Your Humble Narrator Holds Forth
Short local TV news article featuring a teeny interview with Yours Truly. http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/east_bay/barrington-hs-weighs-later-start-time
Your Law Professor discusses WFC, SFWA, Sexual Harassment and Other Stuff
The recent nauseating incidents at World Fantasy Con prompted the following response from SFWA, which all members received in their e-mail yesterday: “The SFWA administration, employees, members, and volunteers are responsible for assuring that all persons who participate in SFWA programs and activities do so in an atmosphere free of […]
“Keeping Tabs” now live at Abyss & Apex
My story "Keeping Tabs" is now online at Abyss & Apex. "Keeping Tabs" was both my Week 2 and Week 5 story at Clarion. I did a second draft based on the Week 2 comments on the first draft. A&A keeps stories available for free for only about three months, […]
Doctor Who Debate
Today’s debate topic: I seem to have mislaid my copy of John Tulloch & Manuel Alvarado’s Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text (St. Martin’s, 1984), but somewhere in there is a comment, originally made about Who Classic but possibly true of Who Lite Contemporary: We will never see a female, black […]
Jealousy – Envy – Regret
Several people have written about professional jealousy, and have wisely (but not surprisingly) pointed out that it’s a bad thing. A destructive, corrosive, creativity-killing thing. Amen, ditto, yougogirl, ihearya. I think, though, that the analysis could use a bit more nuance — because people will employ the word “jealousy” when […]
Daily Science Fiction buys “The Age of Three Stars”
I’m pleased to say that I’ve sold my story “The Age of Three Stars” to Daily Science Fiction. This is the first of my post-Clarion stories to find a home. I wrote the first draft in the winter of 2009-2010, sitting in a coffee shop in East Greenwich while waiting […]
My Readercon Schedule
Here is my schedule for Readercon 22, July 14-17, Burlington, MA. Friday July 15 11:00 AM (Rhode Island Room) What Writing Workshops Do and Don’t Offer Leah Bobet, Michael J. DeLuca, Eileen Gunn, Barry B. Longyear, Geoff Ryman, Kenneth Schneyer (leader) Clarion, Clarion West, Clarion South, and Odyssey all follow […]
Genre Doesn’t Exist — Or Does It?
My guest blog-post on Fantasy Matters concerning genres. Illusion or Fact? http://fantasy-matters.com/node/62
“The Tortoise Parliament” now available
First Contact – Digital Science Fiction Anthology 1 is now available on Kindle. Expect other formats on Smashwords by the end of the week, and a print edition by the end of the month. First Contact includes my story "The Tortoise Parliament", along with stories by Ian Creasey, Ed Greenwood, […]
Some stories to see; Codex
Stories by some of my friends that are now available for your reading pleasure: by Heather Albano: "The Dark Season" in More Scary Kisses (edited by Liz Grzyb) By Liz Argall: "A Study in Flesh and Mind" in Daily Science Fiction by Grady Hendrix: Satan Loves You (digital […]
Abyss & Apex buys “Keeping Tabs”
My story “Keeping Tabs” will appear in the Fourth Quarter 2011 (October) issue of Abyss & Apex magazine. This was my Week 2 Clarion story, a real stretch for me in voicing. I’m thrilled.
Digital Science Fiction buys “The Tortoise Parliament”
I’m pleased to say that Digital Science Fiction, a new online anthology, just bought my short story "The Tortoise Parliament".
