Just received notice from Dean Kahn that I will be one of 6 serialists for a story set 100 years in the future in Whatcom County, Washington, home to the Bellingham Herald and many Science Fiction readers and writers. Looking forward to this new adventure.
Check out this link from John Scalzi (Red Shirts) on some major publishing contracts that make indentured servitude seem like heaven. Arrgggghhhh. Rob
Please check out Holly Lisle's Workshops, Fiction and How-To Writing Guides. Her fiction has enthralled me, especially the Arhel and Cadence Drake Series. Her How to Think Sideways Writer's Survival Guide [HTTS] helped me write my NANOWRIMO novel. For a limited time...
Please stick with me while I get the hang of this. I'd like to start an e-mail news list and other things which currently exist in a non-Web 2.anything at www.robslater.com
Hey folks, I'm learning WordPress, so that I can have a regular, easy to maintain web presence that will not horribly impact my ability to do the above-listed jobs. Please visit www.desertedlands.com for information on my edgy young adult apocalyptic novel: All is...
Robert L. Slater, author of the young adult, apocalyptic science fiction series Deserted Lands, has worked as a teacher in the beautiful Pacific Northwest for 20 years. Like some of his characters, he has a propensity for speaking in lines from 80s movies, drinking Mountain Dew and eating pizza.