Update: M-BRANE SF

My short story “Hard for Us” will appear in M-BRANE SF, in their special one-year-anniversary issue. It’s got a great line-up of authors and a great guest editor.

M-BRANE normally publishes as a PDF, but this special issue will also be available as a trade paperback. If you pre-order the trade paperback by December 24, you can get both the issue #12 paperback and a one-year subscription to the PDF magazine for $12, shipping included.

If you just want the paperback issue 12, it will be available in January at Amazon.com for $10 plus shipping. You can order single PDF issues from the M-BRANE website for $2.00, and issue 12 should be available in January.

Publication news

Small but wonderful news – small in that it’s about short stories, but no less wonderful.

Two of my short stories have been accepted for publication. “The Sacrifice,” a loose tie-in to my Five Countries novels, has been accepted by Realms of Fantasy. I’m delighted that Realms has survived and that I can be a part of it. (More from SFScope.)

The second story, “Hard for Us,” is a foray into science fiction, and will appear in M-Brane SF, issue #12, which is guest-edited by Rick Novy. Issue 12 will be available in January 2010.

Updates (it’s a busy month!)

Theme and Variations, the podcast anthology I’m editing, will launch on Wednesday, October 28. Visit the website to listen or download the first story for free, and please visit the contributors’ pages for more information about their works.

The anthology will launch at Podiobooks.com a week later, on November 4. Their publishing schedule is a little different, so you might get episodes on a different schedule, but you can subscribe through Podiobooks and I believe their titles are listed in iTunes.

I will be at World Fantasy Convention this weekend. I wasn’t able to get on any panels, unfortunately, but I will be at the mass autographing session on Friday evening, as well as meeting with some people and giving some interviews about Theme and Variations.

The schedule for TusCon (November 13-15) is now available:
Saturday 12pm – We Know What You Read (wish I could remember what this panel was about!)
Saturday 2pm – Mass autographing session
Saturday 3pm – Religion in Fiction
Sunday 10am – Reading (I’ll be reading my selection from Theme and Variations)
Sunday 2pm – Book mending demo

And after that I’ll have a moment to breathe before the holidays…

Two weeks to launch!

The first episode of Theme and Variations will go live on October 28. I’m working on getting it listed at Podiobooks.com, where you’ll be able to subscribe to get all eight episodes as they come out. Or you can go straight to the anthology website at ThemeAndVariationsAnthology.com.

Theme and Variations is a podcast anthology of speculative fiction stories with music as a theme. The eight audio episodes – read by the authors and featuring, in some cases, performances or original music by the authors – will be released weekly. All episodes are free to listen or download. Podiobooks.com accepts voluntary donations on behalf of their authors.

Theme and Variations – authors announced

I’ve confirmed with all my authors, I’m working on theme music, and I’ll soon have artwork – the anthology is coming along!

Theme and Variations: a podcast anthology of speculative fiction with music as a theme.
Coming in October/November 2009.
Featuring short fiction by:
Keyan Bowes
Ernest Hogan
Elaine Isaak
Lejon A. Johnson
Jack Mangan
Rick Novy
Lon Prater
Caroline Rhodes
Michelle M. Welch

TusCon

I’ll be at TusCon 36, November 13-15 in Tucson AZ. I’ll probably only be there Saturday and Sunday, as Friday is my mom’s 75th birthday (kind of a big deal).

I hope to get on some panels, do the mass autographing (usually on Saturday afternoon), maybe do a reading, and distribute samples of Theme and Variations. More info closer to the date. See you there!

Theme and Variations

Here’s something I’ve been working on for a little while and it’s finally ready to be announced:

I have a new project going, this time playing editor. I’m in the process of putting together a podcast anthology of speculative fiction, entitled Theme and Variations. It will feature short fiction with a music theme, and hopefully will also include some original music.

The podcast will have between 8 and 12 episodes, and will be released in various podcast venues this fall. I also hope to release a CD version at World Fantasy Convention in October.

I’m waiting on the last of my submissions, so I will be able to confirm featured authors shortly. Keep an eye on www.themeandvariationsanthology.com for updates!

WesterCon

I will be attending FiestaCon, WesterCon 62, July 2-5 in Tempe.  For all of you willing to brave the Arizona heat in July, you can see me here:

Children’s Classics Today
Thursday 7p-8p

Build a New Religion
Friday 10a-12a

Autographing
Saturday 3p-4p

Did Shakespeare Do Shakespeare?
Sunday 10a-11a

Welcome

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