Michael Merriam Assistant Organizer of MinnSpec -- Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers
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Introduction
SF/F/H writer living in Hopkins, MN. I've made fifty+ sales. I received an Honorable Mention in The Years Best Fantasy and Horror 2008, was nominated for the James B. Baker Award, and am a 3X Semi-Finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest.
What sort of stories do you write? And if you have anything published, tell us about it (even if it's not SF.) We love to hear about all your successes.
I write mostly urban and rural fantasy, with forays into space opera, magical realism, horror, and retold fairy tales. I have sold stories to Andromeda Spaceways, Beyond Centauri, Fictitious Force, Shiny, and The Harrow, among other magazines.
What brings you to the SF Writers Meetup? Is there anything that you hope the group will do for you?
I get to hang around with other writers! I like meeting all the local writers and SF&F fans in the community. I also like having people to talk to about craft, dealing with rejection, and market news.
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Michael Merriam replied to a discussion - 1 day ago
New Online Market for Short SF Fiction
"http://oldcharliebrow..."
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Michael Merriam replied to a discussion (latest of 2) - 7 days ago
Authors who don't care for reading?
"For Your Reading Pleasure: The Turkey City Lexicon: http://www.sfwa.org/2..."
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Michael Merriam replied to a discussion - 2 weeks ago
"You are on a roll!"
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Michael Merriam replied to a discussion - 3 weeks ago
how many words do you write in a day and what is the standard.
"It really hinges on the author. King's speed is high, but not freakishly so. Jay Lake churns out around 4,000 words a day on average, but he is ridiculously fast...."
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Michael Merriam replied to a discussion - 3 weeks ago
"How Michael Builds a Plot: a Cautionary Tale 0 Words: "Hey, I've got a great idea for a novel! I've even got a couple of interesting characters!"..."
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Michael Merriam replied to a discussion - 4 weeks ago
"Terry -- It was recently "Death +50 years" but a few years ago was changed to "Death +70" mostly after intense lobbying by Disney...."
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Michael Merriam replied to a discussion - Oct 21
"What Fairey did was, frankly, stupid. This is obvious copyright infringement, and the AP is well within their rights to sue. As said above, if you don't enforce and defend your rights, you can lose them...."
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Michael Merriam replied to a discussion - Oct 18
"Vocal classes are a grand idea, actually. Some of the best author readings I've been to were by authors who were also, or had been in the recent past, stage actors...."
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Michael Merriam replied to a discussion - Oct 16
"That's all really good advice. I do little things like write myself stage direction on the manuscript I'm reading from. Things like "slow down" and "look up" and "pause" and "breathe" and "need a drink?"..."
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Michael Merriam replied to a discussion - Oct 16
New Online Market for Short SF Fiction
"Hehe. I knew about this weeks ago. For the record, I will be staying at Fantasy Magazine as a slush reader. Some of the other members of our slush crew are going over to Lightspeed."
