Pen’s Tip at Sword’s Edge

So, I heard back from John O’Neill at Black Gate regarding two submissions I had sent his way.
The first was rejected. As usual, Mr. O’Neill had some nice things to say and some suggestions. I mean, I really can’t get too depressed over a rejection that says: “I enjoyed this one — it’s fast paced [...]

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Or lack thereof! 
I’m back and working on my Nemo’s Heir story. The setting is now Chungking. Schafer and his lot are looking for a map to Shambhala, which is where Nemo learned much mystical, martial-arts mojo. It’s also where the current scion of Nemo, Ana, has left her child for safety.
Ana Khan is the leader of a [...]

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It’s tough. I know people who have done it. I think it is more common with non-fiction, save for anthologies and collections. I’m trying to sell a couple of my stories that have been published but didn’t really get much of audience. One was in a small anthology and the other was in a UK [...]

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I have a few short stories that I don’t consider horrible that just haven’t found a home. These have been retired. I don’t see a point to selling them for $5 (which many smaller journals offer). A writer should always be paid for his work, but in this case I’m not going to sell this [...]

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After my Black Gate success, I didn’t think I’d make another sale any time soon. Silly me. On Spec has just bought another of my Hadrapole stories, this one called “Simple Coin.” The opening line?
“The crowd on the street flowed, not slowing, ignorant of the peril Caspan Trey could all but [...]

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So the Scion of Nemo story hasn’t grown. I have ideas for the ending, and I have ideas for the beginning, but that whole middle part is a mystery. Further, the characters keep changing.
The toughest character to get a handle on is Lazarus. What would a guy who has lived more than 2000 years be [...]

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