tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29753153243523008702024-03-05T11:22:06.461-05:00The Stop-Watch GangThe Stop-Watch Gang is a Toronto/Southwestern Ontario speculative fiction writers group. They WILL cut you.The Stop-Watch Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140839143554636716noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-25966767436013613792015-05-25T13:32:00.000-04:002015-05-25T15:45:08.813-04:00Stop-Watch Gang Sweeps the Aurora Short-Form Nominations!Some BIG news for members of the Stop-Watch Gang, both past and present!<br />
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As announced over the weekend, the 2015 nominations for the Aurora Awards--Canada's top SF prize--are now live, and include a who's-who of Canadian spec fic, especially in the Best Novel and Best YA Novel categories.<br />
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But most excitingly for The Stop-Watch Gang is that both <a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/" target="_blank">Suzanne Church</a> and <a href="http://tonypi.com/" target="_blank">Tony Pi</a> are once again nominees. While each have been nominated before (Suzanne has been nominated several times, and <a href="http://kotowych.blogspot.ca/2012/08/suzanne-church-wins-aurora-award.html" target="_blank">won Best Short Form in 2012</a>) this time--mostly to show off--they are each nominated in MULTIPLE categories!<br />
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Suzanne's <i>two </i>stories “Jelly and the D-Machine” (<a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/jelly-and-the-d-machine/" target="_blank">available to read online</a>) and “Soul-Hungry” are nominated in the Best Short-Form category, and her first collection of stories--<i><a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/elements/9781770530423-item.html?ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=2" target="_blank">Elements: A Collection of Speculative Fiction</a></i>--is nominated in Best Related Work.<br />
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Tony's story “No Sweeter Art” is nominated in the Best Short-Form category (and is available to read or listen to online at <i><a href="http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/no-sweeter-art/" target="_blank">Beneath Ceaseless Skies</a></i>), and his poem “A Hex, With Bees” is nominated in the Best Poem/Song category.<br />
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These stories were all workshopped with The Stop-Watch Gang, and we're all thrilled that they've been nominated. It's going to make for some VERY difficult decisions come voting time.<br />
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In addition (as the headline suggests) the other two nominees in the Best Short-Form category--“Crimson Sky” by <a href="http://www.aerospacewriter.ca/" target="_blank">Eric Choi</a>, and “Mecha-Jesus” by <a href="http://www.derwinmaksf.com/" target="_blank">Derwin Mak</a>--were written by founding members of The Stop-Watch Gang. Meaning that between current and former members of The Stop-Watch Gang, its a clean sweep of the nominations. And all <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/04/08/_2015_hugo_awards_how_the_sad_and_rabid_puppies_took_over_the_sci_fi_nominations.html" target="_blank">without the aid of a voting slate!</a> Just some great, great stories earning the recognition they deserve from people who read and enjoyed them.<br />
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The full list of nominees follow, and information on voting can be found <a href="http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/">here</a>. Voting opens one week from today--Monday, June 1st.<br />
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Good luck to all the nominees!<br />
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- S. <br />
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Voting for this year’s awards will begin on June 1<sup>st</sup>. CSFFA (Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association) members have until Midnight, EDT on October 17<sup>th</sup> to cast their ballots. Membership is open to all Canadians and Landed Immigrants.<br />
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The awards will be given out at Canvention 35, hosted by <span style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://sfcontario.ca/">SFContario 6</a></span></span> in Toronto, Ontario on the weekend of November 20 – 22<sup>nd</sup>. Full details about CSFFA, the awards and voting can be found at <span style="color: blue;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/">www.prixaurorawards.ca</a></span></span>.<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Novel – English</span><br />
