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ous chainsaws next up two more short stories i d prefer to finish sooner rather than later along with as i write this a guest review article i was invited to submit all while awaiting editorial feedback from the aforementioned novel and short story details below oh and mixing in with all of that is work but also move in day for both kids oldest is starting her second year and her younger sister begins her freshman year two different colleges same move in day because sure why not but y all probably want to know what s what on the writing front so without further ado the july rundown continue reading share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on bluesky opens in new window bluesky share on threads opens in new window threads email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading writing writing life announcing freeform flinch from flinch books august 4 2026 august 4 2026 dayton ward 2 comments i ve been a bit busy over the last couple of weeks with work travel and so on and so forth because of that i haven t been keeping up on things here for example i owe a writing update for july in which various things happened and which include things now happening in august i m also behind on things like announcing new places where my writing will be popping up for example announced this past weekend at the annual pulpfest convention a show i d really really like to visit one of these days veteran word slingers and editors jim beard and john c bruening of flinch books have assembled an interesting rogues gallery of authors tasked with sending them stories that just don t seem to fit any mold as they put it in the invitation letter we want those stories and characters you ve created but feel as if they just didn t fit in anywhere the ones that are too outré too outrageous too off kilter but not to us that s what we want we want the stuff that just won t fit into any other lesser anthologies all righty then i m still not sure the story i concocted fit that criteria but i gave it my best shot and jim and john saw fit to include it in the anthology maybe i hooked them well enough with the title naked came everybody including the aliens you can be the judge meanwhile the rest of the roster of contributors looks like this jim beard glen held terrance layhew craig mcdonald robert j mendenhall charles f millhouse william patrick murray duane spurlock and john c bruening while i m at least familiar with everyone i will aim a vulcan salute at robert mendenhall because like me he started his writing career by placing stories in three consecutive editions of star trek strange new worlds in his case the fourth fifth and sixth contests aside from jim and john this will be my first time sharing a table of contents with this particular cast of characters so i m pretty jazzed about that and i would be remiss if i didn t point out the book s swank cover is a creation of talented artist adam shaw with the cover design by maggie ryel as of this writing a firm publication date hasn t yet been announced beyond fall 2026 more updates as i m allowed to share but until then thanks very much to jim and john for inviting me to play in their sandbox for a bit share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on bluesky opens in new window bluesky share on threads opens in new window threads email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading flinch books friends writing the 2026 iamtw scribe award winners july 25 2026 july 25 2026 dayton ward leave a comment a month ago today the international association of media tie in writers announced the nominees for this year s scribe awards which showcases excellence in writing adaptations and original works based various movie television gaming and even literary franchises the awards are offered in seven categories within this quirky little corner of storytelling yesterday at san diego comic con iamtw president jonathan maberry announced this year s winners winners in each category below are highlighted congratulations to them as well all of the nominees best adapted novel novel based on a screenplay or teleplay winner adam cesare the toxic avenger the official movie novelization christian francis in the mouth of madness john passarella return to silent hill the official movie novelization josh reynolds return of the monster men tim waggoner terrifier 3 the official movie novelization best audio drama winner kirsten beyer david mack star trek khan georgia cook doctor who halloween party favours tim foley doctor who the fifth doctor adventures hooklight lauren mooney stewart pringle doctor who zygon century 1935 the miracle of pendour cove alfie shaw doctor who the war doctor rises fallen heroes best graphic novel jake black daniel kibblesmith rick vs the universe beth till death winner eric campbell jody houser stranger things and dungeons and dragons the rise of hellfire julian michael carver commando 5899 frostbite chris ryall francis ford coppola s megalopolis best original novel general fiction winner raymond benson ian fleming s felix leiter the hook and the eye sarah cawkwell thunder s edge echoes of memory max allan collins return of the maltese falcon barbara early murder she wrote snowy with a chance of murder james hornby cwej the midas touch terrie farley moran murder she wrote the body in the trees best original novel speculative fiction delilah s dawson dungeons dragons ravenloft heir of strahd shaun hamill solomon kane suffer the witch tim lebbon conan song of the slain david mack star trek strange new worlds ring of fire winner john jackson miller batman revolution tim waggoner conan spawn of the serpent god bryan young battletech outfoxed best original novel young adult middle grade winner jennifer brody stranger things starcourt mall escape carrie harris lady lovely locks snagged george ivanoff the tomorrow people kidnapped una mccormack doctor who robot revolution eugene myers little nightmares the lonely ones best short story robert jeschonek ghost station zero cold war cthulhu winner alfie shaw aftercare doctor who the adventures after julia vee three times lucky reclusion the game tim waggoner conan marked for death heroic legends also announced was this year s faust award recipient the iawtw s 2026 grandmaster award was bestowed upon longtime comics and novelization writer marv wolfman congratulations to all the winners and to the nominees who made the judging so difficult share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on bluesky opens in new window bluesky share on threads opens in new window threads email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading awards iamtw writing june writing wrap up july 3 2026 august 9 2026 dayton ward leave a comment two of these in a row don t get excited i m sure i ll find a way to screw up the next one as was the case with may june also seemed to fly right by the month was dominated by work in particular the current novel project at present i am mere days away from finishing the manuscript which i hope to review and tweak before departing for next weekend s shore leave convention i probably just jinxed the whole damned thing this doesn t mean there aren t fun things happening though clan ward took in a royals baseball game earlier in the month which saw us observe a the royals winning over the texas rangers and