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DEP poem and poets nominated for Rhysling Award.
We have some great news relating to DEP publications and staff! The Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) has announced its list of the Rhysling Award nominees for best speculative poetry published in 2007. One of the nominated poems was published in The Sword Review: "Tales of You" by Jaime Lee Moyer. The poem is accessible in the TSR archives. Drop by and read it. Additionally, we congratulate two of our MindFlights poetry editors who are also among this year's nominees. Kudos to Marsheila Rockwell and Marcie Lynn Tentchoff. Never doubt we have talent in our midst, folks! Here is the information on the nominated works: Moyer, Jaime Lee "Tales of You" The Sword Review 27 (June 2007) Rockwell, Marsheila "Brothers in Arms" Mythic Delirium 17 (Summer/Fall 2007) Rockwell, Marsheila "Those Who Wait" Ideomancer 6.3 (September 2007) Tentchoff, Marcie Lynn "The Song of the Dragon-Prowed Ships" Illumen 4.1 (Autumn 2007) View the complete list of nominees at Here. Copyright 2009
The 2009 "100 Best" list is out from Writer's Digest, and Double-Edged Publishing's MindFlights is in it!
Industry leading Writer's Digest is in the business of helping writers succeed. One of the things they do is create lists of great markets that writers should consider as a place to submit works. This year's "100 Best" list includes Double-Edged Publishing's MindFlights. MindFlights is DEP's magazine of speculative fiction that resulted in 2007 from the merger of The Sword Review and Dragons, Knights, & Angels, two award winning publications that DEP had been running simultaneously since 2005. The merger of these two publications under the Managing Editorship of Selena Thomason resulted in a magazine that has regularly demonstrated its capacity to deliver fantasy and science fiction short stories and poems of unmatched quality. Now, all that MindFlights is has been recognized. Writer's Digest has "compiled a list of the best markets looking for writers... [They've] whittled down thousands of markets into two lists: the 50 best magazines...and the top 50 publishers for first-time authors" (p 35). This list of the top 50 magazines includes three representing genre publishing, and MindFlights is the only speculative fiction publication in the list. I am not surprised! Selena an the team at MindFlights are amazing! They have been running an amazing operation since the merger, and the quality of their work is second to none. Kudos to the team! The Writer's Yearbook 2009 is on newsstands now, and the list begins on page 35, with the MindFlights write-up on page 39. Visit MindFlights and enjoy it for yourself! Copyright 2009
Where the Map Ends recently wanted to know what I think about Christian speculative fiction. Check out the interview.
I recently was interviewed by Where the Map Ends. I was able to share my thoughts and opinions. What a great opportunity! It is always an honor to have someone care about what you have to say. It is especially nice when it is a quality outfit like WTME. Be sure to check it out. (In time, the interview of me will rotate to the archives. In the mean time, check out who's already there!) Copyright 2009
At long last, another of my stories has found a home. "Late Bloomer" has been published by Every Day Fiction.
The demands of Seminary, VISIBLE SCHOOL, and life in general have left me precious little time for writing fiction. However, some afternoon now forgotten in the past, I knocked out a short flash fiction story commenting on American obsession with physical appearance. Last fall, Rick Copple encouraged me to submit it to Every Day Fiction who has accepted it. "Late Bloomer" is now available on line. It is free and you are invited to make comments. I hope you will! This little story is among the few that are inspired and resolved in a flash. I literally conceived of this story and worked out the ending while sitting through a traffic light. It is my only attempt at flash fiction--works (by most standards) under 1000 words in length. It was tempting to expand it to much longer length, but I think the message is carried well at this length. So, it seems, did the editors at Every Day Fiction. Copyright 2008
Con*Stellation 2008 - Great Hospitality at a Great Con!
by 2008-10-20 Remarks - Conventions and Conferences
I just returned from Con*Stellation 2008! Anyone who likes great fun and great people should put Con*Stellation on their calendar.
 I just came back from Huntsville after a weekend of tremendous hospitality from the organizers of Huntsville's Con*Stellation. This con was extra special--my wife Susan accompanied me!
Susan and I arrived in Huntsville around 5:00, a couple hours after the dealers' room had opened. We got the Double-Edged Publishing booth set up in a few minutes and--seriously--we started selling books, tee-shirts, and candy right away. Sales throughout the weekend were steady and sufficient to make this DEP's best outing to date. My panel appearances were great, too. Although I often felt the most unqualified among those on the panels, I gave it a go. I was invited to take part in a reading that I wasn't scheduled to be in, which was a kindness I really appreciated. It was a great honor to be included among the guest, one I'll savor. In the down times, Susan and I were lucky enough to spend a good amount of time with the gang from Kerlak Publishing. Talking shop and dreaming big! Who could as for more. I also passed a couple of great moments with Tyree Campbell of SamsDotPublishing. How great it is to have people of experience willingly share what they know! I already agreed to return next year. This is a complication, because it is the same weekend as next year's FenCon. However, I have a plan that will put me in Huntsville, but allow DEP to be in both places. Fantasy and science fiction fans anywhere reasonably close to Huntsville, Alabama, hear this: Put Con*Stellation on your calendar for 2009! Copyright 2008
In a whirl of activity, I am putting a lot of miles on the old gas-guzzler this month! Two cons.
