I haven't posted about politics in a while, but I've been thinking about the immigration debate that's been going on. First, let me make it absolutely clear that I am not anti-immigrant or anti-immigration. My father is an immigrant, so I've always had a soft spot for immigrants. Frankly, if someone is willing to come to our country, work hard,... read more »
Popcorn Popping is a new online literary journal for Mormon-related fiction. Today they published "Loophole," a short story I wrote about a Mormon guy who finds out that... well, just go read the story. It's free.
Each year, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA ) gather to present the Nebula Awards, which are kind of like the Oscars of the speculative fiction world. The 2006 awards ceremony was held in Tempe, Arizona, and since I have a sister who lives in the area and likes me enough... read more »
After reaching my previous weight loss goal of 199 on March 16, I set a new goal of 189 by May 1. This morning I weighed in at 187, which puts my Body Mass Index in the "normal" range instead of the "overweight" range, with a seven pound cushion. That's a total of 42 pounds lost since the beginning of... read more »
2-4pm 330 E. University Pkwy Orem, UT 84058 Phone #: 801-229-1611 After-signing Report: They only had two copies of WOTF XXI, even though there computer said they had more. Unfortunately, it looked like that would be more than enough. The signing went really slowly, with only one person buying a book before I started packing up to leave. Then a... read more »
2:00-4:00pm 2432 Washington Blvd Ogden, UT 84401 Phone #: 801-621-4752 After-signing report: Book signings are very hit-and-miss. For example, the last signing I did at the Bookshelf was one of my best signings ever. This one didn't go so well, with only one person buying a book.
Yesterday, during the concluding session of the April General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder David R. Stone gave an excellent talk (audio|dialup video|broadband video). Elder Stone just happens to be my father. I want to congratulate him on a job well done.
Last Tuesday, I started taking an online class on writing for television. It's taught by Larry Brody, who has created, written, or produced for such shows as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Fall Guy, Walker: Texas Ranger, Automan, and many others. Brody is also the author of Television Writing from the... read more »
My usual rejection time from the slush reader at the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction is 8 days, and today made 8 days since I submitted the Lincoln story. So I was a little surprised not to spot a SASE in my mailbox when I got my mail tonight. But then as I sorted through my letters, I found... read more »
Fantasy author and all-around nice guy Brandon Sanderson is one of the nominees for this year's John W. Campbell Award for best new writer. This is mostly on the strength of his debut novel, Elantris. I interviewed Brandon a few months ago. Crossposted at the Bloggernacle Times.
