Author Archives: Bev Vincent

Exit. Stage left.

Started working on the new/old novella in earnest this morning. I qualify it that way because, though it is starting from a broken novel that dates back a few years, it will end up being a lot different from that … Continue reading

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Ups and downs

Conducted business regarding three different short story submissions this weekend. On Friday I received the check for a story that will appear in the new market AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review. I’m not exactly sure when it will be published, … Continue reading

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There is hope in raindrops

Poked around at the novella renovation that I want to do next, but not much forward progress yet. Rewrote a couple of pages, updated them to a more contemporary setting and technology (the story was inspired by a very creepy … Continue reading

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Do you remember the end of Jaws?

This morning, I started reading through the old work that I plan to renovate as a novella. It’s not going to look very much like it did in its original form, I believe. I posted my thoughts about Mystery by … Continue reading

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Tales to warm your heart

I have very little Irish blood in me. Most of it is Scottish and English. A dollop of French. However, growing up in Canada, I was blessed with an abundance of Irish and Scottish music. The Irish Rovers, who were … Continue reading

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What do you do when you lose? Party harder!

I was in high school the year of the incident at Three Mile Island. Though it was all over the news at the time, it seemed a long ways off. Over a thousand miles, in fact. However, at the end … Continue reading

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Spring ahead

According to one item I read, a software glitch made iPhones fall back an hour yesterday morning instead of springing ahead. My iPod got it right, so I wonder why the phones wouldn’t. No daylight savings today—a cool front passed … Continue reading

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Elvis has left the building

I’m a news junkie under normal circumstances. I can easily get lost for hours reading online newspapers or watching CNN, though more of the former than the latter. I’m still a big fan of the print media, even if that … Continue reading

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You can go home again, but maybe you shouldn’t

Rolling right along with the new work in progress. Wrote 1700 words this morning, which is a very decent output given the small chunk of time I have. I love scenes with a lot of dialog. They move along at … Continue reading

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Lucky I brought my axe-cane

I’m making decent headway on the story that I need to get in the mail by Friday to meet the deadline. I wrote 1200 words yesterday morning, deleted 100 of them this morning upon revision and added another 1000 or … Continue reading

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