Writing for the Love

Special Correspondent for Joy on Paper Big News! I'm so excited to announce that I'm now a Special Correspondent for the Joy on Paper radio program where I'll provide the monthly Science Fiction BookBuzz . My very first Sci-Fi BookBuzz went live on the air Tuesday, January 4th and included a thirty-minute author interview. You can watch my interview with host Patzi Gil of Joy on Paper below or on YouTube . The BookBuzz airs at about the halfway mark in the video (which is also when I come into the studio at the 25-minute mark). For the January 2022 Sci-Fi BookBuzz, I reviewed a 2020 audiobook release: Sunborn by Jeffrey A. Carver. What did I think of the audiobook? Find out by watching the video^^^ or visit the Sci-Fi BookBuzz page at Joy on Paper where each monthly BookBuzz recording will be available to listen to and share. About Joy on Paper Joy on Paper is a program for writers and those who dream of writing -- and for everyone who wants to know the story behind the b...

Space Stations, Moon Colonies, A Space Bridge, & A Lone Survivor Valla Hale is trapped aboard Earth S-1 Station where an unexplained mass casualty event has left her devastated and alone. But everything is on lock-down and she's running out of time to escape. LISTEN NOW Click HERE for the Free Podcast Episode Fullcast Production = voice actors, sound effects, & music ME: Mind Blown! via GIPHY Winner of the Journey Into Writing Contest About two and a half years ago, I wrote a speculative fiction story for a podcast contest. The contest rules were simple: the title must include "Journey Into," the genre should be spec fic (science fiction, fantasy, and/or horror), and there had to be a journey of some kind within the story. For the contest, I wanted to write a science fiction story involving isolation either on or near the moon. I brainstormed ways to incorporate a moon colony. Eventually, I decided to set the story on a space s...

I'm happy to announce that my short story, "The Wheels Must Turn," made it into this year's FWA Collection #4- My Wheels . Praise the Lord! This is the third year in a row that I've gotten a story into the colletion and I'm still excited about it. Publication doesn't really get old. The sci-fi story is about a young narrator coming to grips with the death of her father. On to other topics that have been on my mind. For some reason, I can't seem to write about my writing more than once a month. I'm not sure if it matters or not. I write on my running blog, The Anti-Running Runner , more. I write on my fiction novels and short stories WAY more. Which is probably the reason why. I listen to podcasts a lot (another reason why?), and I was introduced to The Roundtable Podcast from the guys over at The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine . If you are a writer, published or not, I highly recommend adding Roundtable to your iTunes subscriptions (it...