Tag Archives: Mike Reeves-McMillan

Apr 03

That de-escalated quickly.

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That de-escalated quickly. One-day rejections for both – but with an invitation from UFO to submit something else, and a nice personalized rejection from F&SF. 

Also today, a personalized rejection from Beneath Ceaseless Skies for “Castle”. I’m now puzzling over how the pace of an 1800-word story (involving a little girl growing up to adulthood and a wizard fight) can be “too slow”. 

Originally shared by Mike Reeves-McMillan

Well, two big submissions sent out: a story for Unidentified Funny Objects (who have given me several encouraging rejections in previous years), and Brother Blue to F&SF. 

Pleased to see that F&SF have joined us in the 21st century and now allow electronic submissions. 

And now we wait. 

Apr 02

Well, two big submissions sent out: a story for Unidentified Funny Objects (who have given me several encouraging…

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Well, two big submissions sent out: a story for Unidentified Funny Objects (who have given me several encouraging rejections in previous years), and Brother Blue to F&SF. 

Pleased to see that F&SF have joined us in the 21st century and now allow electronic submissions. 

And now we wait. 

Apr 02

Via MrsA Wiggins. This is a smart approach that tackles current ecological and economic issues head-on.

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Via MrsA Wiggins. This is a smart approach that tackles current ecological and economic issues head-on.

Originally shared by Sallie Alys Montuori

Food for thought.  Fairly literally, actually.

https://medium.com/invironment/an-army-of-ocean-farmers-on-the-frontlines-of-the-blue-green-economic-revolution-d5ae171285a3#.la4pla8cx

Mar 31

An enthusiastic presentation about indoor farming with sensors and data analytics.

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An enthusiastic presentation about indoor farming with sensors and data analytics. Part of the point is to make any place as good as any other place to grow food, and to figure out what conditions produce preferred results, so we don’t need to ship the food itself (the atoms), only the way of growing it (the bits). 

(16 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEx6K4P4GJc&feature=share

Mar 30

Magic Leap is creating a platform for “mixed reality”: it places virtual objects into your view of the real world,…

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Magic Leap is creating a platform for “mixed reality”: it places virtual objects into your view of the real world, and enables them to interact with the room that you’re actually in.

This is an interview with one of their designers about what they plan to use the technology for; how it can enhance our lives to “have software living with us”; and how this is a new and different medium from anything we’ve seen before. 

If this isn’t vaporware (and there are some impressive people, and large amounts of money, involved), it will transport us into an interesting future. 

(30 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW15fQLJjfg&feature=share

Mar 30

A different angle on “write to market”.

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A different angle on “write to market”.

Originally shared by Rachel Aaron

Writing Wednesday: Know Thy Customer – How to Write What You Love and Still Sell

Hello all! After an EPIC CONCLUSION, I am finally done with Heartstrikers book 3!! Of course I still have to edit and polish and actually write that one chapter that’s nothing but a line saying [INSERT AWESOME HERE], but still, I know it’s been a long, long…

Mar 29

In order for implanted biosensors (like glucose monitors) to work really well, we need to move beyond batteries and…

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In order for implanted biosensors (like glucose monitors) to work really well, we need to move beyond batteries and power them from the body itself. 

It’s not hard for an SFF writer to link this up with current advances in integrating nerve signals with electronics and to imagine an internal sensor net that monitors your body and mind and ties you into wider information networks.

(10 mins)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o-FyMZwkv0&feature=share