Sometimes, owning a home makes renting look attractive. Take this weekend, for instance. I got home from work friday, looking forward to taking my daughter to her percussion lesson and spending that half hour with Mr. Heinlein. Instead, I discovered $500 worth of air conditioner parts blew out. With a… Continue reading
Here is my schedule of appearances at Coppercon 27 September 7,8,9 at the Embassy Suites North on the southeast corner of I-17 (Black Canyon Freeway) and Greenway. This is my only convention for 2007. My agenda is all Saturday. Sat 10a-11a Suite D Humor in the Genre with Bennie Grezlik… Continue reading
Well, speak about not hearing back on submissions publicly in a blog and what happens? Two rejections within a few hours. Spent some time working on the short story mentioned a few days ago. Made some little progress today. It struck me that i my last post, I never wrote… Continue reading
Today was the first day in about a million years that I didn’t leave the house. Grandma fell again, though adamantly she denies falling. Russell found her collapsed on the bathroom floor inthe doorway under the walker. I guess she found a comfortable place to have a seat. I did… Continue reading
The family is settling in for another school year. Audrey is in honor band at Desert Shadows Middle School. She’s playing flute and piccolo. Reanna changed instruments after her oral surgery. She stopped playing clarinet and is now a percussionist. She started lessons with glockenspiel a few weeks ago. Looks… Continue reading
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I heard from the editor of Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show that they are now a SFWA approved professional market, retroactive to issue #1. I mail my application for associate membership tomorrow morning. Two more sales for full membership. www.ricknovy.com
My story “Oh, Mallary!” is now live and available for free at The Martian Wave. www.ricknovy.com
I finished my redraft of Neanderthal Swan Song friday evening. The revision I finished in spring of 2005 was around 74,000 words. The one I finished this year ended at around 114,500 words. The question came up about how I managed to write 50% more when I killed a subplot…. Continue reading
Book Review: James Maxey’s Bitterwood I recently had the opportunity to acquire my first uncorrected proof of a novel before its release. The novel is Bitterwood, by James Maxey. I thought I’d share my reaction to this book with you. If you like dragons, this story will be a treat…. Continue reading
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