Clarion Class of 2011
My warmest congratulations to the students admitted to the Clarion Writers Workshop Class of 2011: Rebecca Adams Brooke Bolander Jim Brady AnneMarie Buhl Todd Castillo Jacob Cholak Gillian Daniels Peta Freestone Dennis Ginoza Joshua Lewis Mark Philps Christopher Stabback Jasmine Stairs Andrew Stewart Erin Stocks Timothy Susman Brooke Wonders James […]
A decennial census of my life
This meme looked like fun, so… March, 2011:We still live in Barrington, but now there’s a second floor on the house. Our "kitten" is now a year old. The two children are into all sorts of artistic activities. My spouse teaches, sings, and designs rituals for people. I’ve been writing fiction […]
Hm, contracts, hm…
I wonder sometimes if I’m too much of a lawyer. I had a story accepted about a year ago. The publisher sent me the contract, which I expected to sign, but, having spent all that money on law school, I thought I’d actually read the thing. I hated it. It wasn’t […]
Places I’ve been
Clearly there’s lots more to see. visited 17 states (7.55%) Create your own visited map of The World visited 32 states (64%) Create your own visited map of The United States visited 5 states (38.4%) Create your own visited map of Canada
My Boskone Schedule
Here is my panel and reading schedule for Boskone, which is being held at the Boston Westin Waterfront Hotel, February 18-20: Friday, 7pm: Reading: Ken Schneyer (0.5 hrs) Not entirely sure what I’m going to read — I think it might be my near-future genocide-denial story, "Curative Measures", just in […]
LibGuide for Science Fiction Course
Those who have been interested in the Science Fiction course I discussed earlier can now see the Syllabus, paper assignments, author links and other related stuff on the LibGuide for the course: http://jwu-ri.libguides.com/lit4010_schneyer Enjoy!
What I wrote, revised, submitted, sold in 2010
Here is my personal fiction report for 2010: I wrote 80,700 words of new fiction this year. This figure is a little misleading, because it doesn’t include rewrite work. Still, it’s worse than either 2009 or 2008. I completed: 10 first drafts 4 second drafts 4 third drafts […]
My Nebula-Eligible Stories
Since I don’t think anything more of mine will be released before the end of the year, here are my stories from 2010 that would be eligible for the Nebula Award: "Tenure Track", Cosmos Online (November 23, 2010). "Six Drabbles of Separation", part of Trifecta XIII, "Stories from the […]
CSFW
I’m happy to report that I have joined the Cambridge Science Fiction Workshop (CSFW).
BULL SPEC buys “Less Than Absent”
I just learned that Sam Montgomery-Blinn at BULL SPEC is going to buy my flash story, “Less Than Absent.” Happy to appear in a feisty new market!
The Forever Reading
I’ve been trying to work my way through all of the Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning novels I haven’t yet read (which are legion), in between reading new short fiction etc. Yesterday I got to Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War. Yes, I know it’s shocking and shameful for an SF buff, not […]
The Forever Reading
I’ve been trying to work my way through all of the Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning novels I haven’t yet read (which are legion), in between reading new short fiction etc. Yesterday I got to Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War. Yes, I know it’s shocking and shameful for an SF buff, not […]
“Tenure Track” now online!
My story “Tenure Track” (which I wrote during week 6 of Clarion) is now available for free on Cosmos Online. Enjoy!
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September report
Here (very late) are my monthly statistics for September 8,500 new words of fiction written this month. 1 23 first drafts currently in progress. 2 10 first draft currently "ripening" before second draft. 3 4 second drafts currently in progress 1 second draft currently in the […]
Cosmos Online buys “Tenure Track!
I’m happy to say that Cosmos Online will publish my SF story "Tenure Track". This is my first sale of a story actually written at the Clarion Writers Workshop. It was my final (Week 6) story, written in an usual (to say the least!) style. I’ve also sold both of my Clarion […]
August report
Here (a little late) are my monthly statistics for August: 7,800 new words of fiction written this month. 1 24 first drafts currently in progress. 2 9 first draft currently "ripening" before second draft. 3 4 second drafts currently in progress 1 second draft currently in […]
Clarion 2011 Instructors Announced
The Clarion Writers Workshop has just announced its instructor line-up for 2011: Week One: Nina Kiriki HoffmanWeek Two: John ScalziWeek Three: Week Four: David Anthony DurhamWeek Five and Six: John Kessel and That’s a powerhouse group! They start accepting manuscript submissions in December. So get cracking! Meanwhile, the Clarion Class of 2010 has […]
Love and the 2010 Hugo Nominees
The 2010 Hugo nominees include at least three stories that puzzle over the nature of love. This is nothing new for science fiction, but it is remarkable to me that they arose at about the same time, and that many people were reading them in tandem, as it were, in […]
Monthly report for July
Here are my monthly statistics for July: 14,600 new words of fiction written this month. 1 25 first drafts currently in progress. 2 7 first draft currently "ripening" before second draft. 3 4 second drafts currently in progress 0 second drafts currently in the hands of […]
October Analog, with “The Whole Truth Witness”
Skip the other stuff and just turn to page 57. 🙂 Deleriously happy.
