Tag Archives: writing

Oct
28
2011

Storylife — A process of wrangling submissions

by Adam

I just mailed off my first story submission since 2009. Most of my submissions are electronic but, dating back to my first submissions circa 2007, I think I’ve mailed off 5 or 6 stories or about 5% of my total submissions. Some writers don’t even own printers (John Scalzi comes to mind). Markets are evolving [...]

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Aug
23
2011

Brainjuice

by Adam

Can you believe I managed to blog three whole days in a row last week two weeks ago? Yeah. Apparently I’m running in low power mode right now. New meds, a heavy work schedule, and two short story deadlines. Oh, and I’m outlining NOVEL. I’ve got around twenty unfinished short stories in inventory. My plan [...]

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Aug
10
2011

Less talk, more word count

by Adam

I need to post a full recap of my Clarion write-a-thon efforts and a thank you to the donors. In the meantime, a little bit about accountability. I’ve been bad about writing consistently lately (blogging seems to be a chronic problem). I’d write sporadically, finishing stories here and there, revising and evening submitting a few of [...]

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Jul
16
2011

Speaking with Authority

by Adam

It’s a funny thing. When I wrote tech news and my Linux column, I felt pretty confident about what I was doing. I could debate policy and technology without hesitation. I’ve been on panels, given demonstrations and was, frankly, highly opinionated and usually right. It’s different when it comes to fiction, though. I’ve made sales [...]

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Apr
28
2011

Draft Zero

by Adam

I didn’t reach my original estimate of 5,000 words but this draft is done. Project: Motown Blues (tentative) New words written: 811 Reason for stopping: End of story No matter how much I outline and plan, these stories tend to take on a life of their own once I get started. The voice fluctuates until [...]

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Apr
24
2011

What do you mean, fifteen minutes *each*?

by Adam

I missed a couple days of writing last week, which included a day spent trying to get fingerprints taken for immigration and ended up with an appointment one week out. Who knew that fingerprint technology had advanced beyond ink pads? One set for Ontario, and a set each for the FBI and State of Illinois [...]

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Apr
06
2011

Extinct Doesn’t Mean Forever

by Adam

  I realize that I neglected to mention that the anthology Extinct Doesn’t Mean Forever, containing my story Indigo’s Gambit, is now available on Amazon. Three, two, one, bang — the Drifting Star skipped on the wave of a collapsing micro-sun, soaring through the void between the stars. The astronautical library contained surveys and charts on [...]

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Mar
17
2011

Rainforest Writers Village

by Adam

Last weekend, Andrea and I attended the Rainforest Writers Village at Lake Quinalt in western Washington state. It was our first trip together in more than two years, the first time either of us had been to the Pacific Northwest, and our first to the states since my return to Canada last year. My hat [...]

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Feb
10
2011

SALE: Dog Days, to Crossed Genres

by Adam

I am pleased to announce that I’ve sold my story, Dog Days, to Crossed Genres for their March issue, Superheroes. This is the story I referenced in my latest Inkpunks post, Writer’s Toolkit: Tarot Cards. I’m particularly tickled by this sale. It’s my first acceptance post-Clarion, of a story I’m particularly enamored with, to one of my favorite markets. [...]

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Feb
10
2011

SALE: Indigo’s Gambit, to the EXTINCT anthology

by Adam

Coming on the heels of my sale to Crossed Genres, I can also announce that I’ve sold the story, Indigo’s Gambit, to the EXTINCT anthology, to be published as an eBook later this year.

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