Author Archives: Administrator

When Two Whales Collide, I Publish Fiction for 99 Cents (or However Much it Costs in Europe/Can/Aus/NZ)

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Administrator

Someone once told me there was a Korean proverb that went something like this: “when two whales collide, the shrimp get crushed.” Well in the world of publishing, the whales are colliding. Who are they? Amazon, for one, the classic … Continue reading →

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Contest for US Kindle Readers!!!!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Administrator

Beware the ides of March. Yeah – it’s March 27th, I know (not the 15th) but I’m way behind on putting my publicity ideas into action so here goes a contest I wanted to run two weeks ago. I am … Continue reading →

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Women in Military Science Fiction (cont) – What About Genetically Engineered Homosexual Women? What About North Korean Women?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Administrator

My previous blog posts covered work I’ve done regarding female characters, partially in response to oversights by Liz Bourke’s discussion about the lack of women in military SF, and partially just to get the word out about my novels and novelette. Along the same … Continue reading →

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Sensored News Footage from the Subterrene War…

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Administrator

Doctor Jennifer Parson, PhD, MD serving in the maintenance unit for the Germline forces:

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Women in Military Science Fiction (cont) – What About Moms?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Administrator

At WorldCon in Montreal (2009), there was a panel discussing the question of why we rarely/never see middle aged women as the protagonists/heroines in any science fiction – let alone in the military subgenre. At least I think that was the … Continue reading →

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Tor and Military SF: Scalzi and Ringo? What about Haldeman?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Administrator

In her post on Women in  Military SF over at Tor.Com, academic, frequent Tor blogger, and self-described “cranky feminist,” Liz Bourke, has this to say about women and race in Military SF: Military SF is, fundamentally, a politically conservative genre… the wild-eyed … Continue reading →

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It’s Hugo Award and Campbell Award Nomination Time…

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Administrator

Don’t forget: the Hugo and John W. Campbell Awards are open for their nomination period. To nominate a work, you must have been a member of the last WorldCon (Reno), or you have to be a member of the 2012 … Continue reading →

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Tor.com: Reader’s Choice Awards!

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Administrator

Help me get some buzz going for Germline? Tor is running their Reader’s Choice Awards and the rules are loose, so you don’t just have to nominate one work for best novel, one for short story, etc. – you can … Continue reading →

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Recap: Fiction Published in 2011

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Administrator

Looking back on 2011, it was the busiest year I’ve ever had. I wrote and submitted two books (the sequels to Germline), wrote and submitted I don’t know how many short stories, worked a full time job, and found the … Continue reading →

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DC Looked Abandoned

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Administrator

This day, 2011: I was outside of DC with a group when it all went down in New York and someone recalled us; then they told us to head home any way we could, because a plane had struck the … Continue reading →

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