Five years ago, there was no substantial difference between these two types of writers. In fact, the term “indie” wasn’t being bounced around yet, and many of the writers publishing their own work today would never have believed they would do it had you asked even three years ago. Indie… Continue reading
The folks at Digital Science Fiction took my suggestions to heart and have made the controversial “Schedule A” document a much improved statement of policy. It is now as author-friendly as any publication as I have seen. But don’t take my word for it, see for yourself. I love a… Continue reading
I just spent the past hour or so going through the “Schedule A” document from the submission page of Digital Science Fiction online magazine. Since I publicly commented on my objections a week or two ago, they have made some changes on their own. Paragraph 5 has new language inserted… Continue reading
Yesterday, I lit into a certain policy posted on the submission page of Digital Science Fiction magazine. Michael Wills of Digital Science Fiction posted a lengthy response to yesterday’s post that I think started a very good dialogue. I can tell that he put a great deal of thought into… Continue reading
While I sorted some things out in my live over the past year and a half, my short fiction submissions trickled down to nothing. Yes, I still have work in inventory, but it has sat on my hard drive. Last night, I started looking for markets to send that material. … Continue reading
Considering the lethargic pace of producing new work this year, I didn’t really have a bad year in terms of publishing. This is what I wrote that appeared in 2010. Books 2020 Visions – I edited this fiction anthology filled with 16 stories of the near future by 16 different… Continue reading
Two items of news today. First, I received my copy of The Aether Age: Helios in the mail today. In it resides my story Goga’s First Law. Second, I found my first review of 2020 Visions, five of five stars! Woot! http://www.examiner.com/speculative-fiction-in-national/review-2020-visions-edited-by-rick-novy-review
Today, I received my physical copy of 2020 Visions. It has weight, it has pages, nearly 300 of those, and it has a few words I hadn’t seen, namely the authors’ own epilogues. Most of those were bios, but a few included some insight into the story. Gotta clear room… Continue reading
The near-future anthology I edited over the summer has been released on Amazon.com. You can find it here. * Mary Robinette Kowal “Birthright†* Sheila Finch “The Persistence of Butterflies†* Randy Henderson “A Shelter for Living Things†* Jason S. Ridler “Showing Light†* Ernest Hogan “Radiation is Groovy,… Continue reading
Jonathon M. Fowler produced this image for the cover of 2020 Visions.  I requested a proofed version of the work to protect his interests. The image is based upon Alex Wilson’s story Nervewrecking. We provided the artist with a copy of the story and just let him create. The image… Continue reading
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