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<b>Echopraxia</b> by Peter Watts, Tor Books<br />
<b>The Future Falls</b> by Tanya Huff, DAW Books<br />
<b>My Real Children</b> by Jo Walton, Tor Books<br />
<b>The Peripheral</b> by William Gibson, Penguin Canada<br />
<b>A Play of Shadow</b> by Julie E. Czerneda, DAW Books<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Young Adult Novel – English<br /><br />
</span><b>Lockstep</b> by Karl Schroeder, Tor Books<br />
<b>Mabel the Lovelorn Dwarf</b> by Sherry Peters, Dwarvenamazon<br />
<b>Out of This World</b> by Charles de Lint, Razorbill Canada<br />
<b>Rain</b> by Amanda Sun, Harlequin TEEN<br />
<b>Sea of Shadows</b> by Kelley Armstrong, Doubleday Canada<br />
<b>Twist of the Blade</b> by Edward Willett, Coteau Books<br />
<b>The Voices in Between</b> by Charlene Challenger, Tightrope Books<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Short Fiction – English<br /><br />
</span>“<b>Crimson Sky”</b> by Eric Choi, Analog, July/August<br />
“<b>Jelly and the D-Machine”</b> by Suzanne Church, Elements: A Collection of Speculative Fiction, EDGE<br />
“<b>Mecha-Jesus”</b> by Derwin Mak, Wrestling With Gods: Tesseracts Eighteen, EDGE<br />
“<b>No Sweeter Art”</b> by Tony Pi, Beneath Ceaseless Skies #155, September 4, 2014<br />
“<b>Soul-Hungry”</b> by Suzanne Church, Elements: A Collection of Speculative Fiction, EDGE<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Poem/Song – English<br /><br />
</span>“<b>A Hex, With Bees</b>” by Tony Pi, Wrestling With Gods: Tesseracts Eighteen, EDGE<br />
“<b>Aversions</b>” by Helen Marshall, Goblin Fruit, October<br />
“<b>The Machine</b>” by David Clink, Wrestling With Gods: Tesseracts Eighteen, EDGE<br />
“<b>The New Ways</b>” by Amal El-Mohtar, Uncanny Magazine, November<br />
“<b>The Perfect Library</b>” by David Clink, If the World were to Stop Spinning (Chapbook)<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Graphic Novel – English<br /><br />
</span><b>Cassie & Tonk</b> by Justin Currie and GMB Chomichuk, Chasing Artwork<br />
<b>It Never Rains</b> by Kari Maaren, Webcomic<br />
<b>Raygun Gothic Vol. 2</b> by GMB Chomichuk, Alchemical Press<br />
<b>Treadwell</b> by Dominic Bercier, Mirror Comics<br />
<b>Trillium</b> by Jeff Lemire, DC Comics-Vertigo<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Related Work – English<br /><br />
</span><b>Elements: A Collection of Speculative Fiction</b> by Suzanne Church, EDGE<br />
<b>Gifts for the One Who Comes After</b> by Helen Marshall, CZP<br />
<b>Lackington’s speculative prose</b> edited by Ranylt Richildis<b>|<br />
Strange Bedfellows</b> edited by Hayden Trenholm, Bundoran Press<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Artist<br /><br />
</span><b>James Beveridge</b>, cover for <b>Tantamount</b> and <b>Out Dweller<br />
Erik Mohr</b>, cover for <b>The Door in the Mountain</b> and ChiZine Publications<br />
<b>Derek Newman-Stille</b>,<b> </b>cover for <b>Elephants and Omnibuses<br />
Dan O’Driscoll</b>, covers for <b>Bundoran Press</b> and <b>On Spec </b>magazine<br />
<b>Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk & Steve Fahnestalk</b>, “Walking on the Moon”, cover for <b>On Spec</b>, No. 95 (Vol. 25 No. 4),<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Fan Publication<br /><br />
</span><b>Broken Toys</b> edited by Taral Wayne<br />
<b>Ecdysis</b> edited by Jonathan Crowe<br />
<b>Pubnites & Other Events</b> edited by Yvonne Penney<br />
<b>Space Cadet</b> edited by R. Graeme Cameron<br />
<b>Speculating Canada</b> edited by Derek Newman-Stille<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Fan Music<br /><br />
</span><b>Brooke Abbey</b>, Weirdness from 2014, Bandcamp<br />
<b>Copy Red Leader</b>, Crossing the Streams CD, The Pond Studio<br />
<b>Debs & Errol</b> (Deborah Linden and Errol Elumir), OVFF Concert (Ohio Valley Filk Fest)<br />
<b>Kari Maaren</b>, YouTube Channel<br />
<b>Stone Dragons</b>, Dream of Flying CD, Stone Dragon Studios<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Fan Organizational<br /><br />
</span><b>Sandra Kasturi</b>, Chair, Chiaroscuro Reading Series: Toronto<br />
<b>Derek Künsken, Farrell McGovern, Caycee Price and Elizabeth Buchan</b>-<b>Kimmerly</b>, Executive, Can*Con 2014, Ottawa<br />
<b>Randy McCharles</b>, Chair, When Words Collide, Calgary<br />
<b>Matt Moore, Marie Bilodeau and Nicole Lavigne</b>, Co-chairs, Chiaroscuro Reading Series: Ottawa<br />
