Monthly Archives: October 2011

Another Catastrophe Baker story is up

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Mike

You can find “Catastrophe Baker and the Fall of the House of Usher” online at the Raygun Revival web site.

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Ask Bwana #7

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Mike

NOTE: this article first appeared in Speculations #7 — Feb, 1996 You don’t learn from people’s successes; you learn from their mistakes. You don’t become a good writer by emulating Nikos Kazantzakis or Edward Whittemore, because if their art could … Continue reading →

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Two more sales

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Mike

Brad R. Torgersen and I just sold a collaborative short story, “The Ascent”, to Tales From the Fathomless Abyss, and I also sold Polish rights to “Robots Don’t Cry” to a forthcoming anthology from Solaris.

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Sold another collection of collaborations!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Mike

Just sold WITH A LITTLE MORE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS, which will feature my collaborations with Robert Sheckley, Kevin Anderson, Pat Cadigan, James Patrick Kelly, Lezli Robyn, Eric Flint, Harry Turtledove, David Gerrold, Kay Kenyon, Brad Torgersen, Laurie Tom, Nancy … Continue reading →

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Ask Bwana #6

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Mike

NOTE: this article first appeared in Speculations #6 — Oct, 1995 I just returned from Glasgow with another Hugo clutched in my hot little hand. I am thrilled to have won it, and I shall cherish it forever. But, as … Continue reading →

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An Italian sale

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Mike

Just sold my decade-old Hugo nominee, “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”, to the Italian anthology Un calice di soli, un piatto di pianeti, which translates, roughly, as A Goblet Full of Suns, A Dish Loaded with Planets. It’s a science … Continue reading →

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Bibliographies and Awards totally updated

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Mike

I have just brought all the bibliographies — novels, collections, short stories, anthologies edited, non-fiction and miscellaneous, plus the list of awards — totally up to date. To get there, just click on “Bibliography and Awards” right below my photo … Continue reading →

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Ask Bwana #5

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Mike

Personal note: it’s been roughly two decades since I started doing these Ask Bwana articles. It was recently suggested to me that Ask Bwana, which had previously been re-published over at the Baen Books forum Baen’s Bar — during my … Continue reading →

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Up for another award

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Mike

I just found out that “Soulmates”, a novelette I wrote in collaboration with Lezli Robyn, has been nominated for the Ignotus Award (that’s the Spanish Hugo). It has previously been nominated for Australia’s Auraelis Award, and has been re-sold 9 … Continue reading →

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