I’m trying hard, working on chapter 17 of my outline, visualizing the land around Angel Fire, New Mexico and doing my best to stay inside the head of Joe, but there’s this kitten perched on my foot, trying her best to undo the double knotted shoe-laces. I’ve knocked her off too many times to count,… Continue reading How do Writers with Cats Write?
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Recovering from Writer’s League of Texas Conference
This past weekend was taken up by a conference in the Omni hotel in downtown Austin. It was a strange event, for me. I’ve attended many science fiction conventions — far more than I can remember. This was different. Take a large convention, chop off all the fans. Then chop off all the published novelists.… Continue reading Recovering from Writer’s League of Texas Conference
Signing the Contract
In the old days, when I sold a story to ANALOG and some other magazines, they just sent a check. Now this wasn’t an ordinary check — it had a little contract written on it. So, when you endorsed the check to deposit it, you also signed the contract. Well, aside from the dodge of… Continue reading Signing the Contract