We've made it to the midpoint of my 12 in 12 Monthly Writing Prompt Challenge, with Story #6, Collective. I have a lot of thoughts on how the project is going so far and what comes next, but that can be an entire post on its own. I will point out though that a common …
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The ballots of the three major SFF awards have been out for a while now, so it's time for one of my favourite yearly traditions: reading all the short stories that have been nominated for a Hugo, Nebula or Locus. Well, I say all, but I'm a bit cash strapped at the moment, so I …
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I'm so happy to share the May monthly story with the world. Which considering what is revealed in it might be a worry. This is a horror short. I don't usually do horror, so this was quiet fun, even though it got quite brutal. The prompt for this was 'Allure', which initially didn't seem like …
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I wasn't too happy with how my monthly story for March, Vault, turned out. I went into that month planning to do a flash piece based on a list of what was in an ancient vault. I was writing this in February, already a short month, and I knew I wouldn't be able to work …
After dropping the ball last month, I'm back with a story I'm happy with for Monthly Story #4. This is Liberate, my latest shot at a dystopia. Lately, I've been feeling quite helpless, especially in the face of everything going wrong in the world. I've also found myself quite frustrated with people. People in general …
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Okay, this is going to be off-topic, but I just had a great adventure, and I want to talk about it. I went to Sri Lanka for 13 days with my brother, on a guided tour, and saw some absolutely amazing stuff. Ancient cities in ruins, amazing wildlife (including elephants, chilling by the road!) and …
I'm back from my holiday in Sri Lanka (more on that later) and have decided to post the March story, Vault, even though it does still feel like a draft. Why? Well partly I just want to get it over with and move on to the next challenge, but also I think it is a …
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Time for my next monthly story. This one is called Interface, and the prompt for it was of course, "interface." My goal this year is to write a short story a month, and so far I'm two for two. Though it was looking a bit dicey with this one. When I came up with this …
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Quick update, I have a new flash story out over at Dream Theory Media. It's called The Dybot of Sol, and it is a teeny tiny story about some really, really big robots. It's basically The Tower of Babel in space with mechs*, and yes the anime Gurren Lagann was a big inspiration. It's a …
Hello everyone, Happy New Year. Hope there were fireworks. I'm wrapping up a really busy 2025, so we have a lot to talk about there. Most of it I've already touched on during earlier posts this week, but I want everything in one post for those who have missed last week's announcements. I've got some …
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