Well, I no longer feel as though I've been flattened by a truck. This is a good thing. Just got my invite back to Mysticon for 2012. The invites are going out this weekend. Apparently I jumped the gun when I emailed my contact person last night asking about it. Ah well, now I know. … Continue reading Another Boring Update
Writing
No Intelligence Here, Move Along Please
Amazing how you can come back from vacation exhausted. I'm still not "at my desk" but I have internet access (yay!) for the time being. Kentucky was gorgeous and my hosts were gracious people. They let me ride a horse that costs more than all of the cars I have owned combined. I was far … Continue reading No Intelligence Here, Move Along Please
A Snippet
Couldn't think of anything to write today so instead decided to post the opening snippet from my short story "And Injustice For All" from the forthcoming "Lawyers in Hell" (Janet Morris, July 2011), the first of the upcoming new anthologies in the Heroes in Hell series. Enjoy. *** "I’ve had it!” Marie Antoinette screeched as soon … Continue reading A Snippet
Rain and Crime
They say that amateurs built the Ark while professionals built the Titanic. This rain keeps coming down and I may need one. You can probably guess which one I'd willingly hop aboard. So I wrote a decent amount yesterday, which is normally not much news. However, for the first time ever I was able to … Continue reading Rain and Crime
Social Media?
Is social media dead? You wouldn't think it, judging from the amount of people on Facebook. But a deeper look into the world of Facebook shows just how far from its humble origins it has come - and how it's on its last legs at this moment. How do I know this? When people start … Continue reading Social Media?
Twosday!
Ah, spring. I knew you were there; my allergies have been going crazy this morning. Just put up a new review over at SBR, titled Fat White Vampire Blues by Andrew Fox. I mentioned Andrew and his book before, in my Mysticon AAR. He's a very talented writer who knows how to hit those dark … Continue reading Twosday!
Working To Stay Working
So I'm on a Heinlein kick right now, sue me. I finished (again) The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress and am now on a Heinlein juvenile, titled Space Cadet. It's one I was unfamiliar with so I started it last night. So far, about what I expected from a book written in 1948, though the … Continue reading Working To Stay Working
“Lawyers in Hell”
“Oui,” Marie Antoinette snarled at the swaying shrunken head. “Our dear prophet has lied again!” “I did not lie,” the shrunken head replied. “I did as you asked.” “I asked how to move into a place befitting my status!” Marie shrieked. “And you got us into Unwelfare housing, like common trash!” -- Jason Cordova, in … Continue reading “Lawyers in Hell”
A Grand Experiment
I've been thinking a lot about Kindle's new self-publishing program they have set up (okay, not "new" to the world but "new" to me) and how it might help authors. It's a sweet little racket Amazon is pulling , cutting out the publisher for new and established authors to sell their book for as little … Continue reading A Grand Experiment
Plague, Arriving
The plague has descended upon humanity once more, its earthly visage being two small, innocent children... Yeah, the kids are sick and home from school again. Just makes the timing all the more difficult because I am alone with the plague. I'm skeered. "AND INJUSTICE FOR ALL" is completed and turned in to the editor. … Continue reading Plague, Arriving
Are You Self Defeating?
Agent Lucienne Diver on why writers are sometimes "self-defeating". A great little read, go take a look.
I’m Old, Really
This morning I was finishing up ...AND INJUSTICE FOR ALL when the phone in the rec room rang. I usually don't answer it, but the last time I did that it turned out to be the school letting me know that one of the kids I'm on the emergency call list for (Ellie) was sick … Continue reading I’m Old, Really
Deadlines Go By
Four days and counting until Mysticon. Come down to Roanoke if you'd like to purchase an autograph copy of my book and meet more famous authors than myself. It'll be a blast! The cold, harsh reality of the dreaded "deadline" is looming up on the horizon. I can feel its icy tendrils grasping at my … Continue reading Deadlines Go By
…and nothing else matters…
Countdown: 5 days until Mysticon, which I am very excited to be a participant at. I haven't been to a con in quite a while now, and I need a con fix. As I mentioned previously, I have posted my schedule (so far as I know it) and am eagerly awaiting a few of said … Continue reading …and nothing else matters…
The Windy Plains of Knowitallville
It's a windy day up at Soldier's Retreat today, with gusts up to 35+ mph. It's really cool to watch the flag whip around in the wind, as well as the windsock down on the runway stand nearly straight out. In the Lawyers in Hell group, we were talking about surroundings and how to use … Continue reading The Windy Plains of Knowitallville
Jason Córdova 