b our youngest daughter taking on the one hot dog one inning eating challenge she managed 8 1 2 out of 9 without projectile vomiting all over the inside of her mother s car which i wisely opted to drive instead of my jeep you know just in case kevin and i also attended our first trekfest in riverside iowa aka the future birthplace of captain james t kirk last weekend we d always wanted to road trip over there to see what the fuss was about and it ended up being a fun event put on by a town full of very nice people will we return for a future festival only time and the good people of riverside will tell but we d certainly be up for it in and around all of that of course is the writing which is probably why you re here with that in mind here s the june rundown continue reading share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on bluesky opens in new window bluesky share on threads opens in new window threads email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading writing writing wrap up my shore leave 46 schedule july 2 2026 july 11 2026 dayton ward leave a comment next friday i along with assorted friends and fans will descend upon the wyndham lancaster resort and convention center in lancaster pennsylvania for the annual shore leave convention as i ve said repeatedly over the years this is one of the cons to which i most look forward it provides an opportunity pretty much no other show gives the chance to reconnect with people i generally only get to see during this show it s also a chance to put faces to names encountered in the virtual realm of social media i ve been attending shore leave since 2003 when i was but an innocent padawan of a writer guest along with our annual jaunts to denver for the now retired and very much missed starfest this has always been my favorite con to attend in addition to being a fan driven show run by a dedicated group of volunteers rather than some corporate entity i m fairly certain it s also the largest gathering of star trek writers of every sort and as i ve already said it s one of the precious few times that i get to see many of my friends and colleagues who call the east coast mostly new york and points nearby home 2016 i do believe this was our last joint shore leave appearance and hey after far too long an absence i m dragging along my hetero life mate kevin dilmore it s been ages since he s been there owing to scheduling conflicts which usually have him at or heading to san diego comic con but he s footloose and fancy free next weekend making possible the return of star trek s longest running writer bromance to the first con we ever attended together this year s show will be different as it will take place less than two weeks after we all learned about the passing of our dear friend inge heyer a staple of shore leave for more than a decade before i started attending inge held a master s degree in astronomy and for nearly 15 years she worked as a data analyst at the space telescope science institute in baltimore maryland where she analyzed imagery from the hubble space telescope s wild field camera and planetary camera 2 she parlayed that expertise and the connections she made with people working on the various star trek television series of the 1990s early 2000s as well as babylon 5 to get examples of that imagery incorporated into those shows in 2006 she transferred to the joint astronomy centre in hilo hawai i as that organization s public relations officer for shore leave inge was the one who wrangled author and science guests for the con she was also a fierce fan and collector of various science fiction publishing efforts which of course included star trek in a big way it was inevitable that she would make the rounds at friday evening s traditional meet the pros mass author signing event with multiple items for signature by various writers this year s con will be much different in that regard but i have no doubt that many glasses will be raised in her honor throughout the weekend continue reading share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on bluesky opens in new window bluesky share on threads opens in new window threads email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading cons fandom kevin dilmore nerdity shore leave trek writing writing life happy 127th birthday indiana jones july 1 2026 july 1 2026 dayton ward leave a comment today marks the birth date of dr henry walton jones jr famed archaeologist and obtainer of rare antiquities renowned professor traveled adventurer and all around nice guy if ever you need an historical artifact or object of the occult located and liberated from uptight french rivals scheming nazis or commie graverobbers he s got you covered if you re starving in some backwater village and worried about some ancient voodoo rocks rather than finding a decent sandwich shop this is the dude you call if you ve got alien bodies that need studying before they re whisked away to secret military warehouses he s good at that too even if you need to keep a weird time traveling doodad out of the hands of reboot nazis he can probably lend a hand and if you want someone to show you the folly of bringing a sword to a gunfight he s your guy indiana jones july 1 1899 share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on bluesky opens in new window bluesky share on threads opens in new window threads email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading fandom movies nerdity tributes announcing the 2026 iamtw scribe award nominees june 25 2026 dayton ward leave a comment founded by lee goldberg and max allan collins the international association of media tie in writers acknowledges and promotes those working in this often overlooked and underrepresented facet of publishing and the entertainment industry in this its twentieth year the iamtw is thrilled to announce the nominees for the annual scribe awards honoring those in various categories of tie in writing president jonathan maberry will announce the winners this july at san diego comiccon check out this year s crop of nominees for work published during 2025 i m very pleased to see so many friends and colleagues with work represented here best adapted novel novel based on a screenplay or teleplay adam cesare the toxic avenger the official movie novelization christian francis in the mouth of madness john passarella return to silent hill the official movie novelization josh reynolds return of the monster men tim waggoner terrifier 3 the official movie novelization best audio drama kirsten beyer david mack star trek khan georgia cook doctor who halloween party favours tim foley doctor who the fifth doctor adventures hooklight lauren mooney stewart pringle doctor who zygon century 1935 the miracle of pendour cove alfie shaw doctor who the war doctor rises fallen heroes best graphic novel jake black daniel kibblesmith rick vs the universe beth till death eric campbell jody houser stranger things and dungeons and dragons the rise of hellfire julian michael carver commando 5899 frostbite chris ryall francis ford coppola s megalopolis best original novel general fiction raymond benson ian fleming s felix leiter the hook and the eye sarah cawkwell thunder s edge echoes of memory max allan collins return of the maltese falcon barbara early murder she wrote snowy with a chance of 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