College Q&A for Senior Creative Writing Students

Ah, invited (and paid) to return to my good ol' BA where we did horrid things (see Thrash Compactor) to read from "Scott Too" and then do this:

Answering questions from SUNY Purchase's Seniors in Creative Writing about MFA's, writer process, failure, walking dogs, calendars, enjoying submission ( safe for work ), what to DO in "real" life? Money, fear, huge risks, embracing the fear, etc. Smart group of kids ... holy dung did I just call college seniors "kids" ?!

This was after a reading from "Scott Too". Thank you to Catherine Lewis and Purchase college for inviting me to host this event. And paying me ... yay!

You can't see it in the video, but there was an actual audience, and a large, intelligent, gracious one.  Love them all!

COMING SOON: Scott Too, A Novella by guess who

So here's the preliminary cover for "Scott Too" by me, the ham.
Publishing in December 2012 by Silverthought Press.
Cover Art by the awesome Scott Meyers!

Pre-order page coming soon.  Don't worry your little heads, I'll be sure you all know when, whether you want to or not.  Please want to ....

"Sin Corazon" in Carrier Pigeon #5

Carrier Pigeon #5 is out.
I'm grateful for the artist they chose yet again. Keep nailing it guys! In their words:

"Sin Corazon," written by return contributor Victor Giannini, is a restrained fantasy about life within, beyond and adjacent to death. Ray Jones captures the off-kilter world with his trademark, sinuous inkfest.




"Sin Corazon" was first published as a different version by Silverthought, the same publisher who is releasing my first book this spring, "Scott Too" !!!!!! I love everything for just a brief moment. Try to remember this when the sharks grow legs ....



“Who cares? We don’t know why we’re born in the first place. The important thing is that we’re still together. And everyone is coming back. Everyone. So that must make it OK. Just imagine: all the fear and uncertainty of when you’re going to die could just go away. You can take control.”

Some Things

Carrier Pigeon Volume 4 is on the horizon, which will contain my story "The Shark Engine Enigma". Yeah, it's as weird and fucked up as the title sounds.

Went down to Comic-Con as a guest of Scott Snyder, current superstar writer of "Batman". He's one of the most down to earth people I've met. He really treats his fans fantastically (believe me, I've met the stars that don't...)
What can I say, it was fucking incredible.

ALSO, went down to Occupy Wall Street with Erik Romanyschyn, doing a like recon for our next joint project. The photos are up in my facebook album, feel free to take and use any if you wish.

Did some lectures, readings, and Q&A's recently. Yay.

Lots of stuff on the horizon as usual. You will be warned.

And don't forget, my novella, "Scott Too", is coming out next year from Silverthought Press.

And I'm doing a magazine cover soon for anyone that gives a shit. If you're reading this then I guess you do.

"Scott Too" coming from Silverthought Press

"Scott Too", my first novella, will be published by Silverthought Press. I'm very happy to be a part of their family and if you don't buy a copy next year every tear I shed will be in YOUR name. Official announcement without fireworks here:

http://www.facebook.com/paul.hughes/posts/10150335439889919

IPPY 2010 Silver Award for Science Fiction

We won the IPPY 2010 Silver Place for Science Fiction. The anthology was named for my story, "Thank You Death Robot", which appeared in said anthology, but the award is for every author who contributed, and Mark R. Brand who pulled it all together over the course of 3 years (at least). Good food and booze.



Get it from www.Silverthought.com.


Fun facts:
3.150 entries in the national, 740 in regional, 42 states and DC, 7 Canadian provinces, an d6 overseas countries were entered in this contest

Silverthought: Ignition

Two of my short stories, "Thank You Death Robot", and "The Monster of Sunset Park", appear in the spec fiction anthology, "Silverthought: Ignition".

Do yourself a favor, fuck up your sleeping, warp your sensibilities, lick a toe, a toad, and then pick it up here:
http://www.silverthought.com/ignition/

WORD OF THE PSYCHIC BUG

Word of the Psychic Bug
Chapter 4!

Now published in the Serial Fiction section of

Silverthought.com!

Go read it if you're into super elite secret agents, bondage, insect rape, sarcasm, sci-fi, and ultravi0lence.