<b>Alana Otis-Wood and Paul Roberts</b>, Co-chairs, Ad Astra Convention, Toronto<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Best Fan Related Work<br /><br />
</span><b>R. Graeme Cameron</b>, weekly column in Amazing Stories Magazine<br />
<b>Steve Fahnestalk</b>, weekly column in Amazing Stories Magazine<br />
<b>Kevin B. Madison</b>, Thunder Road Trip<br />
<b>Derek Newman-Stille</b>, Speculating, Canada on Trent Radio 92.7 FM<br />
<b>Lloyd Penney</b>, fan writing for fanzin<span style="font-size: large;">es and e-zines</span>Stephen Kotowychhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06169932710508780327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-39474419904468460872015-01-05T20:52:00.000-05:002015-01-05T20:52:25.820-05:00Suzanne is Interviewed on the Bundoran Press YouTube Channel!Thanks to fellow SWG member Mike Rimar for creating the video!<br><br>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3ueosbfTHrk?list=UUkoDi5L3gIMJVdTVgJrny7g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-38699051648714281992014-09-29T07:10:00.003-04:002014-09-29T07:11:36.781-04:00Overheard at the Stop-Watch Gang Meeting - 28 September 2014"Jeez--did you bring her a shot of tequila to go with that critique?"<br/><br/>
"I either don't believe her, or I hate her. It's one of those two..."<br/><br/>
1: "We still love you."<br/>
2: "Yeah, I don't have anything to say."<br/><br/>
A: "I find it funny THIS is the part of the story we're arguing about."<br/>
B: "She started it!"<br/><br/>
"I get that Melcolm loved Annie (which is a little too close to Anakin Skywalker for my taste)..."<br/><br/>
Her: "Okay. So..."<br/>
Him: "Hate it. Hate it. Hate it. Hate it."<br/><br/>
"Yeah, it's clap magic. Actually, that doesn't sound right."<br/><br/>
"It felt like watching Return of the King. 'Is it over? No. Is it--no. Finally, its--NO.'"<br/><br/>
Thing 1: "It lacks tension. Despite the fact that they torture Boner...Bohner."<br/>
(laughter)<br/>
Thing 2: "Boner does lack tension."<br/><br/>
X: "Steve's solution is actually very good."<br/>
Y: "Why do you say it like that?"<br/>
Z: "It's so rare."<br/><br/>
"I didn't agree with Mike about the ending. But once Suzanne explained it--better than Mike--I actually do agree."<br/><br/>
"Well, go put that in and let people reject it for that reason!"<br/><br/>
- SWG<br/><br/>Stephen Kotowychhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06169932710508780327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-59266199736107580882014-08-01T10:38:00.000-04:002014-08-01T10:41:41.941-04:00Two SWG Members on the Final Ballot for the 2014 Aurora Awards
This year, two of the members of the Stop-Watch Gang have short stories on the final ballot for the Aurora Awards.<br>
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If you pay the small fee to <a href="http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/membership/join-csffa/" target="_blank">join CSFFA</a>, you'll have access to the voters' package which includes free samples of all of the nominated works. <br><br>
<b>Voting closes at 11:59PM ET, Saturday, September 6, 2014.</b><br><br>
"A Bunny Hug for Karl" by <a href="http://mikerimar.com/" target="_blank">Mike Rimar</a> was published in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0991836901/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0991836901&linkCode=as2&tag=authsuzachur-20&linkId=26SWSZKMJOXDYVY7" target="_blank"><i>Masked Mosaic, Canadian Super Stories</a></i> (Tyche Books).<br><br>
"Living Bargains" by <a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/blog/" target="_blank">Suzanne Church</a> was published in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F5CFVKW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00F5CFVKW&linkCode=as2&tag=authsuzachur-20&linkId=7VMXBPBFDGC3WMEI" target="_blank"><i>When the Hero Comes Home 2</a></i> (Dragon Moon Press).<br><br>
<a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/living-bargains-for-aurora-award-consideration/" target="_blank">Read "Living Bargains"</a> on Suzanne's blog.<br><br>
<a href="http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/aurora-awards/2014-aurora-nominees/" target="_blank">Click here for a full list of all the 2014 Aurora Award nominated works</a>.<br><br>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-47249188877957781672014-03-28T11:29:00.000-04:002014-04-01T08:32:51.850-04:00Ad Astra Stop-Watch Gang Reading<a href="http://www.ad-astra.org/" target="_blank">Ad Astra Convention</a> is April 4th to 6th.<br><br>
Several members of the Stop-Watch Gang will be attending the convention. <br><br>
Our big <b><u>SWG Reading</b></u> is:<br><br>
