Alternate History: Science Fiction or Something Else?
Tor.com’s recent post got me thinking about the problem that is alternate history. As highlighted by Tor, the opinions on alternate history seem to be relatively split down the middle: some believe it is science fiction and others do not, except in certain scenarios. I think I’ve voiced my opinions on this before, but never […]
Reader Question: When to Think About Endings
GothixHalo recently asked: When you are writing is it better to have the ending already worked out or to have it work itself out during the process? There’s no proper way to answer this question. How you write endings is entirely up to you based on what works best. Some writers have them worked out […]
Rejection: Archaeopteryx
Another rejection! Unfortunately it was a form rejection, but considering what the magazine just went through I suspect almost everyone is getting forms right now. Oh well, I’ll be submitting to a new magical place shortly.
Rejection: To Paint Lords Green
The second rejection I had yesterday was actually far more positive than the other. “To Paint Lords Green” is a fairly new story that I finished editing on the 15th. In any case, it will be going off to some other fantasy place. But the good words were as follows: This is a perfectly good […]
SF/F Links: May and a Half!
Another roundup of links for the month of May. The interesting stuff keeps coming and coming. So here goes: Redneck Catholic talks about military science fiction and some classics in the genre. The Other Side of the Story has some great advice on how to write stories the follow the antagonist rather than the protagonist. […]
Rejection: Nobody Gives a Crap About Compsagnathus
Yesterday was an excellent day to get rejected. I got two rejections yesterday. The first is for the story mentioned in the title for this post. The editor had this to say: Thanks for sending in your story “Nobody Gives a Crap About Compsagnathus,” but I’ve decided not to accept it [I cut the mag’s […]