Last July while on a solo camping trip in the wilderness, I found myself in between novel projects. Because I dictate most of my writing while hiking, I hated to let all that good creative time go to waste—so I wrote two short stories that had been on my back-burner, a science fiction piece called “A Delicate Balance” and an original fantasy story, a spinoff of my Terra Incognita trilogy, titled “Mythical Creatures.” I had a secondary purpose for writing “Mythical Creatures” (okay, call it an ulterior motive).  My third Terra Incognita novel, The Key to Creation, was scheduled for...
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Our novel THE TRINITY PARADOX throws and anti-nuclear activist back in time to the days of the Manhattan Project in WWII.  Activist Elizabeth Devane wished for an end to nuclear weapons. During a protest, the unthinkable happens: a flash of light and Elizabeth awakes to find herself alone in a desolate desert arroyo almost fifty years in the past: 1944, Los Alamos, New Mexico. The Manhattan Project. Could she—should she—attempt the greatest sabotage in history? German publisher Atlantis will be issuing the book in translation, and we have made TRINITY available as an eBook for all formats.  Coauthor Doug Beason...
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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 it below in its entirety. Maybe Steven Spielberg will see it now and decide to make it into an epic $200M film! Or maybe not. Since this is Memorial Day weekend in the US, I wanted to share "Memorial" with you.  (I've improved my skills...
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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 just been posted on YouTube. It's less than four minutes long. http://youtu.be/K4-F32phjXw For the first part of the week, the 12 new writer winners attend a thorough and intensive workshop taught by Tim Powers and KD Wentworth, with numerous guest speakers.  The workshop took place...
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