The Flash Fiction Antho
While I was away, Caroline Smailes brought out the flash fiction antho where my piece "Lament for the Heroes of Longhope" appeared. The title is 100 RPM and there's talk from her of maybe another one...
View ArticleThe Great Travelling Fantasy Round Table Guest Blog - Round 4
For everybody's comments, have a look on Deborah Ross's blog My contribution, sans any pretty pix, sorry, here:Sexuality in FantasyThere’s an anecdote, probably from Ellen Datlow herself, that she...
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The Candace and Concepcion
An amazing week.Monday heard from Milton Davis that he is taking "The Price of Kush" for his anthology Griots II: Sisters of the Spear - sword and soul antho whose theme is strong women of colour in or...
View ArticleThe Great Travelling Fantasy Guest Blog Circus - #5
Borders and Crossovers in FantasylandSince we’re all writers at the Table, we can all talk about the publishing side of borders and crossovers, but a couple of us are also academics (just as well only...
View ArticleThe Viking Rune Strikes Again
I bought a Viking rune for success on Lindisfarne at the end of my overseas trip this year. It has to be working overtime, because I've just had a third story accepted in the time since I came home in...
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Written on Shards
A while back on Facebook my mate Brendan Baber posted a whole list of Pompeian graffiti. It brought back to my mind a book of poetry I found at the Twice Brewed Inn,halfway through our walk along...
View ArticleThe Great Travelling Fantasy Guest Blog Circus
The Table has rotated to week 6 of this cycle, final topic for this time, and hosted by Warren Rochelle, over at his blog, with a great cover illustration, btw. The topic this time is LGBT in Fantasy,...
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Luna Station Quarterly story is out!
Luna Station Quarterly just released their September issue, which has my story "At Sunset."Check it out on their site (read stories there for free, or download the issue for a price you can set...
View ArticleThe Unsung Heroes of the Industry
There was (for publishing) a relatively large fuss at the end of August when Sue Grafton made some rather careless remarks about self-publishing authors. The slurs were returned with interest by those...
View ArticleThe Great Travelling Fantasy Guest Blog Circus - Round 2, Mark 1
The Table revolves again!Month One of Round Two, hosted by Deborah J. Ross over on her blog, on the topic, Animals in Fantasy.The Table has expanded by two new knights, um, members, Chris Howard and...
View ArticleThe Great Travelling Fantasy Guest Blog Circus - Round 2, Mark 2
Se, we are up to week two for the new spin, and here's my Animals in Fantasy contrib. Now up on Deborah J. Ross's blog with the rest of the eight posts for the month.This is one of those grab-bag...
View ArticleSubmissions High
This month marks about the most of anything I ever had out on the publishing tiles at once. Novel The Heart of the Fire off in the HarperVoyager ebook slushpile. Short story "Crow" with editor for...
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When Art Fools With Nature (Or Nature Toys With Art)
All sort of weird coincidences and concatenations can happen when you start writing fiction. "Art Imitates Nature" is a truism, and sure, fiction writers very often pay strict attention to accurate...
View ArticleThe Great Travelling Fantasy Guest Blog Circus
And we have rotated to Month 2 of Round 2, coming to you this time courtesy of our new knight, er, member, Chris Howard, hosted on his blog, with a brilliant introductory illustration by Chris...
View ArticleThe Great Travelling Fantasy Guest Blog Circus
And here's my contrib. to the Table's Second Turn, Second Month: fantasy/horror crossovers was the topic, remember?When I think of horror, SF and Fantasy together as genres, I tend to see a big bog...
View ArticleThat Table Again
Revolution two, round three of the Great Travelling Fantasy Guest Blog Round Table is out, in some three sections. All appear courtesy of Theresa Crater, foundation Table member, over here And hereAnd...
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Round Two, Turn Three, My Travelling Post
In Gratitude for Fantasists "Barren crags and ancient forests, winds scented with honey, wolf, wildflowers, swift water so pure it tasted like the wind, deep snow lying tranquilly beneath moonlight,...
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The Next Big Thing Blog Meme
This one was passed on to me by the energetic and talented Beth Barany, who's done the meme on her own blog. We all know The Next Big Thing is just over the horizon, so I'm joining the ranks of...
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Food on The Travelling Round Table (Fantasy Guest Blog)
This month's topic is Food in Fantasy, and since I proposed that, it's my turn to host. Welcome one and all!Stay Me With Apples, Comfort Me With Flagons Once upon a time, food must have been the most...
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More Food on the (Travelling Round Table) Fantasy Guest Blog
And here's the second round of posts on Food in Fantasy, from Chris Howard, Valjeanne Jeffers, Carole McDonnell and Theresa Crater. Enjoy!* * * * *Chris HowardHow do you eat underwater? Food wasn’t...
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