Experience in the area Fiction in anthologies from Moonstone Books, Dark Horse Books, as well as stories in CEMETERY DANCE magazine and others. Non-fiction in STARLOG magazine, SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE, the TRIBUNE-GEORGIAN newspaper and more. I have published in excess of 200 articles, columns, and stories.
Organizations belong to Former member, the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) and the Georgia Press Association.
Publications I have written and published over 200 stories and articles including: "Unfinished Business" in HELLBOY: ODDER JOBS, edited by Christopher Golden (Darkhorse Books, 2004); "The Shadow That Shapes the Light" in KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER CHRONICLES (Moonstone Books, 2005); "Fear Itself", in the special Stephen King Halloween edition of CEMETERY DANCE magazine, (2005); also forthoming stories in: KOLCHAK: THE NIGHSTALKER CASE FILES (Moonstone Books, 2006); "Lessons Learned" in THE PHANTOM: ANTHOLOGY I (Moonstone Books, 2007), etc. Additional work published in a variety of magazines and newspapers, including STARLOG, SCIENCE FICTION CHRONICLE, the TRIBUNE-GEORGIAN, and many more
Experience I can answer most questions about writing and publishing professional fiction and non-fiction, in novel, book, and magazine formats.
Expert: Richard Dean Starr Date: 8/22/2007 Subject: Getting a publishing contract for an Unfinished book
Question Will agents get you a publishing contract for an unfinished fiction book with a good proposal from you? Or do you have to have it finished to get a contract. I have a proposal for my Sci Fi book I am writing but have just started on it should I still get an agent to sell my Idea?
Answer Hi:
Getting a contract from a proposal without the finished book does happen--but it's rare for there to be much money involved. You're much better off completing the manuscript and having your agent submit that instead. You're more likely to receive a larger advance and make more money in both the short and long terms.
As for getting an agent, you're unlikely to get one without a complete manuscript. Ideas are a dime a dozen; finished novels with well-rounded characters and a unique plot are far, far rarer.
