I'm pleased to announce our upcoming Q & A sessions with published authors.

To join the chats please go to our Yahoo! Group Chat loop and click join.

For the week of April 5 - April 11 - Michael Payne will be on the chat loop talking about writing. Have burning questions about writing for the short story market? Bring them on. He says he has no secret words of wisdom but I'm sure he has lots of knowledge to share.

Check out some of his work at the following places:

“Familiars," published in vol. 19 of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword & Sorceress anthology, January 2002 is at Familiars

"Why They Call Me Mr. Goddamn Happy," published in the now-defunct online magazine Helix SF, Winter 2007 is at Why They Call Me Mr. Goddamn Happy

"The Super Secret Origin of She-Man" from the Fall 2008 issue of Helix SF is at The Super Secret Origin of She-Man

He also has an ebook version of some of his older stories and his novel available for a small fee at Fictionwise

For the week of April 12 - April 18 - Laura Bickle will be on the chat loop talking about revisions, short stories, publishing or anything else writing related you want to ask. She's written short fiction and has a debut novel series being released in April. I already have my copy pre-ordered and can't wait to dive in when it arrives.

Check out her website Salamander's Tales