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July 9, 2016
MERC vs. BOOK: Revising a Novel, Part 2–Flailing, Synopsis, Noir
Welcome back! I’m delighted to hear people are enjoying these posts. They are motivating me to do more work so I have something to blog about. Win-win! :) Prologue (what this series is about) Part 1 (how it started) By the way, if you have your own post(s) about revising a novel, please do link me […]
July 8, 2016
MERC vs. BOOK: Revising a Novel, Part 1–Robots, Bedtime Stories, and Thunderstorms
Prologue (introduction about this series) Part One: Robots, Bedtime Stories, and Thunderstorms A few months ago I wrote about an app I use to help me sleep which, not coincidentally, is relevent to this whole revision process. Vital, even. I put the draft of The Collars We Wear on my NaturalReaderPro a couple nights ago, expecting the […]
July 7, 2016
MERC vs. BOOK: Revising A Novel, Part 0
Prologue: In Which Our Narrator Explains What This Post Series Is About So. Novels. Stories with a lot of words, yes? Yes. And yes, I happen to have written a few, though I’ve been on a hiatus of noveling for a while. But while I may have written some novels (*cough*many drafts *cough*), but I’ve never […]
July 5, 2016
IRON ARIA (Fireside Issue 34, July 2016)
It’s up! My queer/trans #ownvoices story “Iron Aria” is free to read at Fireside! The artwork is by Galen Dara, and this issue was guest edited by Daniel José Older. Iron Aria Like most of my writing, this story emerged raw and vulnerable, in small scenes and tenative steps. It was a hard one to write, […]
July 4, 2016
July/August Publications and Other Shiny Things
Exciting things are happening! First off, I have several stories available or forthcoming this month and next. *bounces* Unappolegetic marketing commences now… “Finding Home” (Lightspeed, July 2016) You can pick up a copy of the full issue right now; “Finding Home” (reprint) will be free to read online July 12th on the Lightspeed Magazine site! […]
May 27, 2016
“Once I, Rose” Is Out At Daily Sceince Fiction!
Delighted to share my magical rose/curse time-loop story with you all, which was published today at Daily Science Fiction! Once I, Rose I hope you enjoy!Filed under: writing
May 11, 2016
A Field Guide to Merc In the Wild
Or, Merc is Going to a Convention and Here’s How to Say Hi! It has been documented that A. Merc Rustad (humaniod roboticus) is going to the SFWA Nebulas convention in Chicago on May 12-15h, 2016. If you are of the persuasion to meet this authorperson, who is rarely seen in the wilds of ConLand, […]
April 27, 2016
Full-cast Audio Recording of “This Is Not A Wardrobe Door” At Podcastle
PodCastle has released a gorgeous full-cast recording of my short story, “This Is Not A Wardrobe Door,” which was first published in Fireside. You can listen to the podcast here and/or read the full text as well! Happy beyond words to have this story available in audio, and with such an amazing cast of voice […]
March 25, 2016
I Don’t Want Your Queer Tragedy: A Parable
[Content note: mentions of physical and emotional violence.] You’ve had a long day. Work was rough, you’re tired, you didn’t have a chance to eat lunch, and you’re feeling emotionally fragile. Right now, all you want is to relax at home, drink some hot tea, and recuperate. No, that’s not all. What you want, what […]
February 23, 2016
Sale to Cicada Magazine!
Delighted to announce I sold a short SF story, “Lonely Robot On A Rocket Ship In Space” to Cicada Magazine for their July/August issue! This was my reaction: It’s about robots and gender and robots, and I am so excited to share it with you all!❤Filed under: writing
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