Tag Archives: On Spec

Holiday Stuff

On the off chance that some of you are thinking of checking out my stories this holiday season, here’s a short summary. Probably the most gift-able item with my writing in it right now is Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader – Flush Fiction which contains my story ‘Proof in the Pudding’. I also have three stories …

December 7, 2012 – 10:12 am | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Writing Resources | Tagged , , , , | Comments (6)

Another Story Sells to On Spec Magazine!!

In case you think I’m just repeating myself, this is not the same post as my earlier announcement. This science fiction story is called ‘Sin and Toil’ and I’m very pleased that they’ve chosen it. For those of you counting this makes six stories that I’ve placed with On Spec. Three have been published already. …

November 19, 2012 – 4:33 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Writing Resources | Tagged , | Comments (36)

Story Sale to On Spec Magazine!

I hinted at good news earlier and here it is. Last week I learned that I’ve sold my fifth story to On Spec Magazine! The story, A Primer on the Ins and Outs of Building Bliss, will appear sometime in 2013 though I already have another story in the queue (A Terrible Loyalty) to appear …

November 9, 2012 – 7:49 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Writing Resources | Tagged , , | Comments (14)

Read Now: Stone Eater

Delighted to see that my story ‘Stone Eater’ is now available to read at Abyss and Apex, the online magazine of speculative fiction. This fantasy story was one of the first I finished writing after retiring from BioWare. Best of all the story is free to read at the Abyss and Apex website for a …

April 2, 2012 – 4:57 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Writing Resources | Tagged , , , | Comments (42)

Touch the Dead

Here’s a larger size cover for the latest On Spec magazine containing my story ‘Touch the Dead’ as well as the link to the current issue details.

March 28, 2012 – 1:19 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in My Life | Tagged , | Comments (1)

‘Touch the Dead’ now available

My latest story is now available! ‘Touch the Dead’ appears in On Spec #87 (Winter 2011/2012) issue. This is my third story to be published in On Spec. The best way to read the story is to get a subscription to the magazine. I believe you can also order single issues of the magazine instead… …

March 9, 2012 – 8:27 am | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Writing Resources | Tagged , , | Comments (11)

On Spec Subscriptions for the Holidays (and an announcement)

As a different sort of gift for the readers you know you might consider giving them a magazine subscription. I’ve always enjoyed getting magazine subscriptions, especially when they were to magazine I might not otherwise have known about. If you know somebody interested in fiction — specifically science fiction, fantasy, and horror — might I …

December 12, 2011 – 3:23 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in My Life, Writing Resources | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (2)

Aurora Awards 2011

Congratulations to the Aurora Award winners for 2011! Very pleased to see that Hayden Trenholm’s story the “Burden of Fire” won for Best English story. My story ‘The Kol Effect’ was in that same issue of Neo-Opsis. That’s the second time I’ve shared space with one of Hayden’s stories; my first sale to On Spec …

November 21, 2011 – 8:30 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in My Life | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Read this Week

Read On Spec #82 this week; I’ve been slow to catch up on my magazine subscriptions because I’ve been reading some ‘research novels’. A strong issue, as always, with several interesting stories and really cool cover. And just as I finish it issue #83 arrives! Which was also a delight because at the end of …

March 18, 2011 – 1:23 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in My Life | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

The Novel is Done

So I’ve finished the second novel this year! I still have to edit this one (and sell it!) before anybody sees it of course. Overall I’m satisfied with it. It is too long (115 000 words) but I overwrite my first drafts and I’m sure most of those extra words will disappear. Unlike the first …

December 11, 2010 – 6:32 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in My Life, Writing Resources | Tagged , , | Comments (8)