Saturday, Apr 5 4:00-5:00 PM READING – Stop-Watch Gang, Ian Donald Keeling, Mike Rimar, Pippa Wysong, Stephen Kotowych, Suzanne Church (Oakridges)<br><br>
<b>Suzanne Church's Complete Schedule</b><br><br>
Saturday, Apr 5 10:00-11:00 AM The Writing Life, Ada Hoffman, Julie Czerneda, Karina Sumner-Smith, Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Suzanne Church (Newmarket)<br><br>
Saturday, Apr 5 12:00-1:00 PM READING – Writing in the 'Loo, Marcy Italiano, Sarah Tolmie, Suzanne Church (Markham A)<br><br>
Saturday, Apr 5 2:00-4:00 PM GoH + Many Other Authors Signing A mass autograph session. Bring your copies of ELEMENTS (available at the Bakka Phoenix Books table in the Dealers’ Room) to be signed (Richmond A)<br><br>
Saturday, Apr 5 4:00-5:00 PM READING – Stop-Watch Gang, Ian Donald Keeling, Mike Rimar, Pippa Wysong, Stephen Kotowych, Suzanne Church (Oakridges)<br><br>
The big party and launch for...<br><br>
<b><i>ELEMENTS: A Collection of Speculative Fiction</b></i><br><br>
and <br><br>
<i><b>The Milkman</b></i><br><br>
Suzanne and Michael would love it if you would <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1390187331247348/" target="_blank">RSVP via the Facebook Events</a> page. Come for the cake, stay for the fun!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-38183187499461466052014-03-10T17:42:00.000-04:002014-03-11T09:58:34.615-04:00It's time to nominate for the Aurora AwardsThe <a href="http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/award-categories/" target="_blank">Prix Aurora Awards</a> celebrate speculative fiction in Canada.<br><br>
Click on the link for <a href="http://canspecfic.com/2013-can-sf/" target="_blank">A Full List of Eligible Works</a><br><br>
All nominations must be made by <b><u>11:59PM, Saturday, April 12, 2014</b></u><br><br>
Stop-Watch Gang members have the following stories available for nomination.<br><br>
In the <b>BEST SHORT FICTION – ENGLISH</b> category:<br><br>
<b>Suzanne Church</b><br><br>
<i><a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/living-bargains-for-aurora-award-consideration/" target="_blank">Living Bargains</a></i>,<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/When-Hero-Comes-Gabrielle-Harbowy/dp/1897492715/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394485091&sr=1-1&keywords=when+the+hero+comes+home+2" target="_blank">When the Hero Comes Home 2</a>, edited by Gabrielle Harbowy and Ed Greenwood, Dragon Moon Press, 2013.<br><br>
<b>Costi Gurgu</b><br><br>
<i><a href="http://stopwatchgang.blogspot.ca/p/for-your-nomination-consideration.html" target="_blank">Secret Recipes</a></i>,<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tesseracts-Seventeen-Speculating-Canada-Coast/dp/1770530444/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394485429&sr=1-1&keywords=tesseracts+seventeen" target="_blank">Tesseracts Seventeen: Speculating Canada from Coast to Coast to Coast</a>, edited by Colleen Anderson and Steve Vernon, EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, 2013.<br><br>
<b>Mike Rimar</b><br><br>
<i><a href="http://mikerimar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Rimar.pdf" target="_blank">A Bunny Hug for Karl</a></i>,<br>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Masked-Mosaic-Canadian-Super-Stories/dp/0991836901/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394485160&sr=1-1&keywords=Masked+Mosaic%3A+Canadian+Super+Stories" target="_blank">Masked Mosaic: Canadian Super Stories</a>, edited by Claude Lalumiere and Camille Alexa, Tyche Books, 2013.<br>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-68276138462190054272014-03-10T16:45:00.002-04:002014-03-10T16:45:58.595-04:00Interview with Steve VernonAs part of Suzanne Church's "Content Month" on her blog, she's posted an <a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/interview-steve-vernon/" target="_blank">interview with Steve Vernon</a>.<br><br>
Happy reading.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-33059040253865913062014-03-07T10:51:00.001-05:002014-03-07T10:52:06.806-05:00Background on "Courting Ice"As part of <b><u>Content Month</b></u> I've posted some background on <a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/courting-ice-canadian-style/" target="_blank">"Courting Ice"</a> from <a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/elements/9781770530423-item.html?ikwid=%22suzanne+church%22&ikwsec=Books&gcs_requestid=0CND8hKj78bsCFQjm5wodxDgAAA" target="_blank">ELEMENTS</a>.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-55348171685523102442014-03-05T10:40:00.001-05:002014-03-05T10:57:04.012-05:00March is Content MonthOver at <a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/blog/" target="_blank">Suzanne Church's website</a>, she's adding content all through the month of March, leading up to the big release of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Suzanne-Church/dp/1770530428/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1392145785&sr=1-1&keywords=elements+suzanne+church" target="_blank">ELEMENTS</a> on April 1st (in Canada).<br />
