My thanks to Paul Cole for his support of my work. He described The Devil Wears as the latest in my interstellar public service series. I better write another one!
A full listing of my flash fiction pieces can be found at my bibliography page.
Musings of a Wannabe Speculative Fiction Writer
My thanks to Paul Cole for his support of my work. He described The Devil Wears as the latest in my interstellar public service series. I better write another one!
A full listing of my flash fiction pieces can be found at my bibliography page.
Details about all my publications can be found at my bibliography.
Paul Cole, the host of the show, was kind enough to narrate the story. It is the first story on the podcast, starting after Paul’s introduction.
In the Service of the Public was originally published in issue 169 of Antipodean SF.
Details of all my flash fiction pieces, including links to where they are published, can be found on my bibliography page.
The program for the weekend has been released and makes for interesting reading. There is a strong professional focus, with sessions designed for writers, general industry awareness and the business of writing.
I’ll be attending at least on the 3rd (competing commitments will drag me away for most of the 4th). If you’re planning to attend let me know by commenting below or contacting me directly – would love to meet up with those of you attending face to face!
A convention covering speculative fiction that is actually based in Sydney – very exciting!
Update
Of course, it turns out that there is another writing event on Saturday 3rd November, the Emerging Writers’ Festival Roadshow being run at the NSW Writers Centre. Would have liked to attend both!
And they said I’d never make it.
(*) To be eligible for a Ditmar you have to be Australian and published something. Sadly, Ditmar eligibility says nothing about quality.
This is the sixth flash fiction piece that Nuke (the editor) has published at Antipodean SF (see my bibliography for links to the rest), and once again I’d like to express my gratitude for all his support. I haven’t found a writing group and have limited contact with other writers (although the one or two that I do speak with are very generous with their time) – it is a good feeling to know there is at least one other person who gets some enjoyment out of my work!
The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered in Dog Hair story was inspired by the sometimes brutal world of performance reviews in the public sector. I hope you enjoy.
Striking Twice was originally published in issue 168 of Antipodean SF.
Details of all my flash fiction pieces, including links to where they are published, can be found on my bibliography page.
The Beam Me Up podcast mixes science news with science fiction stories. I often look for story inspiration in what is going on currently in the scientific community – Beam Me Up is one of my sources of regular news.
As well as news, the Beam Me Up podcast also features a steady stream of speculative fiction. I particularly look forward to hearing some of the serial stories (The Dark Inspector series comes to mind) each month.
My full list of published stories (all flash fiction) with details of where to find them can be found on my bibliography page.
Ion Newcombe, the editor at Antipodean SF, has accepted one of my flash fiction pieces for publication. The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered In Dog Hair is currently scheduled for issue 171 of Antipodean SF, published in September 2012. I’ll also record a reading for the radio show/podcast, which will be broadcast some time in September.
I know Nuke is always looking for new material for the Antipodean SF website, so if you fancy trying your hand at a short piece of speculative flash fiction you should check out the Antipodean SF submissions page.
It was great to hear that one of my stories had some appeal to a US market, and Paul was very generous with his time in recording the story (soundtrack and all!).
For those that are interested, the original text for Shipwrecked is linked to from my bibliography page.