 Tell us about the event or Meetup you host or are planning to host. My regular hosting group is the Short Story Critique group that meets the first Sunday of every month. It's small but cozy, relaxed but intense. There are cats and afternoon sun. Unfortunately now, since I moved to Bay Ridge, it can be a bit of a shlep. I've been hosting it for a few years now. There are regulars and newbies, and a consistent high level of writing. I would also like to host an On-the-Spot Submission group, for folks to submit their material with help from others, advice on venues, queries, first paragraphs, and troubleshooting on rejections. Soon! I have also taught an Expert Meetup on how to read your own work, at Cons and also when you get that big book deal and tour with your book! I focus on choice of material, vocal skills, and pacing and dramatic presentation. How did you get involved with BSFW and which events do you attend? Like most, I googled speculative writing workshops and found BSFW on the Meetup site. Signed up when there was only one group, at Brad's place. I attend my own group (obviously), Expert meet-ups, writing rooms, On-the-Spot critiques when I'm on the spot with a project. Early on I attended the novel group but had to cut back because I didn't have the time to read everything. What have you found most helpful about this writing group? The critique and the support. The ability to bring a story back after a re-write. A place to jump start the creative juices (ew, that sounds icky). The tolerance for my weird sense of humor. What stories have most influenced your writing style? Oh, well. Ellison. Pratchett. LeGuin. Bradbury. Sofer. Hiaasen. F. Brown. Link. Butler. So so many. Borges. Cortazar. Shelley. Jackson. McIntyre. Z. Henderson. Lessing. How do you find the time to write? I have the time because I work part-time. But it's a matter of willpower rather than time. What are you working on now? My novel Alien Death is getting a beta reading this month. Sending out some new stories. Thinking about and trying to re-write the first novel I wrote. It's a monster. Also a group story based on a YA story I wrote a while back. Maybe a mini-series based on It Happened in Red Hook. Publications: SFF: Daily Science Fiction, Diabolical Plots #35B and Issue #3, perihelionsf.com, Kaleidocast Seasons 1 & 2, Man.In.Fest Journal of Experimental Plays (Romania). Abandoned Towers online mag. Other: Czech Plays: 7 New Works. tcgcircle.org interview with immigrant artists and international theatre artists. Various articles on Eastern European playwrights in Slavic and Eastern European Performance journal. If you could submit a story to your dream anthology what would it be about and who else would be in it? Oh, folks from BSFW, Cat Valente, Liz Hand, Kelly Link. Modal, Teodora Goss, Barbara Krasnoff, Malka Older, N.K. Jemisin, Bo Bolander, Maria Dahvana Headley. Do you see a pattern??? Reprints from LeGuin, Moore, Butler, Cadigan, Finch, Johnson.
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I moderate a novel workshop at Sam Schreiber's apartment. How did you get involved with BSFW and which events do you attend? When I first moved to Brooklyn, I browsed Meetup hoping to find like-minded writers. I assumed hordes of literati prowled in NYC, all of them active in writing groups, and I was right. But only BSFW focused on speculative fiction, and after attending a few workshops I knew I'd found a perfect fit for me. What have you found most helpful about this writing group? BSFW keeps me engaged with the speculative fiction writing community. I cannot overstate how important that has been for me. It's so easy to retreat into a cocoon of staring at a computer screen yelling at the internet all night. Having so many talented authors with sharp eyes in workshops has left me punch drunk at times, haha, but that kind of workout has been invaluable in helping me improve my writing. Sharing ideas, conversations, and drinks with is great perk as well. What stories have most influenced your writing style? I'm a chronic list maker so this is the most dangerous question for me, but here's a snapshot of the moment: Laird Barron, "Six Six Six" Sofia Samatar, "A Stranger in Olondria" Fritz Leiber, "Lean Times in Lankhmar" John Langan, "Mother of Stone" Terry Lamsley, "The Extension" Kelly Link, "The Specialist's Hat" Okay better stop there I could go on all night and I have a short story tapping its foot waiting to be finished ... How do you find time to write? I set aside blocks of time in the morning or afternoon, but the meatiest ideas often find me in the wee hours of the night, much to my dismay. What are you working on now? A cycle of weird fiction short stories, an urban fantasy novella & a short story collaboration with two other BSFW authors, and a pair of fantasy novels. Publications: Season One, Episodes 5 & 6 of the Kaleidocast: If you could submit a story to your dream anthology what would it be about and who else would be in it? Would love to someday be in an Ellen Datlow edited horror anthology, perhaps with a videogame or tabletop RPG theme.  What's your day job?
I'm a story board artist (among a whole lot of other things and is a little on the modest side. Check out his art here: https://fredstesney.wordpress.com/). Tell us about the event or Meetup you host or are planning to host: I host Cam's Novel Group. How did you get involved with BSFW and which events do you attend? I found the BSFW through Meetup.com. I'm a regular at Sam's Short Story Group, and have put a novel through Marcus's Novel Group. What have you found most helpful about this writing group? The shop talk. I came in knowing nothing about the business. It would have taken me ten times as long to get the lay of the land on my own. I'm still learning. How do you find time to write? I don't watch much TV, and I avoid most social media. What are you working on now? I'm finishing up my YA SF novel, while tinkering with a bunch of short stories. Publications: Unidentified Funny Objects 5 Unidentified Funny Objects 7. Kaleidocast Season 2 |
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