Our First Novelette! And you'll see why…

Posted by Editor on October 10th, 2008

…we bought it.  It’s hilarious!  I haven’t been this tickled in quite a while.

Check out “The Wedding Dress Tea Parties of 2443″ by Merrie Haskell up on the front page now.

This is the second story we’ve published by Merrie.  You can also find her jewel of a story, “The Roman and the Regency,” in the archives section.

That’s not all … more new stories are on their way.  Check back soon!

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R.I.P. Arthur C. Clarke

Posted by Editor on March 19th, 2008

“After a prolific and esteemed career, Sir Arthur has passed away in Sri Lanka.”

Clarke’s books were the first real SF I read.

This is a sad day for our genre.

- Jerry

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See You at ConDFW?

Posted by Editor on February 22nd, 2008

I am honored to be one of the guest writers / publishers at ConDFW 2008 this weekend.  Anyone showing up can find me on the following panels:

 

Saturday 10 am    Panel Room 2 (Rose/Magnolia)
Does Fantasy Mean Paranormal?
Hosted by Jerry J. Davis, Lillian Stewart Carl, Lee Killough and Nina Romberg.

Industry Pros discuss the difference between the genres of fantasy and paranormal fiction.  Are these just synonyms or are there real differences?    How does understanding the difference help you to get published?

 

Saturday 11 am    Panel Room 4 (Pecan)
Starting Your Own Publishing Company
Hosted by Jerry Davis, Glenn Yeffeth, and Thomas W. Knowles.

Sure … sure … everybody wants to be the writer.   But writers never get anything in print without the unsung hero of the industry – the publisher.    Industry pros discuss the career of publishing, what it takes to enter this field and what it takes to succeed.

 

Saturday 12 pm    Reading Room (Live Oak)
The author will be reading.

 

Saturday 1 pm        Panel Room 2 (Rose/Magnolia)
The Haunted City:  Urban Fantasy Today
Hosted by Rachel Caine, Jerry J. Davis, Carole Nelson Douglas, Brad Sinor, and Lee Killough

Industry pros discuss the urban fantasy genre.   What makes this style essential, vital, beautiful and what needs to be paved over?    And is there any room left in this haunted city?

 

Sunday 12 pm        Panel Room 2 (Rose/Magnolia)    
Published in the Periodicals: The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Magazine Market
Hosted by Lou Antonelli, Jerry J. Davis, Linda Donahue, Rhonda Eudaly and J.M. McDermott

Industry pros discuss the getting published in magazines.    Who is really looking?   What are the really exciting markets?   And what can you do to maximize your chances of escaping from the slush pile?

 

[Bill is going to be there too!]

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From Mutsumi

Posted by Editor on December 3rd, 2007

It’s our pleasure to present to you From Mutsumi by KJ Kabza, a most wonderful little story about two 8,000 year old lovebirds.  Enjoy!

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Play Money

Posted by Editor on September 29th, 2007

It’s our pleasure to publish a great little story by up and coming author Christina Crooks, who’s new book, Thrill Of The Chase, is hitting book stores now.

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Meet Us!

Posted by Editor on August 31st, 2007

Come and schmooze with us in Dallas! Bill and I are going to be two of the guests at FenCon IV in September, and we’d love to meet you.

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New Story!

Posted by Editor on August 4th, 2007

My friends, we have a new story up on the front page. Smoking With A Ghost By Kristin Knaus Satterlee.

Go read it, now, right now … it’s a real good one and we’re quite happy to be featuring it here.

Please remember, if you can, leave a tip for the author at the bottom of the story. It goes straight to her.

Hope you’re having a happy and romance filled summer.

Jerry

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How cool is this?

Posted by Editor on April 28th, 2007

“…physicists from Austria claim to have performed an experiment that rules out a broad class of hidden-variables theories that focus on realism — giving the uneasy consequence that reality does not exist when we are not observing it (Nature 446 871).”

From PhysicsWeb.org 

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James Patrick Baen Memorial Writing Contest

Posted by Editor on February 23rd, 2007
Our very own William Ledbetter is administering a new science fiction short story contest jointly sponsored by Jim Baen’s Universe and the National Space Society. It’s called the “James Patrick Baen Memorial Writing Contest.” The winner will be published in Baen’s Universe at pro rates (their lowest rate is .06/word), so this is a worthwhile effort.

Details can be found at Bill’s website, here:

http://www.williamledbetter.com/contest.htm

Check it out and here’s wishing good luck to all who enter!

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Outwitted

Posted by Editor on February 22nd, 2007

We’re happy to have a new story up on the front page, a fun and surprisingly erotic (you’ll see what I mean) fantasy called Outwitted by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt.

By all means, please go take a look.  And feel free to encourage this talented writer to write more!

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