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Revenge Will Surely Come, Your Hard Times Are Ahead
Working on the rewrite of Fallen Horizon, I've had to cut a bunch of shit that I really like. When I first started the rewrite many months ago, I realized I had to cut out one of the first horrorific scenes that happens… -
I'd Rather Not Sleep Like a Baby
Remember how I copped earlier this year to having rejection nigthmares? As in rejections to submissions? I'd wake up in the middle of the night freaking out because I received a rejection letter, one that in reality ha… -
The GO EAGLE GO Days
I'm on Geek Fu Action Grip this week! Not once, but twice! I get the second "Personal Message to One of You" column which is really a big shout-out to everyone in the 4am tribe. Hopefully now that I've got my very own… -
Two for the Road
I just got back from playing basketball on my lunchbreak. This is the second time I've played basketball with some of my coworkers in the last week. I feel so pressed for time right now, playing basketball a couple tim… -
Faith Spam
Something very strange happened to me at work. There's a guy who occasionally forwards random chain emails. You know the kinds of things I'm talking about -- little poems that try to put a smile on your face and remind… -
Killed by "Aliens and the Redemption Scene"
Bummers travel in tribes of three. I got a new rejection today for "In the Belly of the Whale." It was nice, in that it was another personal rejection and the editor told me what worked and didn't work for them (the af… -
Writers! Learn From My Mistakes: Advice On Public readings!
Tonight I get to participate in a public reading for my local writer's club. I've never done an actual public reading before so I'm excited. I'm not too nervous, not anymore. Some of you might have done this type of t… -
Rejection Stew
What's the best way to deal with rejection? Drown yourself in a new story. That's been my latest approach, at least. I got a new rejection earlier this week for "In the Belly of the Whale." As far as rejections go, i… -
Speaking of Pseudopod...he shoots -- he scores! SALE!!!
Call me Desmundo. I travel outside of time and the internet. But now the internet has finally caught up to me. Or at least my email has. This afternoon I got a contract from Steve Eley and Pseudopod for my story "Las… -
It's Always More Interesting With a Knife to Your Throat
This is the hard part, the part that I knew was coming. I talked the other day about overdue epiphanies and one of them had to do with the rewrite of Fallen Horizon. It became pretty clear to me that a few chapters I h…
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- Name: Dave
- Country: United States
- State: California
- Metro: Los Angeles
- Birthday: 9/25/1977
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 1/17/2006
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Moving Day
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"Can We Have Another? Please?" -- Last Respects Lives Again!!!
Last Respects is up at Apex Online and my, oh, my,... -
Yes, Yes. Without the Oops
Last week I made a post about one of&nbs...