Hugo Shorts
My thoughts on the Hugo-nominated short stories. The only category of Hugo award in which I’ve read all the nominees are the short stories. In novels, novellas and novelettes I’m voting for works I’ve read and loved, but it’s possible that there are others I haven’t read that I’d like […]
“Lineage” now available for free!
My short story "Lineage," which is part of Clockwork Phoenix 3, is now available in its entirety at The Fantasy Book Critic. This is part of a promotion that includes a free givaway of two copies of CP3. So you can read my story for free and enter to win […]
“Six Drabbles of Separation” now live on Drabblecast
My tiny collection "Six Drabbles of Separation" is now live on The Drabblecast #172, as part of Trifecta XIII, labeled Stories from the Apocalypse. If you want to hear my six pieces by themselves, they begin at 11:33 on the recording (about 1/3 of the way through), and continue for […]
“Conflagration” now available on the Newport Review
You can now read my story "Conflagration" on The Newport Review web page. Enjoy!
Throwing Stones
Mishell Baker‘s weird, sexy and thought-provoking story "Throwing Stones" is now up on Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Highly recommended.
The Bright and Shining Parasites of Guiyu
Part One of Grady Hendrix’s magnificent story, "The Bright and Shining Parasites of Guiyu", is now up on Strange Horizons. This is good, solid, moving SF. Go read!
Drabblecast buys “Six Drabbles of Separation”
I’m pleased to report that The Drabblecast just bought my flash story, "Six Drabbles of Separation." Drabblecast is a seriously cool venue, and what’s even cooler is that the story is the result of an intensive collaborative process between editor Norm Sherman and me. I had sent several 100-word drabbles […]
The Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good
On Independence Day, it is right and proper to acknowledge and grieve for the ways in which we, as a country and as individuals, have failed to live up to the ideals of our founding. But this does not mean that the ideals are not worth working for; it does […]
My Readercon 21 Schedule
It’s still not 100% official, but this is what I think I’ve got for Readercon: Fri 12:00 – 1:00 pm: Panel: Alternatives to the Pay-Per-Copy System of Author Compensation. I’m leading the panel. Panelists: Mary Robinette Kowal, Barbara Krasnoff, Gene Mirabelli, Charlie Stross. Fri 7:30 – 8:00 pm: Solo […]
Portrayal of Sex and Other Good Things
In her blog Nicola Griffith explains, skillfully and convincingly, why she often (usually) portrays sex as an ecstatic, mind-blowing experience, rather than as embarrassing, awkward or disappointing, which is frequently the case in literature. I’ll leave you to read her argument for yourselves, but I think it can be summarized […]
June Report, and, er, Other Reports
Yeah, I know, I haven’t done a monthly progress report since February. I’d like to claim that I didn’t have time because of All the Writing I was doing, but actually I was ashamed that I was getting so little done. (I actually predicted this in my report for February, […]
A very nice review:
I’m new to this game of getting reviews. If I repost the reviews that praise me, and ignore the ones that pan me, does that show that I care too much about the reviews? This one I couldn’t resist. It’s from Nate Winchester’s review of Clockwork Phoenix 3 on ImpishIdea.com: […]
Kickstarter Success
Wow. The Kickstarter project worked. I now have a bunch of backers who have done me the honor of paying me to write. I owe them regular reports, copies of drafts, etc. Some of them are going to appear as characters in the stories. Some are going to give me […]
27 hours to go, $671 still needed!
Eep! My Kickstarter project has only 27 hours (to be precise, 27 hours and 49 minutes) until its deadline! I’m at 73%. I need $671 more in pledges to get any funding at all. Er, make that 27 hours and 45 minutes…
Brain Thief
Alexander Jablokov is one of my science fiction heroes. I read the novella version of "A Deeper Sea" back in 1989, and it inspired me to start reading SF short fiction again. His collection The Breath of Suspension took my own breath away, especially the story "Living Will," which is […]
Happy Birthday, Shweta!
A joyful birthday forshweta_narayan, a stunning writer and generous friend. Many happy returns!
Kickstarter: 7 days, $1,011.22 left
With only one week to go, my Kickstarter project is 60% funded. I’m amazed and grateful. But: the project gets nothing at all unless the entire amount is pledged, and there’s $1,011.22 to go. If you can post a link to the project, that would be a great help.
Kenneth Schneyer 