I came home to a surprise today. Writers of the Future sent me a certificate for one of my Honorable Mention finishes. Not sure which quarter it was for. The last HM finish I know about is from Q307. I inquired, so I’ll let you know when I find out…. Continue reading
I posted the information about Alien Skin (see below) to Codex Writers Group, and got a surprising number of sympathetic responses. Several people said they would no longer consider submitting there. Quite honestly, had I known about this public shame board, I probably wouldn’t have submitted there in the first… Continue reading
When you only get to the computer after a 10-12 hour work day, and help with kids’ homework and caring for a geriatric person, you make mistakes. a couple of months ago I submitted a story to Alien Skin Magazine, where my work has already appeared twice. One of those… Continue reading
Looks like I’ve been nominated for my first award, the James B. Baker award from Sam’s Dot Publishing. From Sam’s Dot’s own words: For those not fully familiar with this award, it’s named for our “founding father,” James B. Baker, who for years ran ProMart Publishing, which at his passing… Continue reading
It’s official. You can’t really call yourself a writer until you’ve published the obligatory cat story. As of today, I have done that. See my story Cats in the February 2008 issue of The Written Word. www.ricknovy.com
The last time the Green Bay Packers won the Superbowl, they beat the Patriots, and they didn’t have to go through Dallas. Over a decade later, The New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys and win a trip to Green Bay. This is going to be an interesting week. The… Continue reading
I love watching bad weather football. Get the wind and the rain into play, or pile snow on the field–that’s real football. Thick, heavy, packing snow covered the field in Lameau by the end of the second quarter, and Green Bay just thrived. Even after spotting the Seahawks two touchdowns,… Continue reading
Mike Holmgren and his Seattle Seahawks won their NFC Wildcard game against the Redskins. As a prize, they get a trip to Green Bay in January. A trip to Titletown would do me a world of good right now, but then I don’t have to face the Packers. This should… Continue reading
I just finished my second day back at the office after the holidays, and I already had the discussion about the passing of our colleague with about ten or twelve people. I needed to talk to somebody yesterday morning. Today, more people trickled back and learned the news for the… Continue reading
Little victories can keep you going. I finished drafting my collection, Accretion, and will be dropping it into the mail tomorrow for the publisher to consider. It’s one milestone that I’ve been working toward for two or three months, and it’s nice to get it done (for now). The collection… Continue reading
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