About Me
Hello, my name is Steph. I’ve been writing and publishing since 1988 and I’ve been in the games industry since 1996. I wrote a little bit more on the About Me page. This is my sometimes-updated website. Enjoy.
Short Stories
Wil #2
The next in the series of what I’m thinking of as “Lone Wil and Cub” has been written, it’s had the fine-toothed comma comb (comba?) run over it by my husband (notorious grammar hunter and devastator of passive voice) , and is now off to the editor. I realize at this point I should just assume… Continue reading
signed, sealed, delivered
Whoo. Story is sold, the editor gods are pleased. I’m probably going to use the money to get air conditioning for my family. So, y’know, that’s what my Valdemar moneys gets me and mine. Continue reading
the more you know, the less you eventually find out
The story is sent. I’ll update with more details if it gets approved. Until then, I rather like my superstitions, which say to not talk too much about something until you’ve got a contract in hand. Continue reading
If you haven’t learned that yet, my friend, you will
Okay, the story is now less crappy than it was a week ago. And still not done. I think it’ll be done Sunday. Which then will give me a few more days to let it stew, then revise, then send off to the anthology editor. I have killed many darlings in an attempt to trim… Continue reading
You say Malesa, I say Maresa….
Somewhere during the five-odd stories I have written thus far about my little Bard, I changed the name of one of the supporting characters for no other reason than I forgot how I spelled it originally…oops. Also, having re-read all the stories (more or less), I think “Broken Bones” is my favorite. I know I… Continue reading
oh hey
I sold a story back in January? February? Well, anyway. I sold another Lelia story. It’s called “Otherwise Engaged”. Much less Wil in this one. But that’s okay, because I’m pretty sure if there is another Valdemar anthology that the next one will be mostly him. (He’s like that.) I also moved. To Southern California. … Continue reading
submitted
And changed the name back to “Midwinter Gifts”, which comes perilously close to violating one of my personal rules of writing (never title a story “The Gift”), but it’s a pun so I’m okay with it in this case. Also, I now have glasses. This is what a life of writing for a living in… Continue reading
Mostly Done
And I renamed it to “Midwinter Madness”. I’m not happy with the title, but I’m happy with the story, and that’s what matters. It gets sent off to the publishers tonight. Hurray. Continue reading
sovvan’s greetings
It’s still a working title. Perhaps something better will seize me in Mexico. Which is where I am headed for a vacation with the guy. I hope — well, I need — to have the story in rough draft format before then. I would write tonight, but I’m going to a sleep study instead. Bah… Continue reading
yup
Words. About 1500. I will probably backtrack, though, and omit the second of the two scenes. I did this with the last story — a great deal was told from perspectives that I ultimately omitted in order to keep the focus on Lelia. It’s not lost work, however; it’s more like research. Knowing what the… Continue reading