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And then a Hugo happened…
Consider my mind blown. The 2014 Hugo Award nominees were announced Saturday afternoon. I was in transit to visit the family in southeast Kentucky at the time, but the flood of Twitter notices (folks...
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You must be a great reader to be a good writer
One of my mantras is that in order to be a good writer you need to be a great reader. Maybe this is not true for everyone, but for a great many I would venture that it is. I always encourage short...
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10 Question FAQ: Apex Magazine has a new chief
It is true. I have taken over as Apex Magazine editor-in-chief. Here’s a brief FAQ about the self promotion: 1) Why the switch? Because I foresee life changes in my future and I felt that placing...
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Warren Ellis isn’t paying attention.
Apex Magazine Issue 66 I’m a fan of Warren Ellis: his comics, his novels, his blogging. The guy is a genre entertainment machine. But he frustrates me with his misunderstanding of the state of...
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SF/F/Horror Short Fiction Reviewers
I was pleased to see that Tor.com has picked up Amal El-Mohtar’s new short fiction review series “Rich and Strange.” The world needs more quality short fiction reviewers like Amal bringing attention to...
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Books on the cheap
Two of my books and the magazine I edit are enjoying major Cyber Monday discounts. IRREDEEMABLE Seventh Star Press has made the eBook edition available for 99 cents today only at Amazon. Get it here:...
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Apex Magazine — Back in the saddle again
Art by Emma SanCartier Yesterday, Apex published issue 68 of Apex Magazine. This was the first one with me functioning as editor-in-chief in 53 issues (almost 4.5 years in magazine time). Prior to 68,...
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Do Editors Really Reject You For That…A Writer’s Lament 1
A question I’m asked frequently in my short fiction workshops goes like this: Do you really take into consideration things like elements of plot and the part of a story when you’re considering them for...
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Apex Publications 24-7!
Ten years ago I started a small zine named Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest. Although I started the publication for the simple goal of channeling my creativity, it didn’t take long for me to...
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20 Days Till the Apex Celebration
After a weekend trek to the hills for a bit of down time, I’m back home and working hard on preparing Apex Magazine for publication tomorrow. As people kept telling me last week, I am now “living the...
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Raising Money for Pic and Michelle
Last Saturday, writer and all-around wonderful person Tom Piccirilli passed away after a long fight against brain cancer. Like many in genre circles, Tom was an influential person. He always had time...
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Subverting Racist Tropes in Fiction
Over at Apex Magazine, I published a powerful short story by Maurice Broaddus titled “Super Duper Fly.” The author confronts the deeply ingrained “passive” racism that still exists in contemporary...
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I am a pro-level juggler
Like most modern day members who live on the bleeding edge, I’m crazy busy these days. Because I only get myself in trouble during times of introspection and boredom, keeping the wheels burning is a...
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Apex Magazine in Print?
Over at my day job (Apex), we’re running a questionnaire regarding the possibility of bringing Apex Magazine to print. It is currently digital only. I know a lot of this blog’s followers are either...
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Kid #1 attending the Cat Valente signing With so much angst in the inner circles of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, it is easy to forget how much books mean to so many people. When I heard that...
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Why Revive the Drive?
If you follow Apex Magazine, you probably know we’re currently running a promotion called Revive the Drive. It’s a mix of subscription drive, fundraiser, and an excuse to have some fun (the Pumpkin vs....
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Play it cool Sizemore… the Hugo Award…
Friends, a crazy thing has happened. I have been nominated (along with fellow editors Catherynne M. Valente and Lynne M. Thomas) for a Hugo Award. Specifically, Apex Magazine and the three of us have...
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And then it happened again… Apex Magazine and its editors Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, and me have been nominated for a Hugo Award in the category of Best Semiprozine. Second year in a row…...
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Consider my mind blown. The 2014 Hugo Award nominees were announced Saturday afternoon. I was in transit to visit the family in southeast Kentucky at the time, but the flood of Twitter notices (folks...
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One of my mantras is that in order to be a good writer you need to be a great reader. Maybe this is not true for everyone, but for a great many I would venture that it is. I always encourage short...
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