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When digging through old boxes and files a few days ago, I came upon my high-school scrapbooks and the magazine that printed my first story ever. I was 14 years old, and a Wisconsin High School Writings publication chose my story “Memorial.” (The story was later reprinted in the small-press magazine Alpha Adventures. I’ve reproduced […]

One of our highlights every year is to attend the Writers of the Future workshop and awards, the genre’s most spectacular awards ceremony.  I have been a judge in the contest since 1996 and Rebecca became a judge in 2007. Last year, I gave a speech describing the first 25 years of the contest, which has […]

In memory of Douglas Adams, the late author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, May 25 has been designated Towel Day. http://www.towelday.org/ I thought it appropriate to pose for a pic in the gym with my very own “Don’t Panic” towel.

With eReaders becoming so ubiquitous in all types and sizes, from smartphones to Kindles/Nooks/Kobos, to iPads and other tablets, many authors (including myself) are experiencing a Renaissance of their backlist. Stories that were published in magazines or anthologies, then quickly vanished from the bookstores…novels that have been unavailable to the public except in used-book stores […]