by StephenOliver | Nov 24, 2020 | Publishing
Yay! The second book with one of my stories was published today. I had pre-ordered it and noticed it on my Kindle Fire at two minutes past midnight. Oh, and I received my complimentary copy of the other book to publish one of my stories a couple of days ago. My story...
by StephenOliver | Nov 10, 2020 | My Books, Publishing
I discovered this evening that the other short story I submitted to a publisher has also been published, although they gave me no notice of the fact. This one is pure science fiction. You can find it at What Lies Beyond: Sci-Fi Stories of the Future.
by StephenOliver | Nov 6, 2020 | My Books, Publishing
As some of you may know, I’ve been submitting my writings, both long and short, for some time now. A few weeks ago, two publishers each accepted one of my short stories for publication in their anthologies. One of them, titled “Ghouls Just Want to Have...
by StephenOliver | Oct 22, 2020 | Interview, Publishing, Writing
I just received some links to an interview I did with an American friend who has her own podcast. The discussion was generally about writing. I thought people might be interested to hear what we talked about. Podbean:...
by StephenOliver | Oct 20, 2020 | Writing
It’s that time of the year again, when people think about joining NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month. People undertake to write an entire novel in 30 days. I don’t take part because I write all year round, to the tune of over 1.1 million words in...
by StephenOliver | Sep 5, 2020 | Publishing, Writing
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about submissions to agents, publishers and magazines, given that I’m sending out three different books and a whole bunch of short stories to them. I have come to several conclusions about how much work is involved, what...
by StephenOliver | Jul 24, 2020 | Writing
I was asked the other day, what kind of stories I write. That is not easy to answer, as my tales cover multiple genres: self-help, science fiction, space opera, fantasy, urban fantasy, horror, fairytales, fairy stories, magical realism, noir, detective fiction,...
by StephenOliver | Jul 24, 2020 | Writing
I’ve been thinking about what it means to be a writer; the ups and downs, as well as the triumphs and defeats (aka rejections). I have to wonder why I do this, sometimes. What drives me? I decided that I’m one of those lucky ones who not only has a...
by StephenOliver | Jul 22, 2020 | Interview, Writing
The interview by Elizabeth James is now on YouTube,...
by StephenOliver | Jul 14, 2020 | Interview, Writing
Since my last post, I’ve received some links to the interview on various podcasts. Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/77O2gsFTbWXcKy5Ks1dUr7 Podcast Addict https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3038980 Jiosaavn...
