2010: Year in Review

2010 was a great year for me professionally:

Landed a permanent job after 4 years on contract
Was invited to speak at two professional conferences
Was a panelist/moderator at two SF conventions (Ad Astra and Can*Con)
And ChiZine Publications continues to grow in leaps and bounds with some fabulous new staff & interns

On the writing front, I am quite proud:

50 submissions of stories/poems
5 stories were accepted/sold during 2010:

"The Machinery of Government" ( Tesseracts Fourteen , semi-pro rate)
"While Gabriel Slept" ( Night Terrors , token payment)
"The Wall of Gloves" (The Drabblecast, pro bono)
"Touch the Sky, They Say" (AE: Science Fiction Review, pro rate)
"Full Moon Hill" (Lightning Flash, payment TBD)


My eBook, Silverman's Game , which was accepted by Damnation Books in 2009, was published in June.

Personally, it was not such a good year. I had a personal tragedy that set me back, but also taught me the importance of friendship.

(But 2011 is looking up as I just received word that "While Gabriel Slept" has been picked up by Cast Macabre.)