I have a new flash SF story out from Lightspeed Magazine, "How to Win Against the Robots," along with an accompanying audio performance!
New short story: “How to Win Against the Robots”
Upcoming appearance: Apex Magazine’s “Happy Hour” livestream
So remember "DEMON FIGHTER SUCKS," my fantasy-horror short story set during a livestream? WELL OH DANG: In celebration of the Apex Magazine 2021 limited edition anthology -- coming out December 20th with all new afterwards for each story -- come listen to chief editors Jason Sizemore and Lesley Conner talk to me and my fellow... Continue Reading →
How to sell your fiction
...and other sentences that are easier to say than they are to accomplish. But on the other hand: it's also not hard to sell your fiction, not in this golden age1 of short fiction publishing. At the end of the day, there are a lot of places that can publish your fiction... depending on what... Continue Reading →
New short story: “DEMON FIGHTER SUCKS”
I have a new short story out from Apex Magazine, "DEMON FIGHTER SUCKS".
New short story: “Sing in Me, Muse”
I have a new short story out, with a pile of extras thanks to the lovely Lightspeed Magazine. Enjoy "Sing in Me, Muse", out today, as well as a thoughtful "Author Spotlight" interview with me by Sandra Odell, and an absolutely gorgeous podcast reading by Gabrielle de Cuir.
New short story: “They’re Made Out of Corn”
I have a new short story out, the first since before some Big Life Shit that went down a few years ago. Enjoy "They're Made Out of Corn", out today from Daily Science Fiction, a continuation/pastiche of Terry Bisson's "They're Made Out of Meat."
Playing the ponies; or “I don’t want to be in marketing, but here I am anyway”
It's a rotten time to be a writer. Leaving aside the creativity-crushing effects of indoor monotony, the usual mechanics of the publishing business are showing their fault lines: authors can't go on book tours, covers can't catch consumers' eyes as they perambulate around shops, and while ebook and audio bundles could be a cool thing,... Continue Reading →
Katherine Crighton 