Happy to have done the voiceover for my story Merriment for Amazing Stories it was quite the experience. I’m better at talking than editing sound so I did it all in one file. Took me about 7 tries but the final had no mistaken words etc. I used Audacity which is a fairly intuitive application.
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It’s been a good year for writing and adventures. My new credits:
I also visited London and Paris. It was a terrific trip. Here are some pictures from it. I did London on my own and then met Jessica in Paris. We had an amazing time!
My short story, “Hera’s Bargain” has been sold to R.G. at Polar Borealis! It will be published in mid 2025. I’m very pleased to have another of my cafe pieces in the magazine!
Set in the leafy green inner suburbs of Vancouver, Hera meets her daughter for a coffee.
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I had a very enjoyable Saturday Nov 23rd, 2024 at the “Here Be Dragons!” mini-con. It was held on the BCIT campus. My events were three panels and a reading. I was often the lone writer of scripts versus novels on my panel so I hope I gave a new angle or added perspective to the discussions.
Pulp Literature’s JM Landels was there to read and promote her work and that of Pulp L. There were many writers and artists. They had a very good dealers’ room filled with all sorts of items and most of the booksellers featured QR codes, so you didn’t have to lug a physical book around if you bought one.They also had a vibrant gaming floor. The group will offer another one-day con next year and if interest is wide enough, to return to the full weekend VCONs of yore.
I read from “Shambolic Manor” which is due to be published by “On Spec” though I have no date as yet. It’s been purchased and edited. More on that when I know. I was pleased with the responses as it is a comic piece and I got a lot of laughter in the room.
Panels:
Exploring Alternate Media – Talked a lot about working on and selling TV shows, radio, and even story seeds for games. Don DeBrandt talked about his experiences with comics and writing tv novelizations. Wen Handyman talked about her work with new media such as VR stories which was fascinating.
Where do I go from here? Editing Process discussed.
Building Backwards– World building after story creation. Very interesting discussion.
Murderbugs audio book has launched on Audible: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DG9TW95B/Â
Now, you can hear the Tomato Liberation / stinkbug story, and many more very entertaining stories as narrated by L. Connor McGeverly
My news this week is that one of my flash stories made the long list for the Pulp Literature Hummingbird Prize! Winner to be announced July 15, 2024. See https://pulpliterature.com/announcing-the-2024-hummingbird-prize-longlist/
Garden Variety Aliens is a Quarter-Finalist in the Animation Screenplay Competition at Emerging Screenwriters!
See the list of QFs at Emerging Screenwriters
To get your copy of “Murderbugs: An Arthropod Anthology (Unhelpful Dictionary)” containing my story “Tomato Liberation Front”, go to Amazon.com or Amazon.ca
Really excited to be in ON SPEC Magazine again. I recently signed a contract for “Shambolic Manor” a short story set at UBC that features a ghost, a party and Wreck Beach! Think it comes out near the end of 2024.
Last time I was published in ON SPEC, I lived in Edmonton, AB where the magazine was located.
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Polar Borealis # featured my Valentine’s story “Cupid’s Rebellion”. This is set in a local cafe that I enjoy going to! The story is available as a free download Issue #29 at https://polarborealis.ca
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March 14, 2024 – So pleased my odd little story “The FLD Robotics Corp Series: How to” (a 314 word very short story) made it onto the Pulp Literature Bumblebee Flash contest shortlist! Wasn’t one of the winners, but I like placing. Now to find a market for it!
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