 FenCon V is over and was a great success. At the top of the list of things that were great was meeting Rick Copple (who has a great write-up of the con and who is displaying some of the photos I took while we were there). Rick and I have been working on DEP projects for a couple of years now, but this is the first time we have ever met face-to-face. A real treat!
FenCon organizers were very happy with our meager contributions to the con, and they have invited us both back for next year's programming. We (DEP) have reserved dealer space already, so any Long Horn State fans out there ought to plan on coming to see us. We also were invited to look at Conestoga 13 in Tulsa. If I can work out the details and be on programming, I'd definitely like to go. More on that as it develops. This week, I'll be in Huntsville Alabama for Con*Stellation. As a guest and dealer, I should stay pretty busy. I'm pretty excited about this one--my wife will travel with me and keep me company. Copyright 2008
I will be representing DEP at F/SF cons over the next few months.
It looks like the next six months will see me representing DEP at least four more times. After Hypericon 4, I firmed up invitations to a few cons from Alabama to Texas. It will mean a total of five cons in 2008, by the time all is done (so far). I've also booked two cons in 2009, already. Next up (as of this writing) is FenCon V in Dallas over the October 3-5 weekend. This is pretty long trip for me, but I suspect the good people in Texas will make it worth my while! I'm hoping to meet up with DEP editor/author, R. L. Copple at FenCon. That will make the trip more fun, and make running the dealer table much easier. A couple weeks later, during October 17-19, at Con*Stellation XXVII in Huntsville I'll be working the dealer room and sitting on panels. This, I'm told, is a smaller con. That will be nice--a chance to meet people up close. Come January 23-25, 2009, it's off to Chattanooga, Tennessee. This will be cool, since one of my college-aged sons will be joining me to help out and share in the fun. Chattacon 34 is a well-established con, and promises to be a great chance for me to meet new people and to introduce them to my work as well as to all that Double-Edged Publishing does! March 20-22, 2009 brings us back around to what I'm calling DEP's home con. MidSouthCon 27 is located in the Memphis metro area, which is also where the DEP international headquarters is located. I'm definitely looking forward to this one! I keep a Cons and Appearances page, so check it out. Copyright 2008
Two Macs, One iTunes Library - Sharing one library of music on two computers
by 2008-07-13 Article - Technology
How I use one iTunes library with two computers.
After obtaining the iPhone 2.0 update and downloading the "Remote" app that allows remote control of iTunes via the iPhone, my mind went a-whirl. I already had AirTunes set up so that I could play music from my computer over the speakers in the den. The only problem is that my iTunes library is on my laptop, and to have maximum use of the Remote app and AirTunes, I'd have to leave my laptop on at all times. What I wanted to do, instead, was have my desktop computer use the same iTunes data as the laptop, but without the laptop being on. Also, I wanted to have my "main" library on the laptop, because I take it with me to my office and like having all the data there. This, obviously, created a challenge. Here's how I worked around it. First off, I have an external hard drive (actually, two for more security) on which I keep backups. Thus, I already had a copy of the iTunes library on that hard drive. This simplifies things a great deal. Here's what I do: First I use the laptop for ALL purchases and loads from disk. The laptop drive is ALWAYS the latest-greatest version. I NEVER buy or load music onto the desktop computer. This means that wherever I go with the laptop, I am current and up-to-date. Next, to get the tower to have access to the library, I compromise and accept the last backup as an adequate approximation of the latest-greatest. With the backup drive(s) attached to my desktop--the normal, day in, day out arrangement--I launch iTunes holding down the "option" key. (For Windows users, this is done holding down "shift.) As iTunes launches, it asks me to pick a library. I browse to the backup drive, to the backed-up iTunes folder and select the "iTunes Library" file, which is an iTunes database file. When iTunes finishes loading, the backed-up library is listed. Cautions: If the backup drive(s) is/are not attached, launching iTunes will prompt you to pick a library. You can always switch back. Likewise, you may have to re-select the library after subsequent backups. My RelevantSystem Specifications Laptop: OS 10.5.4 iTunes 7.7 Desktop: OS 10.4.11 iTunes 7.7 Copyright 2008 Looking for something else?Check the Archives |
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