[Writing Post] And Once More…It’s Wednesday.
Hey, look…it’s Wednesday again. That means something…writerly. So…what am I doing now? I’m doing the writer version of chores. In just a few weeks, my convention season begins with ConDFW. I have a short story deadline before that and some other business related work to do before then. What are considered a writer’s “Chores”? Well, [...]
Tags: business, chores, Short stories, Writing
Today’s Forward Movement…
I’ve finished the pass through of my collection of short stories. I’ve changed a couple of stories out. Wrote the query letter for a publication and sent out the query. Fingers crossed. This would be my first “book” that has only my name on it. I realized why ONE of my stories hasn’t sold. Yikes. [...]
Tags: collections, Short stories
Alex, I Can Name that Collection in ??? Words
I’ve mentioned my collection of stories which are reprints and are orphaned. There’s one small press that might be willing to look at it. I’ve got to come up with the killer query — yes, the ever dreaded, oft-called-the-Algebra-of-writing, Killer Query — letter. The problem is that this awesome collection (which will be 1/3 material [...]
Tags: collection, Short stories
Writing Updates
I had a thought about starting a series of entries each starting with a consecutive letter of the alphabet, but that’s just way too much trouble… Today, instead of a reading update, I’m doing a writing update. I’ve been doing a lot of reading — not just fiction, but non-fiction as well. Writing books. I’m [...]
Tags: novels, Short stories, Writing
An Online Sample of My Writing
- "Defiance" – 4 Star Stories
- "Grammar Nazi" – The Joe Lansdale/SF Revolution Short Story Contest
- "Justice Survives" – Chaos Theory: Tales Askew
- "Lord Miles Vorkosigan and Madame Ekaterin Vorsoisson to Wed During Winterfaire" – Argentus 10
- "Master Robinton" – Argentus 11
- "The Pen is Mightier" – Mystery Short Story
- Celibate in the City
- Getting Off The Buts
- Robert Higgins Web Content Work
- StrangeWords Weekly Article/Column
- The Good, The Bad, The Uniformed
- Where Have The Standards Gone?
Books and Anthologies for Sale
- A Bubba in Time Saves None – The GodDaddy
- Aegri Somnia – “Dream Takers”
- Baen's – Redheads Chapbook
- Baen's – ROTA Apocalypse Now!
- Brothers and Sisters – For Better or Worse
- Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover’s Soul
- Encounters – “Isabella the Brave”
- Flush Fiction – "Some Bunny Loves You"
- I Should Have Stayed in OZ – Not in Kansas Anymore
- International House of Bubbas – "Ivan the Bubba"
- More Stories that Won't Make Your Parents Hurl – "The Pack"
- Panic – “Patience”
- Perfectly Plum – includes my essay, “The Fast and the Furry-ous”
- Redheads of the Apocalypse: Apocalypse Now!
- The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse
- The Four Redheads: Redheads in Love!
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