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So far, insights and fun facts have been added for stories:<br />
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<a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/tag/coolies/" target="_blank">Coolies</a><br />
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<a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/tag/the-wind-and-the-sky/" target="_blank">The Wind and the Sky</a><br />
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<a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/tag/march-of-the-forgotten/" target="_blank">March of the Forgotten</a><br />
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<a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/tag/storm-child/" target="_blank">Storm Child</a><br />
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Check it out!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-62059734423038493542014-03-03T11:05:00.002-05:002014-03-05T10:57:21.336-05:00Table of Contents for "Elements"Over on her blog, Suzanne posted the <a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/table-of-contents-for-elements/" target="_blank">Table of Contents</a> for her short-fiction collection <a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/elements/9781770530423-item.html?ikwid=%22suzanne+church%22&ikwsec=Books&gcs_requestid=0CND8hKj78bsCFQjm5wodxDgAAA" target="_blank">Elements</a>.
Over the next few weeks, she'll post content on the background, development, and/or characters from each story.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-2469564045236846812014-02-11T11:03:00.001-05:002014-02-13T17:55:06.199-05:00Book Tour for Suzanne Church's "Elements: A Collection of Speculative Fiction"Suzanne has posted the details of her 4-city book tour over on her blog: <br><br>
<a href="http://suzannechurch.com/wordpress/book-tour-for-elements/" target="_blank">Suzanne's Book Tour for <i>Elements</i></a><br><br>
Please join her in celebrating the book at one of the events.<br>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-3756417242290797532014-01-06T11:12:00.003-05:002014-01-06T11:14:46.353-05:00Suzanne's Writing Resolutions for 2014I know I'm six days late, but <b><u>Happy New Year!</b></u> <br><br>
Over at my personal blog, I posted <a href="http://canadiansuzanne.livejournal.com/335350.html" target="_blank">my writing resolutions for 2014</a>. <br><br>
Like last year, I will likely Tweet more than I blog. <br><br>
Watch this space for all of the Stop-Watch Gang's writing news in 2014.<br><br>
On the topic of coolness, my upcoming book: <i><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Elements-Suzanne-Church/dp/1770530428/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389020855&sr=1-2-fkmr0&keywords=elements+a+collection+of+speculative+fiction" target="_blank">Elements a Collection of Speculative Fiction</a></i> is now available for pre-order at Amazon.ca!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-74873876174815421202013-10-17T07:34:00.003-04:002013-10-17T07:34:59.065-04:00Echoes in the BonesMy Story, `Echoes in the Bones` is now live to read on <a href="http://blacktreacle.ca/">Blacktreacle.ca</a>Mike Rimarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118257268833365863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-2698834560237863412013-10-08T19:56:00.002-04:002013-10-08T19:56:27.477-04:00A brief CanCon report and pictureshttp://mikerimar.com/Mike Rimarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118257268833365863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-67312699258280898052013-10-01T10:38:00.000-04:002013-10-01T10:41:38.529-04:00Stop-Watch Gang members's schedules for Can-ConStop-Watch Gang members Suzanne Church, Costi Gurgu, and Mike Rimar will be attending <a href="http://www.can-con.org/2013/" target="_blank">Can-Con</a> this weekend. <br><br>
<b><u>Suzanne's schedule:</b></u><br>
<b>Saturday, October 5th</b><br>
11:00 to 11:55 AM <b>The Writing Life</b> Suzanne Church(m), S.M. Carriere, Kate Heartfield, Caroline Frechette, Karen Dudley - Room #2<br>
12:00 to 12:55 PM <b>The Business of Writing</b> Suzanne Church(m), Jean-Louis Trudel, Karen Dudley, Chadwick Ginther - Room #2<br>
