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Chimerascope ebook on sale again this weekend only 23 Aug 2013 | 11:59 pm

If you're a Kobo user (or use any ereader that takes epub files), my collection Chimerascope is on sale this weekend only for 30% off in the Kobo store.. Chimerascope was a finalist for the Sunburst, ...

Where Do We Go From Here?: Career progression (continued) 21 Aug 2013 | 03:08 am

The next post in my continuing "Playing the Short Game" series marketing and selling short fiction at the Amazing Stories site is now up. This week, in part 29, I look at some of the paths a writer mi...

Playing the Short Game: Parts 24-28 are now up 12 Aug 2013 | 07:57 am

I'm a tad behind posting updates about the blog series that I'm writing at Amazing Stories on how to market and sell your short fiction--and more. I'm now dealing with a another set of topics on what ...

Updates to the FML 6 Aug 2013 | 10:07 pm

I've just posted an update to the Foreign Market List. Science Fiction Magazine in Denmark no longer accepts submissions in English (or any language other than Danish), citing difficulties in working ...

They said WHAT!?: Dealing with reviews 4 Jul 2013 | 07:48 am

Part 23 of my series on selling short fiction is up now at Amazing Stories. Well, actually it's been up since Saturday, but I'm a tad late in posting about it here.  This week, I deal with a good news...

30% off from Kobo this weekend on my collections 29 Jun 2013 | 09:24 pm

Kobo has my two collections, IMPOSSIBILIA and CHIMERASCOPE, for 30% off this weekend. Use the coupon code SUMMER30. Here are the links to the two books if you're interested: Chimerascope Impossibili...

Stephen Fry on grammar pedantry 27 Jun 2013 | 12:02 am

This response by Stephen Fry to grammar police is wonderfully entertaining to listen to (and to watch for the animation), but more importantly, the message is one that all writers need to hear. Langua...

But, but, but...you bought my last story: What your 1st sale really means 22 Jun 2013 | 10:15 pm

Part 22 of my continuing series on selling short fiction is up now at Amazing Stories. This week I talk about what to expect after you've finally made your first sale. Much to the surprise of many new...

I Love Your Story. Now Change It: Working with an Editor 16 Jun 2013 | 12:34 am

Part 21 in my ongoing series on marketing and selling short fiction just went up on the Amazing Stories site. This week's post completes the two-part discussion I began in Part 20 of working with an e...

Chimerascope and Impossibilia on sale this weekend at Kobo! 26 May 2013 | 09:57 pm

In Canada and the US, for today and tomorrow only, you can get both of my collections as ebooks for 30% off from Kobo. Just go to the Kobo pages that I list below and use the promotion code "SPRINGSAV...

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