5-O

No, I'm not turning fifty. But my family and I spent Christmas and New Year's in Hawaii. The weather was great most of the time we were there. The beach in Kailua was great. We also went to the Polynesian Cultural Center, the Arizona Memorial, and the U.S.S. Bowfin. Pictures are here.

Writing Resolutions for 2006

I've decided on some writing goals for 2006, aimed at increasing my output: I will submit Heir of the Line. I will submit at least one short story every month to a pro market. I will write one new short story (averaging at least 3000 words) each month. I will write a new novel. I will outline it in January... read more »

“…it’s a splendid tale.”

Tanget Online has a review of my story "Taint of Treason". Here's how the review begins: Eric James Stone’s “Taint of Treason” is another gem, a brief but tragic story with a surprising conclusion. You can read the story in the October 2005 issue of Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show. UPDATE: Link to review fixed.

Improving the TV-Show-on-DVD experience

I prefer watching TV shows on DVD to watching them "live" (or even Tivoed.) Why? No commercials Watching multiple episodes makes story arcs easier to follow My laptop's DVD-playing program lets me alter playback speed so I can watch episodes in less time Still, there are some things that would make watching TV shows on DVD even better, if the... read more »

A good signing at the BookShelf in Ogden

On Saturday I did a signing at the BookShelf in Ogden. For the first time ever, I had someone waiting at the store for me to sign -- that made me feel like a famous author. Overall, the signing went very well -- eleven books sold in two hours, which tops my previous record of ten. Of course, it helped... read more »

The Leading Edge

I've been going on Tuesday nights to the slush-reading sessions for the Leading Edge (BYU's SF&F magazine.) Well, they've asked me to take over as webmaster of their website because the old webmaster was leaving. Fortunately, the major work comes when there's a new issue, and the old webmaster did all the work for the latest issue, the special 50th... read more »