Short Fiction Locked In – Samuel, a man afflicted with ALS and locked inside his body, has hopes of communicating when his son brings home the BioDym 3000. Ginger Stuyvesant and the Case of the Haunted Nursery – In 1924, a young American heiress uses her powers as a medium to solve a haunting in […]
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In one of those moments where one plays with technology as a form of procrastination, I created a LiveJournal community for Shimmer Magazine It’s pretty sparse, but there’s a poll up right now about the stories in the Spring issue. Care to let use know what you think?
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I started my Dr. Who story today. It’s going smoothly thus far. I did have to pause in the middle of it to look at photos of the Charles Bridge, where a lot of my action takes place. I had researched it when I wrote the synopsis, but needed to get a better handle on
I just finished another story. This one is short, 1100 words. God. It feels so good to write. I had this conversation with Ken Scholes the other day, and realized that despite my connection with Codex and Shimmer, I miss having someone to shoot the breeze with about a story. We talked about “Ginger” and
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Shimmer made the list for Clarkesworld Bestsellers for the Week Ending June 25, 2006! Woo-hoo! Magazines 1 – Weird Tales 2 – Fantasy & Science Fiction 3 – Paradox 4 – Asimov’s 5 – Shimmer
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Nothing much today. I got to take care of some errands, like running the car to the rental agency so they can replace the brake pad. I spent the rest of the day writing. I finished one story and worked on editing it. After some excellent feedback at Hatrack, this is the current opening. If
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We’ve just been given a lovely review at Tangent Online for our third issue of Shimmer. This issue of Shimmer is full of the well-written slipstream and interstitial stories that show why the magazine has become a favorite with both the fans and the critics. Read the review; buy the magazine.
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I got a big batch of mail from the U.S. today. I got my copies of Apex Digest, which was a lot of fun. The folks in the green room are reading it and making various horrified faces. It’s fun. At the opposite end of the writing spectrum, I also got my official acceptance letter
My story Cerbo en Vitra ujo is in this issue of Apex Digest. It just went on sale. I do feel I should warn some of you that it is horror and fairly icky. But, if you enjoy horror, then please pick up a copy.
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Gmail has this wonderful feature which shows the first line of an email next to the subject line. This evening I was checking my email and saw something from CICADA (a highly prestigious, professional magazine) which said: Dear Ms. Kowal: I’m drafting an acceptance letter for “This Little Pig” and w In a state of
My review of Shannon Hale’s Goose Girl is up at SFFAudio . When I finished listening to Shannon Hale’s The Goose Girl, I wanted to start the story again. I had read the fantasy novel in print form about two years before hearing it and Full Cast Audio brings the characters to life in spot-on
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We’ve got a blurb up at SFFAudio. Shimmer Magazine, the quarterly speculative fiction magazine, is offering “Action Team-Ups Number Thirty-Seven”, a story by Ken Scholes as a free MP3 download. It’s a fun story and was recorded at Willamette Radio Workshop. Click here to listen
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I just got my copies of the Spring issue of Shimmer in the mail today. I’m so pleased. I knew my artists were good, but having it in my hot little hands is very exciting. I’m looking forward to reading the stories without having to worry about adjusting formatting. If you want to enjoy this
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I had just finished assisting Þor with a shot and wandered back to the craft services table when Máni, our composer, came out and said, “Mary, are you good with words?” “Um…Pretty good. I guess.” I looked at the orange I was peeling, to hide my confusion. What do you need?” “I am stuck on