting my blog again. Between trying to get my next book out and my day job, I have not had much time for non-book writing.
Since this is the end of the year, I thought I'd take a break from my Steampunk story that is currently occupying my writing time, and play for a bit.
Let's toss out an idea--not one that I am going to fiddle with myself. This is just a story starter. Take it and run with it. Just give me the favor of a shout out.
What if . . . when civilian/commercial space flight (like Virgin Galactic) does take off, they get around to the "dark" side of the moon (you know--the one facing away from the Earth) and they find the remains of an advanced civilization?
Would NASA/Gov't squash it? "That's classified!" They most likely would already know about it from our own flights to the moon and back. Would they even allow civilian pace flight? Or make it so improbable through over-regulating that we would have to sneak off planet for find something like this? At what point would someone like Sir Richard Branson tell the US government to lump it?
What if it was still inhabited? How could they possibly be living in vacuum? Did they manage to mine water from beneath the surface? What if they didn't need water or an atmosphere?
What if they didn't know about us until then?
What if their government did know about us, but was keeping us a secret from their civilian population, too?
What then?
Since this is the end of the year, I thought I'd take a break from my Steampunk story that is currently occupying my writing time, and play for a bit.
Let's toss out an idea--not one that I am going to fiddle with myself. This is just a story starter. Take it and run with it. Just give me the favor of a shout out.
What if . . . when civilian/commercial space flight (like Virgin Galactic) does take off, they get around to the "dark" side of the moon (you know--the one facing away from the Earth) and they find the remains of an advanced civilization?
Would NASA/Gov't squash it? "That's classified!" They most likely would already know about it from our own flights to the moon and back. Would they even allow civilian pace flight? Or make it so improbable through over-regulating that we would have to sneak off planet for find something like this? At what point would someone like Sir Richard Branson tell the US government to lump it?
What if it was still inhabited? How could they possibly be living in vacuum? Did they manage to mine water from beneath the surface? What if they didn't need water or an atmosphere?
What if they didn't know about us until then?
What if their government did know about us, but was keeping us a secret from their civilian population, too?
What then?
12 September, 2011
17 July, 2011
Das Book
Still working on many other stories for an upcoming Will Write SciFi For Food, Too. Got TWO oustanding 5 Star Reviews on my first book so far. Hoping more folks will review it.
It would seem that the Froggies are on the shelf for the time being. I'm so busy working on the new stories that I really don't have the time or the energy to play with the Garum. Maybe some day.
For now, I'm going back to work on yet another story (Sherpa Holmes) and this big plate of strawberry cheesecake my wife just handed me.
It would seem that the Froggies are on the shelf for the time being. I'm so busy working on the new stories that I really don't have the time or the energy to play with the Garum. Maybe some day.
For now, I'm going back to work on yet another story (Sherpa Holmes) and this big plate of strawberry cheesecake my wife just handed me.
16 June, 2011
On Writing a Novel
So there I was, flat on my arse, writing happily away . . .
*snort*
I wish.
I've found out that working on a novel vs working on a short story is a whole different ball of worms. I keep finding things in prior chapters that need tweaking. "Oh, I meant to say that right there."
I have to just leave what I've written in the past alone, or I'll never get this thing off the ground.
And now back to our regularly scheduled snarkiness.
*snort*
I wish.
I've found out that working on a novel vs working on a short story is a whole different ball of worms. I keep finding things in prior chapters that need tweaking. "Oh, I meant to say that right there."
I have to just leave what I've written in the past alone, or I'll never get this thing off the ground.
And now back to our regularly scheduled snarkiness.
05 April, 2011
It's ALIVE!
I went and did it. I elected to stop paying homage to the editors and predators of the publishing industry and self published through Amazon. My new book, "Will Write SciFi for food" is out for the Kindle! Since my stories are too squeaky clean for them anyway, I'm sure my defection will not be noticed.
http://www.amazon.com/Will-Write-SciFi-Food-ebook/dp/B004V4GNF2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1302048754&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Will-Write-SciFi-Food-ebook/dp/B004V4GNF2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1302048754&sr=1-1
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