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Rick Wilber's Work in Progress #1
Here's the first post of the new Work-in-Progress reports I plan to make on Goodreads and on my Typepad blog (they're synced here).
First, I've turned in a new solicited short story, "Donny Boy," to the two fine editors of the Alternate Peace anthology for ZNB publishing. The story involves a certain multiverse-hopping baseball player turned spy who I've written about a lot, and a certain young boy who might, if things don't change, become president. Oh, and it mostly takes place in October 3, 1951, which baseball fans will recognize as the day of Bobby Thomson's famous "Shot heard 'round the world." It was a lot of fun writing about an alternate-history hinge point that makes the world a better place, even it is (sadly) just a work of fiction.
Next, I'm working with co-author Brad Aiken on a piece of futuristic baseball fiction that involves a high-tech wrist for a pitcher with what the story's title notes is an "Unfair Advantage." The story needs some tightening, we think, and then expect you'll see it one of the major magazines in the field.
Finally, I spent much of 2018 working on the novel, Alien Day: Notes from Holmanville and the word from my editor(s) at Tor is that they like it a lot, which usually means there's some more editing to be done. The novel is the sequel to Alien Morning and adds some emphasis on two characters who appear in that first novel but come to prominence in this sequel.
First, I've turned in a new solicited short story, "Donny Boy," to the two fine editors of the Alternate Peace anthology for ZNB publishing. The story involves a certain multiverse-hopping baseball player turned spy who I've written about a lot, and a certain young boy who might, if things don't change, become president. Oh, and it mostly takes place in October 3, 1951, which baseball fans will recognize as the day of Bobby Thomson's famous "Shot heard 'round the world." It was a lot of fun writing about an alternate-history hinge point that makes the world a better place, even it is (sadly) just a work of fiction.
Next, I'm working with co-author Brad Aiken on a piece of futuristic baseball fiction that involves a high-tech wrist for a pitcher with what the story's title notes is an "Unfair Advantage." The story needs some tightening, we think, and then expect you'll see it one of the major magazines in the field.
Finally, I spent much of 2018 working on the novel, Alien Day: Notes from Holmanville and the word from my editor(s) at Tor is that they like it a lot, which usually means there's some more editing to be done. The novel is the sequel to Alien Morning and adds some emphasis on two characters who appear in that first novel but come to prominence in this sequel.
Rick Wilber's WiP #2
There's a happy moment in the novel-publication process where your publisher accepts the revisions and the book goes into the pipeline. That's where things stand now with Tor Books and Alien Day: Notes from Holmanville . I haven't heard about a publication date yet, and may not for a while, but you'll be the second or third to know once I do hear.
Meanwhile, I'm staying busy with a new novelette about ancient Rome and dirigibles and a novel proposal or two. A lot of time right now is going into promotional work on the brand-new anthology I've edited for New Word City, Making History: Classic Alternate History Stories that features reprints of a lot of great alternate-history stories from award-winning writers like Karen Joy Fowler, Gregory Benford, Kathleen Goonan, Maureen McHugh, Ben Loory, Louise Marley, Alan Smale, Sheila Finch, Eileen Gunn and Michael Swanwick, Nicholas DiChario, Michaela Roessner, Nisi Shawl, Harry Turtledove, Rich Larson, Michael Bishop and Lisa Goldstein. It's truly a great collection and I hope you'll give it a read.
Meanwhile, I'm staying busy with a new novelette about ancient Rome and dirigibles and a novel proposal or two. A lot of time right now is going into promotional work on the brand-new anthology I've edited for New Word City, Making History: Classic Alternate History Stories that features reprints of a lot of great alternate-history stories from award-winning writers like Karen Joy Fowler, Gregory Benford, Kathleen Goonan, Maureen McHugh, Ben Loory, Louise Marley, Alan Smale, Sheila Finch, Eileen Gunn and Michael Swanwick, Nicholas DiChario, Michaela Roessner, Nisi Shawl, Harry Turtledove, Rich Larson, Michael Bishop and Lisa Goldstein. It's truly a great collection and I hope you'll give it a read.
