So, a long while back (two years, more or less) I had a story out on submission. And an editor said “I like this, I want to buy it. But… we haven’t signed the contract for the anthology I want to buy it for yet so can I hold onto it for a while?” And […]
A story sale, and a story behind it… Read More »
Okay, this is VERY IMPORTANT.  I have just learned that Daily SF March Madness starts on Friday (tomorrow). My story, “Mad Cats and Englishmen” is in the first round! This is utterly meaningless and carries nothing more than temporary bragging rights, and yet if I fail horribly in the first round, I will be crushed, crushed, I
Calling in all the Meerkat Minions! Read More »
Welcome, those of you coming here via Fool for Love! As promised, here’s the story “Killer Lasagna” in its entirety. (for those of you who came here directly, you have to return to Fool for Love for the recipe, and to enter the contest…) WARNING. MODERATE ADULT CONTENT BELOW. READ ON AT YOUR OWN
So, back a few months ago, Steph at Fangs Wands and Fairy Dust asked me if I’d be interested in participating in a “Fool for Love” bloghop. What would they need? I asked, already calculating my available time and brain cells. Oh, she said casually (too casually), just, maybe a guest post, or a personal
I never thought I was much of a fool for love… Read More »
So I agreed to write a freebie storie for a Valentine’s Day blogparty. And, y’know, freebie stories… they shouldn’t take TOO much of your paying time and words, right? So why did this story take all weekend, and end up nearly 4,000 words long? (because it’s Bonnie and Venec, that’s why. And a smidge of
I may be doing this wrong… Read More »
I hesitated about posting this because self-promo seemed wrong today after the tragic events in Connecticut, but I was reminded that we read fiction to escape the pain of the day, and there’s nothing wrong with that…Â So for those who need distraction, my story “Dance” is up at Buzzy Magazine. http://buzzymag.com/dance-by-laura-anne-gilman/ And yes, this
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Most of the folk here, if you know me as a writer, know me for my novels. I also write short fiction. Some of it’s similar to my novels, and some of it…isn’t. Many years ago, I wrote a story. It was called “End of Days,” and it was, in a phrase, one fucked-up child
New (ebook) Release: Dragon Virus Read More »
Working, working, working. Slightly manic, in fact, but that’s more yay than uh-oh. Unfortunately, one of the prime indicators that I’m in a massive manic word-creating mode is that I have an utter disinclination – nay, an actual aversion – to doing any kind of meal-prep. Which, since I abhor most prepackaged frozen dinner things,
and that was Friday. The 13th, even. Read More »
Remember a while back I showed you this cover? And told you about my story – “Don’t Toot Your Horn?” Unlike the sax, the trombone blasts its way onto the scene, sliding like a triumphant runner into third base, giving the rest of the band a neener-neener as it brushes itself off and accepts the
Don’t Read This Book! (You Can Read it Now!) Read More »
I’m reminded I’ve not not shilled “Practical Meerkats’ 52 Bits of Useful Info” recently! Oh dear. Bad writer. Shill coming in 3…2… For the writer in your life (or your own sanity), Practical Meerkat has the Info! 52 Bits of it, in fact. Practical Meerkat’s 52 Bits of Useful Info for Young (and Old) Writers,
Shill…shill a song! Er, no, wait…. Read More »