Yup, a nasty tale of parental vengeance sold to OVER MY DEAD BODY magazine. I’ve signed contracts for WHAT ANY PARENT WOULD DO and look forward to seeing it appear. It surprises me, but on checking recently I find that I have sold work to them since 1994, not a bad longevity for either of …
Category: My writing updates
Next Story Sale
happy to say that I recently signed contracts for my story, THE 13TH EWE, which sold to RESURRECTION HOUSE XIII anthology. Must be something about being a farmer. I offered them two stories that I thought just right for them – and both were sheep tales. They liked this one best, now, anyone else want …
People Have Odd Ways of Thinking.
Many many years ago a man named James K. Baxter opened a place in the heart of Wellington city called The Love Shop. It was like a charity shop, except that everything in it was free . I worked there for some time and it was then that it occurred to me that people can …
Yup, another story sold
Delighted to announce that the Sky Warrior Press anthology THESE VAMPIRES DON’T SPARKLE, has accepted my story, AND THUS RETURNING, I notice I’m in some good company too, with other tales by Cynthis Ward, David Lee Summers and Dave Riley. And it should be out soon too. Â
Sold a story
yes, just had confirmation that my story, Great Aunt Edna will be in Whortleberry’s Strange Summer Fun anthology. I’ve been selling to this market now since early 2009 and have always found them a very pleasant place. Excellent editors, good bunch of writers, and the anthology presentations are always well done. No, they can’t pay …
Upcoming – USE ONLY AS DIRECTED anthology
Use Only As Directed, an anthology of original speculative fiction edited by Simon Petrie and Edwina Harvey, and published by Peggy Bright Books, will launch at Continuum X, in Melbourne, June 6-9. I’m delighted to note that once again, I’ll be sharing a stage with Dave Freer. Here’s the lineup: ‘Large Friendly Letters’ — Stephen …
And Another Story Accepted.
I’m really happy to announce that my story, Fetch Me Down My Gun is sold, with contracts now signed, for the forthcoming Australian anthology USE ONLY AS DIRECTED. Which, so I hear, should be out around May if nothing goes wrong. (Often add that proviso because so often things do… As in an email this …
Another Sale
My story, The Steam-Powered Camera has just been contracted for David Riley’s annual Steampunk Trails anthology. I’ve been selling to Dave for around 12 years, and it’s nice to make another sale to him and his editor (Julie Campbell) for these Steampunk anthologies.
Story Appeared
It’s been a year for story sales and appearances to date. The other week I got two ‘author copies’ of a very well presented and attractive hardcover. These are of an anthology from Guideposts in the USA – Best Angel Stories of 2014, and contain my story, A Still Small Voice. (I note that they …
More Articles out
In addition to stories, in case no one has guessed, I also write articles for a number of venues. Last couple of weeks there’s been a spate of them appearing. From Freelance Writers has come, ABUSING HISTORY, FACTS AND COMMONSENSE. The SPCA quarterly, Animals’ Voice published, BEWARE OF HEAT, and PROPERTY OF A YELLOWHAMMER, while …