2:00 to 2:55 PM <b>Stop-Watch Gang Reading</b> Suzanne Church, Costi Gurgu, Mike Rimar - Reading Room -- come for the candy, stay for the stories!<br>
6:00 to 6:55 PM <b>Horror Elements of Future Technologies</b> Matt Moore, Geoff Gander, Sean Moreland(m), Suzanne Church - Room #2<br>
8:00 to 8:55 PM <b>You're Qualified for SFWA: Should You Join?</b> Matthew Johnson(m), Derek Künsken, Suzanne Church, Andrew Barton - Room #2<br>
<b>Sunday, October 6th</b><br>
11:00 AM to 2:00? PM <b><i>Aurora Banquet and Awards</b></i> - Reading Room<br>
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<b><u>Mike's schedule:</b></u><br>
<b>Friday, October 4th</b><br>
9:00 to 9:55 PM <b>Humour in Science Fiction</b> Ira Nayman(m), Matthew Johnson, Mike Rimar - Room #3<br>
<b>Saturday, October 5th</b><br>
1:00 to 1:55 PM <b>YA Fiction</b> Neil Godbout, Mike Rimar(m), Jean-Louis Trudel, Lory Kaufman - Room #3<br>
2:00 to 2:55 PM <b>Stop-Watch Gang Reading</b> Suzanne Church, Costi Gurgu, Mike Rimar - Reading Room -- come for the candy, stay for the stories!<br>
5:00 to 5:55 PM <b>Critiquing Groups</b> Alice Black, Nicole Lavigne, John Park, Mary Pletsch, Mike Rimar(m) - Room #2<br>
6:00 to 6:55 PM <b>Researching for Fantasy Stories</b> Matthew Johnson(m), Karen Dudley, Mike Rimar - Room #3<br>
<b>Sunday, October 6th</b><br>
1:00 to 1:55 PM <b>Making Predictions: Looking Into the Future as a Science Fiction Writer</b> Jean-Louis Trudel(m), Mike Rimar, John Park, Andrew Barton - Room #3<br><br>
<b><u>Costi's schedule:</b></u><br>
<b>Saturday, October 5th</b><br>
2:00 to 2:55 PM <b>Stop-Watch Gang Reading</b> Suzanne Church, Costi Gurgu, Mike Rimar - Reading Room -- come for the candy, stay for the stories!<br>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-54454264365421107972013-08-01T17:16:00.001-04:002013-08-01T17:20:14.374-04:00Story Sale!I sold my story, 'The Devil's Due,' to what is rapidly becoming my favorite horror ezine,<a href="http://blacktreacle.ca/" target="_blank"> </a><a data-mce-href="http://blacktreacle.ca/" href="http://blacktreacle.ca/" target="_blank">Black Treacle</a>.
This is one is especially sweet because this is the 24 hour story I
wrote during my week at the Writers of the Future in San Diego. It
should be out sometime in mid-August.Mike Rimarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118257268833365863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-58655714340444765132013-07-22T05:30:00.000-04:002013-07-22T05:30:00.126-04:00SWG Writing Retreat 2013 Recap, or Writing Retreat 2: The QuickeningThis past weekend was the Stop-Watch Gang's second annual writing retreat, again hosted at the SWG secret southwestern Ontario lair (aka, Suzanne's house in Kitchener). And we are especially grateful to Suzanne and her boyfriend Michael for their hospitality considering that when we arrived there had been no power for 18 hours! They did herculean duty moving frozen and perishable food all over town to friends and relatives with power so that nothing spoiled and the SWG could eat well as we wrote.<br />
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Three cheers for Suzanne!<br />
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As with last year, Costi Gurgu was the undisputed winner of the 16 hour write-a-thon, with a grand total of 11,068 words of new fiction (and we hate him all the more because he's writing in his second language!)<br />
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Full tallies of people's new word counts are:<br />
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<ul>
<li>Costi: 11,068 words</li>
<li>Tony: 9548 words</li>
<li>Ian: 8095 words</li>
<li>Mike: 7257 words</li>
<li>Suzanne: 6048 words (and mind you she lost most of Saturday afternoon once the power came back on trying to gather all that farmed-out food!)</li>
<li>Stefan (oh yeah, somehow during the ride over the fellas decided that my 'real' name was Stefan and thus was I known for the whole weekend...): 3104 words</li>
<li>Richard: 1950 words</li>
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And now, a graphic!<br />
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Also, fun fact discovered this weekend: did you know that the 80s SF classic <i>The Last Starfighter</i> was actually an American remake of a German movie whose title translates as <i>The Last Spaceman</i>? In that movie, aliens contact the winner of a pinball game to see when he wants to start intergalactic war. True story.<br />
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Or we made it up.<br />
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One of the two.<br />
