May 2010

The Inferior

May 27, 2010

I met Peadar Ó Guilín at Worldcon last summer in Montreal. We were introduced in the participants’ green room by a mutual colleague, and when I asked Peadar what his novel was about, he gave me a sheepish grin and his lovely Irish accent twisted in that universal tone of voice that means this is [...]

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Spring Slush

May 24, 2010

I didn’t receive many queries during the two weeks of open submissions, but I wasn’t expecting many. I only opened the gates to the listeners of the Podioracket interview I did on Blog Talk Radio, for one thing, and any announcement that doesn’t receive much publicity won’t get much of a response. And it was [...]

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Meanwhile, in the land of Caern…

May 20, 2010

A lot has happened while I’ve been away. Notably, the release of P.G. Holyfield’s debut novel MURDER AT AVEDON HILL. Available from Dragon Moon Press in print and kindle editions. Catch up with P.G. Holyfield at Balticon, Memorial Day Weekend in Baltimore, MD, and around the web.

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A Good Cause Turns Personal

May 17, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a plug for the Brenda Novak Online Auction to benefit Diabetes research. Brenda, a NYTimes bestselling author, hosts this charity auction every year, with all proceeds going to the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami. I contacted Brenda to extend my appreciation for her efforts, and [...]

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Brief Hiatus

May 10, 2010

Due to a family emergency, there will be no blog posts this week. Content will resume on Monday, May 17.

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Slush Metrics

May 6, 2010

Editors and agents reach a certain point in their slush-reading careers where a quick glance at a query will tell them whether it’s worth reading onward. You start to learn a certain set of warning signs, over time. For example, you learn after reading lots and lots of submissions that a query letter riddled with [...]

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Books, Critiques and More — For a Good Cause

May 3, 2010

Podcasters aren’t the only writing community to hold auctions for a good cause. The Boom Effect was a huge success thanks to the writers, podcasters and fans who came out to help a little girl who’d lost her mom. Brenda Novak’s auction deserves an equal plug. Brenda is a NY Times and USA Today bestselling [...]

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