Paul Martz

Paul is a prizewinning speculative fiction author, technology blogger, and former punk rock drummer. At age six, he saw 2001: A Space Odyssey on the big screen, which lead him to a collection of Clarke’s short stories and a lifelong insatiable appetite for mind-bending science fiction. His work is published or forthcoming at Uncharted Magazine, Amazing Stories, Creepy Podcast, Sci-Fi Lampoon, and others. Originally from Flint, MI, Paul resides in Colorado, where he tries to avoid reliving his punk rock days.

Getting Wild

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Paul Martz’s science fiction short story, The re-creation of Sahmik Ghee, will appear in the 2020 RMFW Anthology, Wild: Uncivilized Tales, available September 11. The story was inspired by the classic poem by Robert W. Service and reflects Paul’s love for both kaiju and dark humor. This will be Paul’s …

Five Lessons from NaNoWriMo

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NaNoWriMo seemed intimidating. Until last month, I’d only written short stories. How could a hack like me possibly write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days? What if my story is pathetic? Can’t they schedule this for a month without a major US holiday? Many of my writer friends were participating, …