A Bit Surprised

Today I must rewrite an essay for Comp II. I expect this to take about two hours of my day. After that I need to read four short stories for my Short Story class. Then a few business calls and, in-between all that, housework.

I usually don't do fiction writing on Monday, but I really want to make time today. I woke up this morning with a nebulous idea for a story in my head and it has been firming up all morning, pestering me, wanting me to write it.

But before I do, I need to spend some time studying the theory of space travel across vast distances. More importantly, I need a basic understanding of weight and thrust and speed and fuel and how they all interact on a voyage in space.

This writing thing is hard.

You know, when I started writing seriously I thought I would be writing high fantasy sword and sorcery tales. What I ended up writing was urban fantasy and magical realism. Well, okay, the Rija stories are high fantasy, I will give you that. But lately I've been writing something different, something I never thought I would write.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am about to commit science fiction.

Again.

Twice in one year.

Watch out Analog and Asimov's, I'm going to be flinging stories your way very soon!

In Peace
Michael

A Bit Surprised

Today I must rewrite an essay for Comp II. I expect this to take about two hours of my day. After that I need to read four short stories for my Short Story class. Then a few business calls and, in-between all that, housework.

I usually don't do fiction writing on Monday, but I really want to make time today. I woke up this morning with a nebulous idea for a story in my head and it has been firming up all morning, pestering me, wanting me to write it.

But before I do, I need to spend some time studying the theory of space travel across vast distances. More importantly, I need a basic understanding of weight and thrust and speed and fuel and how they all interact on a voyage in space.

This writing thing is hard.

You know, when I started writing seriously I thought I would be writing high fantasy sword and sorcery tales. What I ended up writing was urban fantasy and magical realism. Well, okay, the Rija stories are high fantasy, I will give you that. But lately I've been writing something different, something I never thought I would write.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am about to commit science fiction.

Again.

Twice in one year.

Watch out Analog and Asimov's, I'm going to be flinging stories your way very soon!

In Peace
Michael