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- StephenStephen Kotowychhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06169932710508780327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-53352972715083323412013-07-17T12:36:00.000-04:002013-07-17T12:42:35.614-04:00Writing Retreat Weekend 2013 EditionThis coming weekend, the Stop-Watch Gang will be partaking in their annual writing retreat. From roughly noon Saturday to noon on Sunday, various members will write like fiends.<br><br>
As is tradition, we provide a few challenge prompts to inspire SWG members and those of you playing along with the home game.<br><br>
For 2013, inspiration is drawn from the letter "S".<br><br>
<b><i>Using the five senses...</i></b><br>
Taste – saffron, scallops, spinach<br>
Touch – suede, syrup, steel<br>
Smell – stew, sewage, scotch<br>
Sight – snow, sign, syringe<br>
Sound – sand, saxophone, siren<br><br>
<b><i>Using Words...</i></b><br><br>
A quote by Socrates: "The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be."<br><br>
A quote by Robert Louis Stevenson: "Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences."<br><br>
A quote by William Shakespeare: "Go to your bosom; Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know"<br><br>
<b><i>Using visual prompts, follow the links below...</b></i><br><br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vice_Admiral_Sir_George_Anson%27s_Victory_off_Cape_Finisterre_by_Samuel_Scott_1749.jpg" target="_blank">"Vice Admiral Sir George Anson's Victory off Cape Finisterre" by Samuel Scott</a><br><br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emily_Shanks_The_Girl.jpg" target="_blank">"The Girl" by Emily Shanks</a><br><br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ShiTao-Pine_Pavilion_Near_A_Spring.jpg" target="_blank">"Pine Pavillion Near a Spring" by Shitao</a><br><br>
<b><i>Using auditory prompts, follow the links below...</b></i><br><br>
The song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v27TRan1SBI" target="_blank">"Shake Me Down" by <i>Cage the Elephant</i></a><br><br>
The song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyX2vg1AVqk" target="_blank">"Spaceship" by <i>Puddle of Mudd</i></a><br><br>
The song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Hacr7qji8" target="_blank">"Scumbag Blues" by <i>Them Crooked Vultures</i></a><br><br>
The song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK7iHiCmTg8" target="_blank">"Something to Remind You" by <i>Staind</i></a><br><br>
The song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUvVdTlA23w" target="_blank">"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (Alt. Version)" by <i>Marilyn Manson</i></a><br><br>
The song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FoDFQjSyyc" target="_blank">"Sofi Needs a Ladder" by <i>Deadmou5</i></a><br><br>
Feel free to post your word counts in the comments section below.<br>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-49598589547103654752013-04-30T10:18:00.000-04:002013-04-30T10:18:00.634-04:00Gang NewsWe had a lively meeting on Sunday, April 28th.<br><br>
Too bad Stephen Kotowich couldn't attend, as he usually keep track of critquotes.<br><br>
The Big News:<br><br>
Two of our members made the final ballot for the Aurora Awards.<br><br>
<b>Costi Gurgu</b> is nominated in the <b><u>Best Artist</b></u> category<br>
for the cover art for <a href="https://illustrationcostigurgu.wordpress.com/illustrations-2012/#jp-carousel-104" target="_blank">Inner Diverse</a>, (Starfire World Syndicate). <br><br>
<b>Suzanne Church</b> is nominated in the <b><u>Best Short Fiction – English</b></u> category for <br>
"Synch Me, Kiss Me, Drop" in <a href="http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/church_05_12/" target="_blank">Clarkesworld, Issue #68, May 2012</a>. <br><br>
The voting opens May 6th and closes at 11:59:59 PM PST on September 13, 2013.<br>
<a href="http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/Membership/" target="_blank">Cast your vote for the Aurora Awards</a>.<br><br>
The ballot is available online at: <a href="http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/2013-aurora-award-ballot/" target="_blank">Prix Aurora Award Ballot</a><br>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-80077768891611900772013-04-12T13:16:00.001-04:002013-04-12T13:16:14.052-04:00Ad Astra 2013Ad Astra 2013 has come and gone. Read my con report at <a href="http://mikerimar.com/">mikerimar.com</a>Mike Rimarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118257268833365863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-38154654624313419932013-04-02T14:17:00.003-04:002013-04-02T14:17:53.936-04:00Night Shift at the Tim Hornets is Live!You can read my zombie story, "Night Shift at the Tim Hornets," for free in <a href="http://blacktreacle.ca/" target="_blank">Black Treacle Magazine</a>.Mike Rimarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118257268833365863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-41675321627613019872013-04-01T16:08:00.000-04:002013-04-01T16:31:42.980-04:00Awards season is nearly done!<br />
