Yet another busy week up here within sight of the Middle of Nowhere.  That’s to be expected.  Around here, summer is an incredibly busy time.  It’s the time where we knock out all of our major projects for work and outside of work, we spend a lot of time at the garden. On Monday, my Continue reading

Nope, not coffee.  We’re talking about writing here. A lot of writers talk about letting your work age or percolate for a while.  In On Writing, Stephen King calls it ‘letting the book rest’ and recommends you go do something else – kayak, jig saw puzzle, whatever.  Just put the piece in a drawer and Continue reading

One – Received a 37 day rejection from Strange Horizons for Korl.  I’ll have to look for the next market later tonight. Two – Members of the SWAT Team walked past my office.  They claimed to be surveying the Library as they’ll be using it in the evening next week for some tactical training.  Room clearance, etc. Continue reading

That writing gig I mentioned a couple of days ago?  Here it is : Starting in August, I will be writing for Adventures in SciFi Publishing. Adventures (AISFP for short) is an award winning podcast and websites focusing on the science-fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction  industry.  Over the course of some 100 or so shows, Continue reading

“Oh, so you write too?  What do you write?” “Science-fiction and fantasy, mostly.” “Ah.  You should try some real writing.” The above is an actual conversation I had with a visiting professor today.  I wasn’t quite sure how to respond.  I suppose I could have been snarky and comment that ‘Professor’ is sometimes a synonym Continue reading

… I’m just incognito. In truth, it’s been fairly busy around the Hughes household.  The past week has seen Steph run off to Chicago, leaving me home alone.  One would think that I’d just party all night long but nooo, that doesn’t happen around here. Instead I spent the week buried in work.  I also Continue reading

One hundred and sixty-one days after submission, Realms of Fantasy passed on my short piece, Korl Builds a Wall. However, this was not a standard form rejection letter.  No, this one came with a handwritten note from Shawana McCarthy, Fiction Editor at RoF.  I won’t get into what it said other than to say it Continue reading

Meet Jeff Stockwell.  Say hi, Jeff. … Hi to whom? The readers. Readers?  What readers?  Google Analytics says you had about 20 visitors last week. Tell us a little about yourself. Well, gee … I’m a figment of the author’s imagination.  In that little tiny nugget of a brain, I’m a Magna Cum Laude from Continue reading