Sold! My First Holmes Pastiche

It really must be the holiday season, because I keep getting good news. I just got word I’ve had a Sherlock Holmes pastiche accepted to an anthology that will come out next year. As always I don’t want to say too much until contracts are signed, but this is another first for me. I’m a …

“You Stand Before the Black Tower” Arrives

Swords and Sorcery Magazine #130 is here, and with it my story “You Stand Before the Black Tower,” a dark S&S tale that’s my homage to RPG boxed text and Choose Your Own Adventure books. (In other words, it’s in second person!) This is kind of a weird one for me, but I like how …

A Reprint Advances!

I suppose I find it bad luck to name names before contracts are signed, but I just had a reprint advance to the last round of selection for an SFF anthology. The email was of the very kind “we loved your story, now it’s down to selecting the right mix for our collection” sort, so …

Sold: “You Stand Before the Black Tower”

This one is profoundly un-cozy, but hey, a sale is a sale! “You Stand Before the Black Tower,” a short, dark sword & sorcery story, was just bought by Swords and Sorcery Magazine for their November issue. It’s a weird one for me, because it breaks two storytelling rules I normally follow assiduously: it’s in …

Story Sale Announcement Coming!

One hates to name names until the contract is signed, but I should have a sword & sorcery sale to announce in the next few days. Very pleased about this one, as it was a bit of an experiment, as well as an homage to certain key childhood influences. It should be free to read, …