<br />
Here are some of the stories published by Stop-Watch Gang members in 2012 that are eligible for the <i>World Fantasy</i> and the <i>Aurora Award</i>.<br />
<br />
<b><u>Short story category</u></b>:<br />
Carson, Brad. "Mr. Go Away", <i>Danse Macabre: Close Encounters with the Reaper</i>, EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, October 2012.<br />
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/richardbaldwinvoice/mr-go-away" target="_blank">Click here to listen to Stop-Watch Gang member Richard Baldwin reading "Mr. Go Away"</a><br />
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Church, Suzanne. "Synch Me, Kiss Me, Drop", <i>Clarkesworld Magazine</i>, May 2012.<br />
<a href="http://www.suzannechurch.com/index.html" target="_blank">Click here for information on reading a review copy of "Synch Me, Kiss Me, Drop"</a><br />
<br />
Church, Suzanne. "Death Over Easy", <i>Danse Macabre: Close Encounters with the Reaper</i>, EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, October 2012.<br />
<a href="http://www.suzannechurch.com/index.html" target="_blank">Click here for information on reading a review copy of "Death Over Easy"</a><br />
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Pi, Tony. "Remains of the Witch", <i>Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show</i> #26, January 2012.<br />
<a href="http://tonypi.com/" target="_blank">Learn more about Tony on his blog</a>.<br /><br />
Pi, Tony. "The Miscible Imp," <i>When the Villain Comes Home</i>, Dragon Moon Press, July 2012.<br />
<a href="http://tonypi.com/" target="_blank">Learn more about Tony on his blog</a>.<br /><br />
Pi, Tony. "Susumu Must Fold," <i>Daily Science Fiction</i>, October 2012.<br />
<a href="http://tonypi.com/" target="_blank">Learn more about Tony on his blog</a>.<br />
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<br />
<b><u>Illustration category</u></b>:<br />
<a href="https://illustrationcostigurgu.wordpress.com/illustrations-2012/#jp-carousel-104" target="_blank">Click here to see the cover of Inner Diverse</a><br />
Gurgu, Costi. Cover art for Nina Munteanu‘s Inner Diverse, (Starfire World Syndicate) December 2012.<br />
<a href="https://illustrationcostigurgu.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Check out Costi's 2012 illustrations at his website.</a><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377038248884798376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-90148961116468211212013-03-05T10:44:00.002-05:002013-03-05T10:44:30.189-05:00Story Sale!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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sold my story, “Night Shift at the Tim Hornets” to <a href="http://blacktreacle.ca/" target="_blank">BlackTreacle Magazine</a>. </div>
Mike Rimarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118257268833365863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-87359422481354086212013-03-01T09:33:00.003-05:002013-03-01T09:33:35.800-05:00Story Sold!Sold my story, "The Return of Hobard the Vanquisher," to When the Hero Comes Home 2, eds Garbielle Harbowy and Ed Greenwood; Dragon Moon Press.Mike Rimarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118257268833365863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975315324352300870.post-75687160409373029312013-03-01T09:29:00.003-05:002013-03-01T09:29:49.946-05:00A Bunny Hug for Karl is out!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My story, "A Bunny Hug for Karl," is out in the new anthology, Masked Mosaic: Canadian Super Stories, eds. Claude Lalumiere and Camille Alexa; Tyche Books. You can find it at You may now get the new anthology, Masked Mosaic at : <a href="http://amazon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amazon.com</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">Barnes & Noble</a>, <a href="http://www.kobobooks.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=brand">Kobo</a>, <a href="http://tychebooks.com/">Tyche website</a>, and <a href="http://mikerimar.com/Smashwords">Smashwords!</a>Mike Rimarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118257268833365863noreply@blogger.com1