Monthly Archives: June 2012

Win Some, Lose Some cover art

Posted on June 26, 2012 by admin

This is Vincent diFate’s cover art to Win Some, Lose Some, my Chicon 7 Guest of Honor book, to be published by Isfic Press. The book will contain all 30 of my Hugo-nominated stories – 5 winners, 24 losers, 1 … Continue reading →

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Another story sold

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Mike

I just sold “Origins” to The Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes.

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Ask Bwana #41

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Mike

NOTE: this article first appeared in Speculations — March, 2001 In this field, it’s impossible to pay back. The people who helped you break in and develop your skills simply don’t need your help. So instead of paying back, you … Continue reading →

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Funny story sold

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Mike

I just sold “El and Al vs. Himmler’s Horrendous Horde from Hell” to UFO — Unidentified Funny Objects, an anthology edited by Alex Shvartsman.

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THE DOCTOR AND THE ROUGH RIDER Cover

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Mike

Here’s the cover by Seamus Gallagher to The Doctor and the Rough Rider, the third book in my Weird Western series, which Pyr will be briging out in December. Like the first two, this one will also have six black-and-white … Continue reading →

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Another collaborative story sold

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Mike

Brennen Harvey and I have sold our short story, “Hush, Little Baby, Don’t You Cry”, to the anthology The Spirit of St. Louis. It will also appear in my forthcoming collection, With a Little More Help From My Friends.

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Novelette sold to OLD MARS

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Mike

I just sold a 13,000-word novelette, “In the Tombs of the Martian Kings”, to Gardner Dozois and George R. R. Martin for their forthcoming anthology, Old Mars. The conceit is that these are stories that could have been written and … Continue reading →

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Ask Bwana #39-40

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Mike

NOTE: this article first appeared in Speculations — November(?), 2000 Usually I start this column with a little introductory essay — and I will this time, too. But it just happens to be in answer to a question that came … Continue reading →

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“Bride” to Slovakia

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Mike

I just sold Slovakian rights to my 2010 Hugo nominee, “The Bride of Frankenstein”, to Jupiter magazine, the successor to Slovakia’s Fantazia.

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A new collection of collaborations

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Mike

Back in 2000, With a Little Help From My Friends contained 26 of my collaborations with 26 different writers. I just handed in the final material for this summer’s With a Little More Help From My Friends, which has 21 … Continue reading →

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