Deanna Hoak

MUTUAL FEELINGS
by Deanna Hoak
Tare trembled as John tangled his fingers in her hair and brushed his lips against the nape of her neck, as he teased her with tiny nips and caresses.
“This’ll sting just a little bit.” His voice was low and husky, and he raised one hand. She caught the glint of a microchip.
Tare [...]

The magazine Dark Wisdom has accepted my short story “The Robidermist’s Steed.”
They’re a pro market, so I’m very excited. :-)
No word yet on when the story will appear, but I’ll be sure to let you know.

Jupiter’s Oval BA storm (the Red Spot Jr.) is getting stronger and redder.
The Great Red Spot has always fascinated me. It’s amazing to think of a storm three times the size of Earth. It’ll be interesting to see what its little brother–which is “only” the size of our planet–is up to in the coming years.

Doug Cohen at Realms of Fantasy sent me a nice note today, saying that he was passing a story of mine along to Shawna. He said he figured out the ending halfway through, which was not good, but then added:
But the writing and characterizations are so solid, and you do an excellent job in capturing [...]

Note: None of the below is to be taken as any indication that I don’t absolutely adore my kids. I love them dearly, but it would be nice to be able to talk openly about the challenges of being a parent working at home without the fear that you’re going to be accused of not [...]

I got a rejection today on that erotic and disturbing SF story that had made it to the final pool of the Horrors Beyond II antho. The editor was kind enough to include a note, though, that read, “Deanna, your story stood its ground with an astounding number of works — and it held [...]

Victor Infante has an interesting column on writing sex posted on GotPoetry.com.
I find sex easier to write than anything else–and I’m told by numerous people whose opinions I respect that I write it well. :-) Why it’s easy for me, though, I have no idea. Part of it, certainly, is that it doesn’t embarrass me [...]

I’m copyediting a book I’m utterly delighted by right now, which is wonderful since I’ve been so extremely busy; it reminds me of why I always thought copyediting fiction was a dream job. :-)
At the back of my mind, though, I’ve been thinking about something on character development that perhaps some of the writers/readers/editors on [...]

I got notice that my story “Mutual Feelings” (a sexy and disturbing one) has made it into the final reading pool for the Horrors Beyond II anthology. I’m sure it’s up against some great stories, but it’s exciting anyway. The editor noted, “I enjoyed the tale a great deal–you have a solid prose style; I [...]

I’m always really leery of talking much about writing, because, well, I haven’t had any fiction published, so I don’t know why anyone would be interested in what I have to say about it, except in the ways it relates to my job. :-) I worked on a bit of setting yesterday, though—trying just to [...]