My story, “In the Service of Others” has been held for the final round of consideration for Destination: Future. Decision for those stories will be made after July or August.
Galaxy’s Edge Magazine published my short story “Just Another Night at the Quarterly Meeting of Terrifying Giant Monsters” in their July 2013 issue. I am proud my second professional sale is to this outstanding new magazine. The story’s premise is simple: Dysfunctional meetings are the norm when big egos sit on the board of an…
Those of you who follow my blog may realize that this is the fourth story of mine that Galaxy’s Edge has bought. It’s February in San Diego. -30°F. A little cooler than normal. It’s the day Brett Lutz’s daughter ends up in the hospital with severe frostbite. Impossible! She died four years ago. When strange…
There’s a new series video on my educational channel on Youtube called “The Story Behind the Story“. This one chronicles my Writers of the Future winner, “The Truth from a Lie of Convenience.” Part 1 covers my idea genesis, the characters, setting, and conflict. If you have a question you’d like me to address, please…
I recently got published. The book is a small, independent press number, written for a very select group, the “Gulf Coast Writers Association.” The book contain stories about Mississippi, geared toward southern customers. Book signings are being held in places like Biloxi and Mobile. A very narrow audience. I never thought the publication was a…
Way back in November, 2007, I received a call for submissions from the Gulf Coast Writers Association. They were looking for stories about Mississippi. I didn’t have any, but I remembered a little story I wrote after I read “To Kill a Mockingbird.” It was more of an exorcism to get rid of the southern…
I just completed my weekly goal of 4,220 words and my novel is sitting at 12,459 words. I’m probably not done for the day or the week, but I have the Nebula Weekend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I’m sure I’m not going to get a whole lot written during that time, so I needed to get…