Some people mark religious holidays. Others celebrate at rock festivals. I get excited about SF conventions. I’ve got that Xmas day feeling you used to get as a kid and it can only mean one thing . . . ALT FICTION! To be accurate Alt Fiction is a festival, not a convention. There are no Klingon costumes or in fact costume ofContinue reading “Alt.Fiction”
Author Archives: Damien Walter
Sunday Subs
Rule One: You Must Write Rule Two: Finish What You Start Rule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial Order Rule Four: You Must Put Your Story on the Market Rule Five: You Must Keep it on the Market until it has Sold Rule Six: Start Working on Something Else Heinlein’s Rules ofContinue reading “Sunday Subs”
The Short Story
Once again the National Short Story Prize have neglected to include me on their shortlist. The nerve of it! Instead they chose this lot: ‘Slog’s Dad’ by David Almond ‘The Morena’ by Jonathan Falla ‘The Orphan and the Mob’ by Julian Gough ‘How to Get Away with Suicide’ by Jackie Kay ‘Weddings and Beheadings’ by HanifContinue reading “The Short Story”
A Gnats Wing Beat…
…is considerably longer than my attention span. I have what is probably a rather unhealthy writing system. Like my reading habits I’ve resorted to having multiple writing projects on the go in the hope that one will suit my mental state when I sit down to write. Just for fun I’m going to list allContinue reading “A Gnats Wing Beat…”
More Moore
Links to photos of the Alan Moore event a few months back by Andrew, who’s photographic skills far outstrip mine. Alan Moore Ian Sinclair
Career Management
An interesting enquiry to Miss Snark the mystery literary agent. How do you deal with embarrassing novels from earlier literary personae? And when, if ever, do you raise them with an agent? One of the positive consequences of having crashed and burned on multiple novel writing projects is that none of my unborn children madeContinue reading “Career Management”
Electric Velocipede #13
The contents of Electric Velocipede #13 were announced last week and features my short story ‘Momentum’. It will debut at the World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga Springs, November 2007. NOVELETTES Corey Brown – Obituary for a Living Man Claude Lalumiere – Hochelaga and Sons SHORT STORIES Jennifer Rachel Baumer – Until the Wind Changes MarieContinue reading “Electric Velocipede #13”
Interupted interuptions
The second half of last week became such a hectic round of events, meetings, deadlines and late nights that I was amazed to find that I did actually manage to squeeze some writing inbetween. I now have the first two acts of a short audio drama called ‘Cats and Dogs’, although all the scenes wereContinue reading “Interupted interuptions”
El Presidente
Jeff Vandermeer opens his campaign for president of SFWA today, Sunday 1st April 2007. Read the Vandermeer manifesto and join the campaign here.
Literature
There was nothing to say. What could be said had been said. More words could only be vanity. Anyone of importance had already spoken. Nothing of great import had been said. Perhaps if we had been listening things might have gone better. Than they did. The only great thing left to do was be quiet.Continue reading “Literature”
The Fall of Rome
I’ve never been upset about a media related issue before, but have been feeling genuinely enraged since I found out that HBO, the makers of Rome, have cancelled what is without a doubt the best written, produced and acted TV show of all time, and I really do mean that. There is a petion onContinue reading “The Fall of Rome”
Clever Clogs
Apparently when put under pressure to say something clever about performance poetry I managed this: ‘The performance poet is less like an actor or comedian and most like the church preacher or politician — who knows that there are many ways to skin a cat … humour, yes, but also anger, tragedy, joy … theContinue reading “Clever Clogs”
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