Joe Monson – SF Editor & Author

Only a couple spots left in Trace the Stars anthology

Posted on March 21, 2018 - July 5, 2018 by Joe

For those of you who don’t know, I’m co-editing Trace the Stars, a hard science fiction and space opera benefit anthology. We’ve added a couple new authors, and there are only (maybe) two spots left, so if you want to submit a story, please do so soon (see the call for submissions for details). The new authors have been bolded in the list below. We are already at about 92,000 words, so this is pretty close to the final roster:

(listed alphabetically)

Kevin J. Anderson
Beth Buck
Jaleta Clegg
David Farland
Daniel Friend
Nancy Fulda
Paul Genesse
M.K. Hutchins
Wulf Moon
John M. Olsen
Emily Martha Sorensen
Eric James Stone
Eric G. Swedin
Sandra Tayler
Julia H. West
James Wymore
…with possibly one or two more to be announced

Napoleon’s Tallest Teamster first draft and first edit complete!

Posted on March 1, 2018 - March 1, 2018 by Joe

After a lot of research (coinage, horses, moon phases, types of carriages, types of rifles, types of pistols, street maps of Deauville, buildings and locations in Deauville (such as if they existed when the story was set), names of several historical figures, and so on), the first draft of “Napoleon’s Tallest Teamster” is complete. I have also made a first edit myself, and passed it along to a trusted editor to make a first not-me edit. This was a fun story to write, and a learned a lot about 1850s–1870s France. Current word count is about 5600, so significantly longer than any previous short I’ve completed.

I look forward to having people read it when it’s through all the edits and (hopefully) accepted for publication. It was written for a specific anthology. Here’s hoping it’s accepted!

LTUE 2018, days 2-3

Posted on February 18, 2018 - February 18, 2018 by Joe

The second day at LTUE was quite relaxed. I didn’t have any panels I was on, so I relaxed and chatted with friends. It was good to catch up with Jessica Douglas, Kaitlund Zupanic, M. Todd Gallowglas, and others. I finally got to meet Sarah A. Hoyt and Todd McCaffrey, too.

On the third day, I hosted the LTUE Benefit Anthology Preview, where we unveiled the cover art for the upcoming Trace the Stars anthology. You can see the post about it here. The cover image is attached to this post. I’m looking forward to accepting the last few stories we need (with my co-editor, Jaleta Clegg) and releasing it next year at the symposium so everyone else can read the stories, too.

LTUE 2018, Day 1

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Joe

I had a great first day at LTUE 2018. I was on a panel about one of my favorite artists, Wayne Barlow, which was great fun. My fellow panelists were Bobbie Berendson W., David J. West, and Devon Dorrity. We didn’t have a great turnout (about 10 people or so), but that’s not unusual for a panel like this.

I ran into quite a few friends today, and I hope to see more tomorrow and on Saturday. If you’re in the area, feel free to come out to the LTUE Benefit Anthology Preview from Hemelein Publications and LTUE Press on Saturday at 6pm in the Boardroom. The cover reveal will be awesome, and there will be awesome cookies to go with it.

Mormon Steampunk call for submissions

Posted on February 7, 2018 - February 7, 2018 by Joe

Since I know a lot of authors who write things like this (and because Dave and James are awesome), I’m boosting the signal for this. This anthology will be published through Immortal Works. You can read more about the specifics over on Dave’s blog. I plan to submit a story.