TOF has been informed that "Nexus" is the novella most-nominated among reviewers for the 2017 Hugo awards. Is there a possibility, TOF and Analog might win? Doubtful, but who knows?
The OFloinn's random thoughts on science fiction, philosophy, statistical analysis, sundry miscellany, and the Untergang des Abendlandes
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Monday, January 15, 2018
Through Madness Gap
Analog Science Fiction & Fact
Check
out Michael Flynn's latest Journeyman installment on the Analog site
now—Teo & Sammi are up to their latest adventure, and we can't wait
to see where they go next....
http://www.analogsf.com/current-issue/story-excerpt2/
Friday, January 5, 2018
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Stories in the Limbo
Other 999s
There are a number of stories that have been in limbo waiting for a Muse to smack TOF across the choppers with the Salmon of Awakening. These 999s with a few paragraphs are:Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Progress Check or Lack Thereof
The following stories are in various stages of in-completion:
The opus number is a loose indicator of age (when the first scene was written), exc. 900s are still tentative.
Opus # /Title /Word Count (+Recent additions) comments
079. Mayerling: 4200 (+0) alt hist short
087. The Shipwrecks of Time: 96,173 (+0) novel
098. The Journeyman: Below the Heights of Iabran: 10,191 (+482) series novelette Spiral Arm
101. The Chieftain: 16,421 (+0) fantasy novel
107. Hunter's Moon 1173 (+110) short, sequel to Panic Town, Firestar milieu
108. Adventures in Mythistory: 6951 (+1204) article on mythicized history
109. The Three Faces of Science: 859 (+0) article on three phases of science
111. The Singing City: 2307 (+107) vignette, Firestar milieu
112. Moonrise at the Tatamy Book Barn: 4275 (+466) short, crossover
998. Little-Known Speed Bumps on the Highway of Progress: 380 (+380) filler material maybe
999. Thirty-five Answers to the Fermi Paradox 2760 (+1901) article
The opus number is a loose indicator of age (when the first scene was written), exc. 900s are still tentative.
Opus # /Title /Word Count (+Recent additions) comments
079. Mayerling: 4200 (+0) alt hist short
087. The Shipwrecks of Time: 96,173 (+0) novel
098. The Journeyman: Below the Heights of Iabran: 10,191 (+482) series novelette Spiral Arm
101. The Chieftain: 16,421 (+0) fantasy novel
107. Hunter's Moon 1173 (+110) short, sequel to Panic Town, Firestar milieu
108. Adventures in Mythistory: 6951 (+1204) article on mythicized history
109. The Three Faces of Science: 859 (+0) article on three phases of science
111. The Singing City: 2307 (+107) vignette, Firestar milieu
112. Moonrise at the Tatamy Book Barn: 4275 (+466) short, crossover
998. Little-Known Speed Bumps on the Highway of Progress: 380 (+380) filler material maybe
999. Thirty-five Answers to the Fermi Paradox 2760 (+1901) article
Nexus Scores Again
TOF is pleased as punch to reveal that his story "Nexus" has been selected for inclusion in Gardner Dozois' The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection, due out in July of 2018.
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