Why write short fiction? Traditionally, the advice has been that you should write short fiction to get writing credits, which will open the doors for you to get a literary agent and write long-form fiction. I have certainly been given this advice, and I have heard it spoken from luminaries such as George R. R.ContinueContinue reading “Weighing the Value of Writing Short Fiction”
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Short Fiction Acceptance
So I got my first fiction acceptance. Now, granted it’s only a drabble (100 words exactly) and so on the pay per word it works out at less than the cup of coffee I likely bought while writing it, but it still is nice to hear someone wanted something I wrote! Keep the faith myContinueContinue reading “Short Fiction Acceptance”
Year In Review 2022
As we close out 2022 I thought I would write a short blog on my writing journey this year. Both achievements and set-backs. And while there certainly have been a few of the latter, I will say I am quite proud of all I have done, even if it has not yet produced the desiredContinueContinue reading “Year In Review 2022”
Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Rules of Writing
All as pertinent today as when he wrote them. Plus a couple of my own thoughts on each. Let me know yours! 1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. I take this to mean give them a satisfying story.ContinueContinue reading “Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Rules of Writing”
Guest Post: Writing for the SFWA Blog
As I stated in my last post – you may have noticed I have been a little slower with blog posts here lately as I have been fortunate to write guest blog posts elsewhere and that has kept me busy. The second of these has just come out on the Science Fiction and Fantasy WritersContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: Writing for the SFWA Blog”
Guest Post: Dan Koboldt’s Science in SciFi
So I have not posted a blog post here recently, but it is because I was fortunate enough to be invited to do guest blog posts a couple of places. The first of those to come out is a post on the Science of Skin in Fiction, which is a guest blog post on DanContinueContinue reading “Guest Post: Dan Koboldt’s Science in SciFi”
Writer’s Block: My Top Ten Remedies
I don’t claim to know it all as far as writing, or writer’s block, and I would love, if you have other ideas than below, if you share back via the comments. However, after over a hundred scientific articles, three novels, and a decent amount of flash fiction, I have suffered from my fair shareContinueContinue reading “Writer’s Block: My Top Ten Remedies”
Making your first writer’s website: insight from the recently initiated
Having recently made my own writer’s webpage ( gideonpsmith.com ) and having learned a lot from doing so, I thought I would write a blog post about my experience in case it is helpful to anyone else. For anyone not wanting to read the whole blog, I made a helpful summary table at the end,ContinueContinue reading “Making your first writer’s website: insight from the recently initiated”
Chicon8!
I just registered. I’ve been to a lot of conferences – physics conferences, geology conferences, natural sciences conferences, student conferences, human rights conferences, medical conferences, and pharmaceutical conferences (amongst others). But this is my first SFF conference and I can honestly say I’ve never been quite as excited to go to any conference as IContinueContinue reading “Chicon8!”
Gideon P. Smith 