So, I’m returning to the Writers of the Future Award ceremony I attended with Anne a few weeks back…
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During the ceremony, one pro — who shall remain nameless — was introduced on stage. This pro is the closest thing an SF writer gets to a veteran star. I could see from interactions [...]

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A big decision, like buying a car or choosing a graduate program, requires hours, right? We analyze all the factors and make lists of pros and cons. But the lists end up perfectly balanced — there’s nothing to prove one choice is better than another. What’s worse, we’re left even less certain [...]

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The WOTF Award ceremony was held in the big gallery between the Science Fiction Museum and the Experience Music Project. I spent a lot of time looking around the crowd, hoping to find a writer I recognized and would feel comfortable talking with. I had little luck. Except for the pros on stage, I knew [...]

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Friday 8.19.05 I attended the award ceremony for L. Ron Hubbard’s Writer’s of the Future Contest. It was a big do with attendees in everything from jeans and t-shirt to cocktail dresses and tuxes. The award ceremony itself brought back many good memories. Back in 1994, I was the one on stage [...]

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I just received notice from On Spec that they want to buy my story “Ice Cream Doors.” Yippee! I had despaired of selling this piece; every other pro market has said “Almost, but not this one.”
I made my very first fiction sale (”A Better Weapon”) to On Spec back in 1990. So [...]

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I hope to post here two or three times a week. Subjects may include writing fiction, book and movie reviews, occasional minutea, and probably some social and political commentary.

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