Monthly Archives: July 2012

Ask Bwana #42

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Mike

BWANA 42 NOTE: this article first appeared in Speculations some time in 2001? 2012 update: when these articles were re-run at the Baen’s Bar web forum in 2008, a bit of confusion developed regarding the existence of Bwanas 42, 43 … Continue reading →

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“El and Al” resold

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Mike

Just resold my humorous novelette, “El and Al vs. Himmler’s Hideous Horde from Hell”, in which Big El is Eleanor Roosevelt, half-naked warrior princess, and Little Al is Albert Einstein, Master Sorceror, to UFO: Unidentified Funny Onjects.

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Ask Bwana #46

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Mike

NOTE: this article first appeared in Speculations — July, 2001 I’ve recently received a number of e-mails and letters on two subjects that are germane to Ask Bwana and Speculations, so I’ll take this opportunity to answer them. First, seven … Continue reading →

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Masters of the Galaxy

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Mike

This is the cover art for MASTERS OF THE GALAXY, my collection of Jake Masters stories that will be out for Chicon 7 from England’s PS Publishing. The painting is by Arnold Richter.

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Cover to WITH A LITTLE MORE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Mike

Here’s the cover for the forthcoming With a Little More Help From My Friends, a collection of 21 collaborations with 21 different partners. It will be out for Chicon 7 from Farthest Star, and is a companion piece to 2002′s … Continue reading →

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Ask Bwana #45

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Mike

NOTE: this article first appeared in Speculations — May, 2001. There was a numbering error; this followed #41 in the next issue of Speculations; there were no numbers #42-44 Time for a reality check. I have a friend who recently … Continue reading →

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Worldcon — A Beginner’s Guide

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Mike

A number of you have written me privately to say that you’re going to be attending Chicon 7 — the Worldcon — at the end of August. Many of you have never attended a Worldcon before, so I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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MIRACLE re-sold

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Mike

Dog Star Press has purchased English-language reprint rights to 1994′s A Miracle of Rare Design. The book will be out early next year, in hardcover and trade paperback, with an introduction by Heidi Ruby Miller.

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Another nomination

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Mike

I Just found out that my Harry the Book story, “A Very Special Girl”, has been nominated for the Ignotus Award (Spain’s Hugo). This makes my 7th Ignotus nomination, and I’ve won 3 so far.

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