One month after my first professionally published story, "Our Fate, Told in Photons" appeared in Clarkesworld, I'm celebrating another publication, this time in Diabolical Plots. "Along Our Perforated Creases" is out now in Diabolical Plots #77A. Subscribers to the Diabolical Plots newsletter were able to read this story last month, along with Elizabeth Kestrel's fantastic … Continue reading “Along Our Perforated Creases” Is Out Now in Diabolical Plots
Six years ago, I published a chapter from an unfinished fantasy novel in my alma mater's student literary journal. It won the University's Best in Fiction award that year. Today, I made my debut as a professional fiction author. "Our Fate, Told in Photons" is available to read in Clarkesworld no. 177, along with stories … Continue reading “Our Fate, Told in Photons” Is Out Now in Clarkesworld
In October 2019, I took the plunge. I made my first short-story submission to a paying market. The rejection came twelve days later. It was a higher tier rejection—the best kind, short of one bearing a personal note from the editor. I felt energized. I was—to steal Mur Lafferty's phrasing—a working writer. Let me back … Continue reading Becoming a Working Writer: The First, Terrible Year in Review
When you've been writing for long enough, or once you've read enough how-to books for writers, you start to notice just how similar all the "different" advice you're getting sounds. In Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative, veteran writer Chuck Wendig has crafted an irreverent guide to the one thing every … Continue reading Damn Fine Story: A Review
So you want to write a novel — now what? Well, unless you plan to pull 100,000-plus words from where the sun don't shine, you're going to want to do a bit of plotting before you begin. It's ultimately up to you to decide how to plot your novel, but I've picked out five methods … Continue reading How to Plot Your Novel: 5 Ways to Write Your Bestseller