science fiction Science Fiction Writers and Light Bulbs From a writing buddy: How many science fiction writers does it take to change a light bulb? Two, but it’s actually the same person doing it. He went back in time and met himself in the doorway and then the first one sat on the other one’s shoulder
book reviews "The Man in the Mirror" deemed "creepy." I got my first review from someone I don’t know of my Queer Dimensions short story, “The Man in the Mirror,” and luckily, it was a favorable review. You can read it here. (And yes, when you’re going for dystopia, “creepy” is high praise indeed. ;))
book release Queer Dimensions On Sale Now! You know things are crazy busy when I don’t even have time to post about the release of Queer Dimensions, the venue that published my first fiction story, “The Man the Mirror.” The ebook has been available since September 8 (discount code MN24S expires at midnight!), and the paperback
blurb writing The Joy of a Good Edit Yesterday, I received my edits of “The Man in the Mirror” from QueeredFiction. I was a bit nervous to open the document. Although I’ve been heavily edited when I’ve written something “on-the-job,” this is the first time my fiction has been edited for publication. But as someone who
fiction First Fiction Sell In my email box this morning: “Hi Lacey, I’m pleased to inform you that your submission, ‘The Man in the Mirror‘ has been accepted for publication in Queer Dimensions.” And I am very pleased to be informed of that! As far as my New Year’s Resolution goes: 2
blogging Creativity and the Collective Consciousness Josh McDonald, creator of the Ask Rachel comic, recently noted that, on the same day that I wrote about Christianity and sex at the Young Adult Catholics blog, he was also exploring the topic in Ask Rachel. We’ve all had experiences like this; we’re writing a brilliant novel
call for submissions Two down, four to go Well, I finally did it: I just sent of my short story submission to QueeredFiction. It feels liberating to have it gone. Now it’ll be someone else’s problem for a while. 😉 Although I didn’t blog about it here, a few weeks ago I queried The Writer magazine
freelancing The best-laid plans Before I began freelancing full-time, I had a precise plan for scheduling my time. From 8 – 10 am I would work on my writing; from 10 – 2 work for one of my primary clients; and from 2 – 6 for another primaryclient. On Fridays I’d seek out new opportunities and
freelancing Happy Science Fiction Day! January 2 is Science Fiction Day in honor of Isaac Asimov’s birthday. Confession: I’ve never read anything by Isaac Asimov. But I still couldn’t let this day pass without at least a brief mention of it on my blog. I wrote a short piece about it for
New Moon Girls My Madisonian Adventure I got back at about 11 p.m. last night from my weekend in Madison. My note to self is that one should never spend only one night in Madison. I feel convinced that every gift I possibly could have wanted for family could be found on State Street, but,
call for submissions Weekend Writing Opportunity - Queer Science Fiction Now this week’s writing opportunity is a niche market if I ever saw one: Queered Fiction is looking for science fiction short stories with a queer twist (or queer short stories with a science fiction twist). I’d like to submit something here because I write queer stories, and