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Westercon 72, NASFic 2019, and more!

Posted on July 1, 2019 - July 1, 2019 by Joe

This weekend is Spikecon. It’s a combination of Westercon 72, the North American Science Fiction Convention (since Worldcon is in Dublin this year), the 1632 Minicon, Manticon, the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award, and the Chesley Awards all rolled into one big event! It’s from July 4-7 in Layton, Utah.

I have two things on my schedule:

Signing (Friday, 4:30pm, Horizon Hall)
Editing vs. Beta Reading (Saturday, 2:00pm, Meridian F)

I’m looking forward to the “Editing vs. Beta Reading” panel. I’m moderating, and Susan Chang, C.H. Hung, Melissa Meibos, and Dan Wells are the panelists who will do most of the talking. We will hopefully be able to clear up any confusion people have on the topic.

I will also be helping out a lot in the art show, so feel free to stop by there and say, “Hello!”.

See you there!

A guest post over on Mad Genius Club

Posted on June 17, 2019 - June 19, 2019 by Joe

I wrote a guest post, “Taking Out a Contract“, over on Mad Genius Club. I pontificate on anthologies and contracts and such. Check it out!

Twilight Tales call for submissions is live!

Posted on June 5, 2019 - June 5, 2019 by Joe

The third LTUE Benefit Anthology, a light horror collection titled Twilight Tales, is open for submissions! This volume is in honor of Betty Pope, a former librarian at Brigham Young University who established the science fiction and fantasy literature Special Collection section at the library. She also hosted a reception at her home each year after LTUE for the guests and committee. This anthology will contain stories Betty would have loved.

In summary:

Light horror stories (think Twilight Zone or Goosebumps) any length up to 17,500 words
Unpublished or reprint stories
Up to two submissions per author
This is a benefit/charity anthology, so stories are donated and author receives no monetary compensation
Authors receive a print copy of the anthology and an electronic copy
Meet the content guidelines described on the Submission Guidelines page
Stories are due by August 15, 2019

You can read the full call for submissions on the Hemelein Publications site.

All Made of Hinges available on Audible now

Posted on May 2, 2019 - June 5, 2019 by Joe

"All Made of Hinges" cover on Audible. — “All Made of Hinges” cover on Audible.

All Made of Hinges, containing my story “Napoleon’s Tallest Teamster”, is now available on Audible! If you love having stories read to you, pick it up today!

Retreat, FanX, and Authorpalooza

Posted on April 17, 2019 - April 17, 2019 by Joe

Just one of the many books you’ll be able to get at FanX and Authorpalooza!

So, I got really busy (and also sick) during March and the beginning of April, so I wasn’t able to post anything. Sorry.

Last week I attended my first ever author retreat, where you sit around all day and write, and write, and write, and write. I ended up with a short story that became a novelette, and is now well on its way to becoming a novella at 12.5k words and counting. We’ll see what happens. The retreat was great fun. I even prepared breakfast for dinner on one of the days (dirty scrambled eggs served with pancakes and cream cinnamon syrup). I believe the total word count among all those who attended was around 225k, so pretty good!

This coming weekend (April 19-20), I’ll be at the Bard’s Tower booth (1531, so come visit) at FanX Spring at the Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. There will be several other authors and editors at the booth, so stop by, pick up a few books, get them signed, and say “Hi!”

Next Saturday, I’ll be participating in the Spring Authorpalooza at the Orem Barnes & Noble, along with about 20 other authors. It’s free to attend and you can buy a few books, get them signed, and chat for a bit. It’ll be fun!