As reported at the blog of editor Terry Martin. Depressing, but unsurprising I guess.
I've appeared twice in Murky Depths: Looking In, Looking Out in issue #1 and my first ever comic Frozen in #15. I'd since had another comic and a non-prose story accepted and another comic under submission. It's going to be tough finding another market anything like Murky Depths.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
The Future is Soon
My story Remember Yugoslavia? is due to appear in the November 20th issue of Nature magazine. Plus something else exciting I'm not sure whether to anounce yet...
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The Gondolier in Norwegian
I thought I'd found somewhere for this to be published, but sadly it never happened. So here's The Gondolier in Norwegian - the thirtieth langauge for it to appear in.
Translated by Sigurd Koran
Gondolføreren
Min gondols sorte stamn gled fram gjennom de stille kanalene. Det forseggjorte stykket håndverk hadde gjort jobben godt i mange år, fraktet passasjerer gjennom byens vannveier etter veiledning fra hendene til generasjonene før meg.
Sola gikk ned over den gamle byen, gjorde vannet til et rosa bånd som la seg mellom elegante sandsteinsbygninger. Jeg tok et dypt åndedrag av den svale kveldsbrisen.
Fantes det noe vakrere sted enn denne utrolige kanalbyen? Mens båten roet seg i fortøyningen, stoppet jeg og stirret med tilfredshet inn i Mars mørke himler.
Slutt
Translated by Sigurd Koran
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Science Fiction Encyclopedia
The third edition of the Science Fiction Encyclopedia is now on-line. It includes an article about Jupiter magazine that mentions my Roadmaker series, much to my excitement.
Friday, October 07, 2011
Yugoslavian Proofs
The proofs of my story Remember Yugoslavia? arrived today. That usually means that it will only be a few weeks until it will appear in Nature magazine.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Immersion Steampunk Imminent
This weekend you'll be able to get your hands on The Immersion Book of Steampunk at FantasyCon in Brighton. Look out for the Immersion Press stall in the dealer hall.
Meanwhile, you can check out cover artist Charlie Harbour's work at his new website, including a much bigger version of this glorious cover.
Meanwhile, you can check out cover artist Charlie Harbour's work at his new website, including a much bigger version of this glorious cover.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
You Can't Please All the People
Suffering rejections, harsh critiques and bad reviews is part of the life of the writer. I've come to realise that the old saying that you can only please some of the people some of the time can be a writer's greatest comfort.
One story I recently submitted for critiquing is a good example. The critiques I received are split down the middle between 'this is great, just needs a couple of tweaks' and 'what is it about? I don't get it, needs completely rewriting'. It's the clearest split I've seen yet in critiques. Now I need to find a magazine editor who shares the opinion of the first group.
One story I recently submitted for critiquing is a good example. The critiques I received are split down the middle between 'this is great, just needs a couple of tweaks' and 'what is it about? I don't get it, needs completely rewriting'. It's the clearest split I've seen yet in critiques. Now I need to find a magazine editor who shares the opinion of the first group.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Comic Markets
Since reading Murky Depths I've become quite keen on comics. My first, a one-pager, was published in Murky Depths #15, a second has been accepted for publication, this time a 5 page script, and another 2 pager is under submission there. Murky Depths accepts completed comics and also scripts which they will match up with an artist.
Of course, not all comic scripts I write will necessarily be suitable for Murky Depths, so where else might I submit them? I had a quick scout around the internet, and this is what I came up with so far:
Future Quake accepts completed comics of 5 pages or less.
2000 AD (which even I had heard of in my pre-comic days) accepts 5 page scripts for their Future Shocks section
OrangUtan Comics wants completed comics of 6-8 pages
Panini Comics publish a wide variety of well-known comics and are looking for sample scripts
Engine Comics wants scripts of 8 pages or 3x8 page serials
Markosia are looking for completecomics or graphic novels
There are more details on each of their websites.
There are probably others - I didn't spend a huge amount of time searching. The usual market listings like Duotropes and Ralans don't seem to include comic markets. Maybe I'll drop a hint.
Of course, not all comic scripts I write will necessarily be suitable for Murky Depths, so where else might I submit them? I had a quick scout around the internet, and this is what I came up with so far:
Future Quake accepts completed comics of 5 pages or less.
2000 AD (which even I had heard of in my pre-comic days) accepts 5 page scripts for their Future Shocks section
OrangUtan Comics wants completed comics of 6-8 pages
Panini Comics publish a wide variety of well-known comics and are looking for sample scripts
Engine Comics wants scripts of 8 pages or 3x8 page serials
Markosia are looking for completecomics or graphic novels
There are more details on each of their websites.
There are probably others - I didn't spend a huge amount of time searching. The usual market listings like Duotropes and Ralans don't seem to include comic markets. Maybe I'll drop a hint.
Friday, September 02, 2011
Slow Editing Progress
I've finished work on editing one short story this week and, I think, my screenplay. Editing is such slow work compared to writing.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
The Immersion Book of Steampunk Announced
It's ready at last, anounced on the Immersion Press website and available for pre-order:
I've already spent several hours just staring at the cover art.
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