“Why should I sell my story to you?”

“You shouldn’t.”

“WTF?”

Well, after all the rushing around and blog formatting and so forth that I jumped into as part of the re-launch, I thought it appropriate to take a moment and discuss a few “Why?”s about what’s going on. My personal preference is to be as up front and open as possible.  I’m not a fan [...]

This is a reiteration of classic short story structure that harkens back to Marion Zimmer Bradley and beyond but was enunciated to me by Dave Freer of Baen Books fame. It has since become something of a recurring mantra as I wind my way down the dimly lit halls of the Slush Pile and, frankly, [...]