Category Archives: science fiction

Revving Up to Publication Day by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 5 October 2021 by Jacey Bedford

When I was an unpublished author my single aim was to get a book published. Then it happened. I sold my first book to DAW in 2013 for publication in 2014. That was Empire of Dust. There have been five … Continue reading →

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Milford 2021 – a report by Liz Tuckwell

Posted on 21 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Milford 2020 was postponed due to COVID so, we’d all been waiting a year to attend. There were ten “old hands” and five newbies. Milford tries to keep five out of the fifteen slots for new writers every year. That … Continue reading →

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Live from Milford 2021 – Day #4

Posted on 15 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Jim Anderson took a great photo this morning of the sun rising over the Nantlle ridge. Mount Snowdon is centre back in the far distance. It’s the first time this week that it hasn’t been obscured by clouds. Here are … Continue reading →

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Live from Milford 2021 – Day #3

Posted on 14 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford: It’s been a good day. The sun came out, and Trigonos looked lovely. The clouds lifted and we could see Mount Snowdon along the Nantlle Valley. This morning I wrote 1000 words on what is about to turn … Continue reading →

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Live from Milford 2021 – Day #2

Posted on 13 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Here are today’s sayings, taken out of context. I used Matt’s snotty napkin. My devil worship lore is rather flimsy. I don’t know why Eric hides a turnip. I was thinking, ‘Doesn’t he want his turnip. What’s going on?’ I … Continue reading →

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Live from Milford 2021 – Day #2

Posted on 13 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Jim Anderson The critique sessions are going very well, and one thing I’m always reminded of is how differently people read stories. We go around our circle, and each of us brings to the critique, the conversation something about the … Continue reading →

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Live from Milford 2021- Day 1 – by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 12 September 2021 by Jacey Bedford

At last we’re back in North Wales at the start of another Milford writers’ week. Along with so many other events Milford 2020 was cancelled, so we’re doubly pleased to be here. Our venue, Trigonos in the tiny village of … Continue reading →

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A New Writing Companion. Hint—It’s Not a Cat—by Sarah K Ellis

Posted on 27 July 2021 by Jacey Bedford

I was in the middle of a story about an A.I. of all things when the invite to test Sudowrite slid into my inbox. Sudowrite is a GPT-3 program, or a “deep-learning neural network” that generates text via algorithm. Think … Continue reading →

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Writing the Other by Karen Brenchley

Posted on 20 July 2021 by Jacey Bedford

I’m very white. I grew up in Idaho and have lived for over thirty years in Silicon Valley, where my co-workers have been white or Asian of some variety (in all this time I’ve had maybe five Black male co-workers, … Continue reading →

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Sarah K Ellis answers six questions

Posted on 6 July 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Tell us your biography in three sentences or fewer. I grew up in Portland Oregon and, minus some years in Olympia and Southern California, have lived in Tokyo for most of my adult life.  How and when did you begin … Continue reading →

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