Welcome to my LiveJournal. I'm a science fiction writer with a growing collection of published short stories, and my collection Unwelcome Bodies is currently available from Apex Publications. It includes, among other stories, "Captive Girl," which was a 2007 Nebula finalist and which made the 2007 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards short list. I started this journal to have a place to talk about writing and the writing life, although you'll probably notice various digressions into belly dance and politics.

Please note that anonymous comments that aren't signed will be deleted.

Apex is having its annual raffle, and they're in danger at this point of not actually having any money to give to charity when it's all over. What does this mean? Among other things, it means you have a really good chance of winning some really cool prizes if you enter:

http://www.apexbookcompany.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=7

My contribution is a critique of a story up to 10,000 words long. Go! Spend! Win!

Apex Books is holding its annual raffle, and my contribution is a story critique for a story up to 10,000 words. There's lots of neat stuff, so head on over to their website to check it out:

http://www.apexbookcompany.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=7

From http://apexdigest.livejournal.com/131392.html

Courting Morpheus is a themed horror anthology edited by Jodi Lee and contains work by talents such as M.R. Sellars, Geoffrey Girard, Louise Bohmer, Camille Alexa, and more, and it has an introduction by author Alethea Kontis.

Apex is taking pre-orders for Courting Morpheus and would like to give those who pre-order a bit of a bonus: For $21.95, you can get Courting Morpheus with their other two anthologies Aegri Somnia and Gratia Placenti. And they are also selling hardcover editions of Aegri Somnia and Gratia Placenti for 15.00 each.

The Triple Pack of Anthos for $21.95
Aegri Somnia HC for $15.00
Gratia Placenti HC for $15.00

I've just sold "Organ Nell" to Apex Digest. This is my first sale to them now that they've raised their rates to match the SFWA professional minimum. Hooray! Note to self: next time, try to sell them a wicked long story instead of something teensy!

They're still collecting questions for my author's Q&A over at Apex:

http://apexdigest.livejournal.com/121052.html

All the questions so far are very reasoned and intelligent. You have my permission to go change that ;) Go on, bring the weird. You know you want to.

http://apexdigest.livejournal.com/118544.html

*confetti*

Apex Digest needs subscribers, just like Mars needs women! The skinny (from apexdigest):

Subscriptions are a measly $20 for 4 issues in the US. $24 for Canada/Mexico. $34 for the rest of the world.

We've re-initiated the APEX FOR LIFE subscription option that gives you Apex until you die. This goes for $100.

If you're interested in the magazine, but want to check it out before taking out a subscription, then take a look through our ample back catalog.

Or, heck, if you're wanting to show your support but not necessarily want a subscription, check out our ample back catalog.

Every person taking out APEX FOR LIFE subscriptions will be entered to win the following prizes:
1) ARC copy of Broken on the Wheel of Sex by Jack Ketchum (Overlook Connection)
2) Signed limited copy of Orpheus and the Pearl by Kim Paffenroth (Magus Press)
3) Signed copy of Homebody by Orson Scott Card
4) Limited signed copy of When Dark Descends by Charles L. Grand & Thomas F. Monteleone (Borderlands Press)
5) Hardcover copies of Gratia Placenti and Aegri Somnia edited by Gill Ainsworth and Jason Sizemore

Furthermore, every person taking out a lifetime subscription will receive a TPB copy of either Unwelcome Bodies or The Next Fix.

http://www.apexbookcompany.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=2

Let me sweeten the pot a little. If you buy a lifetime subscription and choose to receive a copy of Unwelcome Bodies, you can choose one of the following from me:

1. a short story critique (up to 10K words)
2. being written into the next story I have published by Apex Digest (if enough people select this option, I reserve the right to spread the names out over two stories)