AUTHOR

"Don't mistake SF for prophecy; it's possibility and consequence."

Published Fiction

• "St. Cyrus Ray and the Lunar Yumbies" in Houston, We Got Bubbas, edited by Selina Rosen, Yard Dog Press. The fourth in the acclaimed Bubbas of the Apocalypse series of anthologies.
• "High Wire" in Running the Line, edited by Bradley Edwards and David Raitt. This one came as a surprise when I got my contributor's copy.
• "Supercargo" in Baen's Universe, a great e-zine edited by Eric Flint now available in Issue 2, August 06. This magazine is a shining hope for professional grade short fiction in a time when markets are closing down.
• "Grunge the Dissatisfied" Flush Fiction from Yard Dog Press. Not only is it a great collection of flash fiction pieces, it's also for a good cause.
• "Larry and Joe Bob Do Asscrackistan" International House of Bubbas,edited by Selina Rosen, Yard Dog Press, Dec 05.
• "Needle Child" Writers of the Future Vol. XXI, edited by Algis Budrys, Galaxy Press, Sep 05. (WotF award)
• "The Thinking Part is Me" F/SF, edited by David Bain, Cyber-Pulp Books, Jun 05, available from Lulu or Amazon.
• "Two Rooms and All the Electricity You Can Eat" All the Rage This Year, edited by Keith Olexa, Phobos Books, Oct 04 (Phobos award)
• "Oaken Memory" PanGaia Magazine Issue 37 Nov 03/Feb 04

Accepted Fiction

• "The Manure Factor" to Forbidden Texts, edited by David Bain, an e-anthology and POD book sometime in the unspecified future. Publisher to be determined.
• "How Savio Arcaini Came by His Sword" to Fantasist Enterprises and will appear in Fantastical Visions Vol. IV, edited by William H. Horner III. Expected release ???.

Conventions

• FenCon-- Dallas, TX. Had a blast. A well run second year (soon to be third) con.
• Panda*Monium -- Norman, OK (attended as a guest in 2004) Great time for a start up convention and hope they will be doing a repeat performance in 2006.
• ConDFW -- Dallas, TX. The con was excellent, though small because there was a media con happening on the same weekend. A few interesting pics here.
• Apollocon -- Houston, TX. Can't say enough good things about the con com.
• Conestoga -- Tulsa, OK. My home con and Oklahoma's largest and longest running fan organized literary SF/F convention. This year it was a blast.

Links

• M. T. Reiten's Blog (current)
• Publishers of Note
  • Agog! Press -- Cat Sparks is an award winning writer and editor. Watch the Aussie SF revolution as it starts. Check out the critically acclaimed Ripping Reads!
  • Yard Dog Press -- Selina Rosen is a force of nature and a very professional editor (and writer). YDP is by her own account a micro-press, but she's taking the chances big publishers won't.
  • Meisha-Merlin Publishing -- Stephen Pagel is one of the most interesting and devoted individuals I have met so far in the business side of the industry. He does not philosophically believe in disposable books. Meisha-Merlin produces quality trade paperbacks and hardcovers. It had once been a small press, but now it's considered an independent.
  • Phobos Books -- Had been running the Phobos Awards. Great people with vision. Special thanks to Sandra Schulberg, Keith Olexa, and John Ordover.
  • Fantasist Enterprises -- Publishers of Fantastical Visions anthologies. Nice books with great production values.
• Friends
  • K. D. Wentworth -- OSFW mainstay and accomplished novelist and short story writer. Manages to put up with neo-pro writers amazingly well. Perhaps it comes from her former life of teaching second grade.
  • Alexis Glynn Latner -- My mentor while in Houston and responsible for my first sale to PanGaia.
  • Rhonda Eudaly -- A fellow neo-pro writer who has been wonderful during our first collaborative effort that will be out looking for a market very soon.
  • Scott and Victoria Nemmers -- Friends from way back at UND (and before).
  • Amy Sisson -- Also a neo-pro writer who has made her mark in the Strange New Worlds anthologies.
  • David Walton -- Another neo-pro author friend. Will also be featured in Fantastical Visions IV and was one of the Phobos Award winners. The anthology was titled after his winning story.
• Resources
  • Ralan's Webstravaganza -- a must for any aspiring author.
  • SFWA -- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The organization that decides who is pro or not. Lots of good stuff for writers even if not a member.
  • OSFW -- Oklahoma Science Fiction Writers. Have no idea how recent this site is... e-mail me if you're interested.
• Other Stuff
  • Stone Soup Films -- Connected with this artistic effort through Tony Bruno who actually got me writing in high school. Interesting short films.
  • Starlion -- Was involved in the process when this comic book was originally conceived as a novel.

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