Earlier this year I wrote a story about an elephant that could paint the future. That story, "A Crash Course in Fate," has been accepted into an anthology titled What Fates Impose. As you can probably guess, the anthology is filled with stories about fate. (My previously published story "A Great Destiny" has also been accepted as a reprint.) However,... read more »
Blog post: http://t.co/VZlXttdqTY - Tweets for the week of 05-25-2013 00:01:01, 2013-06-02 RT @jolwalton: Has anyone pointed out yet it's about time we have a Dalek Doctor? #REGENERATEREGENERATE 08:05:35, 2013-06-02 Blog post: http://t.co/XcRySf59XE - My first mystery story publication 07:53:09, 2013-06-05 @jason_m_heller And yet, sometimes it just sounds right. in reply to jason_m_heller 17:49:52, 2013-06-05 RT @NancyFulda: An Open Letter... read more »
I've had many science fiction and fantasy stories published. Some have had mystery elements to them. But "Wouldn't Be Much," in the June issue of Crimson Fog magazine, is my first plain mystery story -- no science fiction or fantasy involved. But it does involve magic. Crimson Fog uses a Flash-based reading application that makes it look like you're reading... read more »
Blog post: http://t.co/WEdMvSWv2N - Tweets for the week of 05-18-2013 23:59:35, 2013-05-25 @paolobacigalupi Because fracking is done at drilling sites, not processing plants. A pipe leak at a processor is not "fracking accident." in reply to paolobacigalupi 20:04:24, 2013-05-27 @paolobacigalupi While the gas may have come originally from a well that uses fracking, the accident itself was unrelated to fracking.... read more »
RT @BiIIMurray: Justin Bieber gets 40,000 retweets when he says "thanks" so here is my attempt. Thanks. 12:47:11, 2013-05-18 About to watch Star Trek Into Darkness in IMAX 3-D. 16:03:21, 2013-05-18 Good luck to my friends at the #Nebulas. And if more than one friend is up for the same award, good luck whoever I like the most. 21:44:07, 2013-05-18... read more »
Blog post: http://t.co/5Kk9UaapnY - Tweets for the week of 05-04-2013 00:00:27, 2013-05-12 @jimduckett Well, you seemed like a man of obvious taste and discernment. in reply to jimduckett 22:56:50, 2013-05-14 I interview alternate history author @LauraSAndersen over at the blog of the Association for Mormon Letters: http://t.co/GgypjWQ2hC 13:58:49, 2013-05-15
RT @davidfarland: Happy Star Wars Day! Help us #HelpBen, son of a Star Wars author. Ben has brain trauma: http://t.co/4Sl1lxD9rA #maythefou… 19:11:55, 2013-05-04 Blog post: http://t.co/O8scAJReRt - Tweets for the week of 04-27-2013 23:59:08, 2013-05-04 Watch our wedding video, complete with trumpet fanfare, robot ring-bearer & helicopters: http://t.co/FcDvkEmBWT 09:04:53, 2013-05-06 Sometimes my brain wants to pronounce "misled" to rhyme with... read more »
Blog post: http://t.co/rsle7KjKLU - Tweets for the week of 04-20-2013 00:00:44, 2013-04-28 RT @trevso_electric: I want to defend a penguin in court just so I can say, "Your Honor. My client is clearly not a flight risk." 15:59:20, 2013-04-29 @LeahCypess It's not really that difficult. Email me your manuscript and I can do it in under 2 minutes. in reply... read more »
The anthology of essays about Ender's Game I talked about here is now available. My essay is titled "How It Should Have Ended," and you can read the beginning over on the SmartPop Books website. Here's the table of contents: Introduction: Ender's World - Orson Scott Card How It Should Have Ended - Eric James Stone The Monster's Heart -... read more »
For years, standard manuscript format has held that italics should be indicated by underlining. So many writers are used to underlining in their manuscripts. But some editors and agents now prefer to have real italics instead of underlines. Fortunately, it is possible to use Microsoft Word's search and replace tool to make the change. I offered to do this for... read more »
