My submissions stats show editors loosing exactly 50% of my stories since I started subbing the latest pieces in May. This last one was from a gmail Address to a gmail Address. I can look at the messages and see that it was sent – I used the same email for the query and got […]
Wanderings
Resources for Science Fiction: Anything you dream is fiction, and anything you accomplish is science, the whole history of mankind is nothing but science fiction. – Ray Bradbury
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Unidentified Man killed outside Colo. governor's office
Friday, July 20, 2007
Unidentified Man killed outside Colorado governor's officeHe reportedly claimed to be ‘emperor' taking over state government J hasn’t updated his blog lately. I’m a little worried. Man killed outside Colo. governor's office
Generation Chickenhawk – Young Republicans
Friday, July 20, 2007
I like this video – Max Blumenthal took a camera into a convention of young Republicans. The mendacity sort of makes you sick to your stomach. I can remember not understanding the Young Republicans back in 1968 when I saw these crew-cutted guys trying to act like activists. Now, unfortunately, I understand them better. They […]
Heinlein Short Story Contest
Thursday, July 19, 2007
The Heinlein Society is hosting a Centennial Short Story Contest for the best original story expressing the spirit, ideas, and philosophy of Robert A. Heinlein. I am a child of Heinlein in many ways. I have written many (bad) stories where I try to copy his style, mood and philosophy. I need to get together […]
Habitable Planets for Man
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
I got this from Bob Sawyer’s Blog (very much worth reading once in a while). The Rand Corporation is a think tank. They produce high quality analysis on different problems and corporations and governments spend quite a bit of money for these reports. They have made some of their older documents available as downloads. This […]
Lost Story Update
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
My bad luck is holding. Coyote Wild, after buying my story and holding it for ten months, has told me that it doesn’t fit and they won’t be publishing it. They released it back to me. I had warned them that I thought that it was a tough fit in any magazine – not sf […]
Lost Story – again!
Monday, July 16, 2007
I have trouble with my story submissions. I submitted a story to a magazine last September and the story was accepted in October. It was slated for the December issue and then rescheduled for April, but there was no story. The July issue just came out – no story. It leaves me in editorial limbo. […]
Jim Shannon – Missing in Action
Monday, July 16, 2007
Jim’s last blog entry, July 9, was about his computer acting up on him. It showed the classic symptoms of terminal hard disk failure. He mentioned that he might be able to get online at an internet cafe. If there is anything I’ve learned in more than 35 years of programming; you must always act […]