Though I still have a long backlog of DSF stories I need to catch up with after my vacation, I did decide to go outside my usual magazines in the hunt for great short stories this week. Memory Foam by Forrest Brazeal (DSF): This story is by no means a masterpiece, but it shows that … Continue reading Short Story Recommendations – 2018.10.13
Month: October 2018
Author Earnings Dropping
This Guardian article certainly is discouraging reading for all us aspiring writers. Even professional writers are finding it harder and harder to make a living through their art. All the while, publishers and Amazon are seeing increasing profits (but they'll probably keep complaining that the market is dwindling, so they can keep the money for … Continue reading Author Earnings Dropping
Short Story Recommendations: 2018.10.05
Once again, a week that is dominated by stories from Daily Science Fiction; I'm still catching up on the backlog of stories I have in my inbox from them since I went on vacation. To the Editor: Monsters belong in schools by Zella Christensen (DSF): A funny piece that plays of familiar fantasy tropes and … Continue reading Short Story Recommendations: 2018.10.05
A Crazy Month
So the last month or so has been pretty strange, exciting, and full of first time experiences for me, with a lot of ups and downs. I went to the US for the first time and got to experience just how simultaneously different and similar it was to western Europe. The sheer amount of second … Continue reading A Crazy Month
Toby Backman 