We've lost another one

Yesterday, Frederik Pohl passed away.  He was a very big influence on me.  From the time I first learned to put a subject and a predicate together, I've been writing stories...even then, mostly science fiction.  But it was after reading Gateway that I decided that I really wanted to be a science fiction author.  I loved all of the Heechee novels, and there was something in the telling of those stories that had a huge impact on me.
Like, love, or hate my fiction, Frederik Pohl is a big reason why my writing is out there for others to read. So, I thank him, and say goodbye.  He will be missed.

Glad that week's over

August started out well, but it faltered quite a bit at the end.  Last Monday, Rebecca got a call from her district manager telling her that they were transferring her to a new store effective Sep. 1st.  She had to leave all of the good friends she'd made at her old store, and wasn't thrilled about it...but she's a trooper, and she's going to make the best of it, and be the best damn supervisor her new store has ever seen.
About an hour later, she found out that her parent's dog, Missy, had to be put down.  Missy was such a great dog.  The first time she met me, she climbed onto my lap and tried to stay there all day.  She was a 70-80 lb black lab, so lapdog is quite the misnomer.  She was always very protective of our girls, and was one of the best dogs I've ever known.  She is definitely missed.
We have reason to believe that there is more crap headed our way, but hopefully it won't happen.  I can't really talk about it...

August recap

A Robot, a Cyborg, and a Martian Walk Into A Bar

WTH Hell Amazon?

The Fifth Di... September 2013

The Fifth Di... September 2013

The September issue of The Fifth Di... is now available from Nomadic Delirium Press.  This is a zine I've been editing for more years than I can remember.  To order your copy, go to https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/353191.

WTH Amazon?

Any of my regular readers know that I've had problems with the way Amazon does business, and in fact, a lot of authors have had problems with the way Amazon does business, but this new one really has me stumped.  Like most authors do, I was searching my titles on Amazon to look for reviews and such, when I found some of my titles listed with the word "Greenlight" in them.  None of these listings showed a cover, and when I clicked on them, they were listed as out of stock.  For some reason, these Greenlight out of stock titles are listed before the actual titles, so unless you scroll down, or even click to go to page two, you'll think that the books are no longer available.
I have no clue what they're doing, but I suppose it's just more of the games they like to play with authors...

A Robot, a Cyborg, and a Martian Walk into a Space Bar...

I will be editing a new collection for Nomadic Delirium Press.  As you might be able to tell, it's a comedic science fiction collection.  I love funny SF that's actually good, so this should be a fun collection.
Interested in submitting, go to http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/comediccollection.htm.
I'm editing another collection as well, but that one's an invitation only collection, and I think it will also be very interesting once we get it put together.  I think it will bring something truly unique to the science fiction world...or at least I'm hoping it will...

July recap

A July update
The 2013 TMW cover
Breaking ground on a new novel
Pre-order the 2013 issue of The Martian Wave
Christmas in July
The Martian Wave e-book
A review of The Martian Wave 2013

A review of The Martian Wave: 2013

We've gotten our first review of the new issue of The Martian Wave, and it was a positive one.  Have a look http://www.drivethrufiction.com/product_reviews.php?products_id=117289.

The Martian Wave e-book

The e-book version of the 2013 issue of The Martian Wave is now available through Smashwords.  You can get it at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/340361.

Christmas in July

DriveThruRPG and DriveThruFiction are both running Christmas in July sales, allowing you to get all of the Nomadic Delirium Press titles for 25% off. You can order the RPG titles, which include all of the Ephemeris titles, as well as The Battle for Turtle Island by going to http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/rpg_xmas_in_july.php?manufacturers_id=2805&filters=0_0_0_0_0_31815#selectpub, and you can get any of NDP's fiction titles by going to http://www.drivethrufiction.com/dtf_xmas_in_july.php?manufacturers_id=2805&filters=0_0_0_0_0_44595#selectpub.

Pre-order the 2013 issue of The Martian Wave

Amazon has the new issue of The Martian Wave available for pre-order, and at a discount.  You can find it at http://www.amazon.com/dp/0980170370.  Who knows how long they'll keep it at this price...

Breaking ground on a new novel

After a lot of plotting and planning, I've finally started actually writing my new novel today.  I even managed to get 1000 words written.  Yes, this was during the little one's nap.  That might be my only writing time for a while.
I've mentioned in a few places that people will be surprised by this one, and yes, I think they will be.  I'm actually writing a...wait for it...a YA science fiction novel.  Given how dark, and sometimes twisted my work usually is, this is a very big departure for me.
Considering that I'm now working full time, and taking care of the little one a lot, this novel will probably take a while to write, but hopefully it will be a fun adventure.

The 2013 TMW cover

Here's a look at the cover for the 2013 issue of The Martian Wave...

A July update

We're a week into the new month, and this is my first post of the month.  The "real" job has been keeping me really busy, and leaving me quite exhausted, so I haven't had as much time as I want for the important things in life.
In important news, I've finished the formatting of the 2013 issue of The Martian Wave, and it should be off to the printer in the next couple of days.  I've also been doing some mental outlining for the next novel, which will be quite a departure for me.  I think people will be surprised when they find out what I'm working on.
Other than that, there hasn't been much going on... just trying to get work done, and spend some summer hours with the kids before they go back to school...which will be here very soon.
Hopefully I'll have more to report in the coming weeks...

June recap

One final act of begging
Vacation
I'm back
Kepler e-book

Kepler e-book

As most of you know, I have a short story in a new anthology called, A Kepler's Dozen.  The book is now available as an e-book, and you can find it at:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DCG4MZS

or at:

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/325583
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I'm back

I actually went back to the "real" job on Tuesday, but since Rebecca was off through yesterday, I decided to take some time away from the Internet and spend those last few days with her, since we really don't get to see much of each other.
The vacation was great, we went to the zoo, the Wildlife Experience, Idaho Springs, the Renaissance Festival, and the reservoir.  I think we wore my mom out, but I think she had a good time, and I know the kids had a blast...and so did we.
Now, back to editing The Martian Wave, writing, and the other nine million things I need to get done.

Vacation

I'm on a bit of a vacation at the moment, so expect limited blogging for the next week...not that I've been blogging that much lately anyway...

One final act of begging

They say that begging is good for the soul, well, here I am begging for help with the Kickstarter for The Martian Wave.  There are only a couple of days left, and we aren't hitting our goal yet.  We need whatever help we can get.  If you can't help financially, then please post the link.  This publication needs to be done with flourish.  It's always been such a great magazine, I'd hate to see it reduced in grandeur.
That Link...http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1521750492/the-martian-wave-2013
Some people also say that begging is pathetic...well...

May recap

A Kepler's Dozen

New pledge level for the Kickstarter

The press release for A Kepler's Dozen

The Alban Lake Bookstore

Please help