A new anthology that contains two of my own stories... THE FUTURE IS SHORT: SCIENCE FICTION IN A FLASH, Volume 2 Now Published ISBN: 9 781514 151518 (trade paperback) Published June 3, 2015 E-book published June 11, 2015 Thirty-six authors took a leap of faith in January 2015 to contribute their stories to The Future …
Tag: speculative fiction
Team Writing
I recently mused about writers having more ideas than time. Is there a solution to the conflict between over-inspiration in a finite lifespan? How about sharing the load? The Association of Ghostwriters claims 50% of best-sellers are ghosted. Shocked? The Old Masters of painting sketched out their ideas on canvas, leaving students to produce …
Liminal Places #1
I live in a small town in a small country. It's more like a sprawling village than a town. It's hard to find on any normal map. It's small enough for the local Mayor to hold occasional informal gatherings to encourage feedback and there's coffee and cookies. And I live in a liminal place... Liminal? …
FollowBack Mountain?
"Build a platform", they all said, to become famous and influential before you publish your first novel. Market something that does not exist? We used to call it "vapourware", now it's "work-in-progress". But I followed conventional wisdom... I joined a dozen or more platforms, forums and exchanges. I participated in campaigns to encourage Followers and at …
Andy McKell, Speculative Fiction Author 
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