by StephenOliver | Jul 9, 2021 | My Books, Publishing
Today, my story “Star Truck: A Star Trek Fan Fiction Spoof” was published on Tall Tale TV’s podcast. You can listen to it or read it here. It’s also available here as part of an...
by StephenOliver | Jun 24, 2021 | My Books, Publishing
My urban fantasy noir short story “Orion” will be published on the 30th of July by Dragon Soul Press. You can find it for pre-order here.
by StephenOliver | Jun 21, 2021 | Publishing, Writing
I complained to my mother the other day because I had just received another raft of rejections and was being ignored by a whole load of other agents and publishers. I’m “only” selling short stories, despite having sent out queries for my dark urban fantasy anthology...
by StephenOliver | Jun 5, 2021 | Publishing, Writing
I’ve decided to talk about two different subjects this time, although they are connected. Anthologies Here’s a strange situation. I’ve written, revised and edited an episodic novel and three anthologies of dark urban fantasy, science fiction and horror, with more than...
by StephenOliver | Apr 18, 2021 | Other People's Work, Publishing, Writing
This is not one of my posts but something I am cross-posting from Edgeverse with their permission. It says something I’ve long suspected and have been saying for some time. I remember reading an interview with Frank Zappa in NME years ago. Despite its claims to...
by StephenOliver | Mar 14, 2021 | My Books, Publishing
As I’ve promised before, it’s time to talk about rejections. “Rejection” is a harsh word to hear when you’re a writer, even though it’s part of the process. It’s painful to get a rejection because it means that someone doesn’t like your writing for some reason. And it...
