Category: goals
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The Return of the Jannie
You know how I spent all summer wanging on about how great other writers were in the Glasgow Speculative Fiction Writer’s Circle anthology Gallus? Well now it’s my turn to go on about myself for, yes, I have a new story coming out in an anthology called Portals, Gateways, and Doors. Can you guess what’s…
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Worldcon 2024, a schedule
It’s Worldcon time, my second in attendance in Glasgow and my fifth overall and this time I’ve volunteered for, and been given, some things to do on the programme. So, if you are coming to Glasgow for it, here is where you can find me: Thursday 8th August, 19:00 hours, Alsh 2 – Languages of…
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Delinquent, intergalactic starfish
A new story for a new decade I’ve a new story out but a slight delay on my blogging about this as, in a fit of anger over having my European citizenship removed at the end of this month, I went to Rome at the weekend instead. Where my wife was photographed crocheting inside the…
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2015, the Year of the Long Wait
Merry seasonal whatnots. It’s been a quieter year in the writing way. One story on god management published back in May and a lot of writing. One of the points of note this year has been the nearlies. I always like to assume that if a story is considered for a long time before it…
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2014, The Year Of Not So Much
It’s time for the end of year review thing, something that was most enjoyable to write last year. But pride comes before a fall, so it seems only right that after last year’s belter of a start to this publishing larkey things would drop off. I ended last year feeling like a proper writer. Stories…
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2013, the year of the Purple Patch
It being the traditional time of the year for a bit of retrospection I think it is time to take stock and be amazed. I’ve always played with writing but a couple of years ago I decided to step it up and show stuff to the Glasgow Science Fiction Writer’s Circle. Lots of work later…
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Paid! Paid I tells you. I’ve been paid! I had this down as my “Thing to aim for before I am 40.” Will have to think of something else to aim for in the next year now.