Alien Dimensions Issue 15

Alien Dimensions Issue 15

Alien Dimensions features stories by authors both new and experienced, exploring aliens and the future.

Issue 15 is the most recent edition, and I’m sure you’ll find the stories interesting.

This issue is a bit different in style to those issues that came before, in that I’ve also included some excerpts from previous authors’ novels, as well as some shorter length stories.

It’s also now available from more providers –

Amazon Digital  Amazon Print

Barnes and Noble Digital

Rakuten Kobo Digital

Issue 16 will be back to normal with longer stories, reduced promotional pages, and no excerpts, at this stage.

If you’ve loved Alien Dimensions so far, and wish to submit a story for the next issue, please read my guidelines here: Alien Dimensions Submission Guidelines. They’re quite restrictive! I’d rather you knew ahead of time what I’m looking for, rather than having to send out hundreds of rejection notices every day.

Having gone through most of the stories again that I’ve rejected over the past couple of years, I’ve discovered that there seems to be some kind of correlation between inventiveness and substance, and whether it has been written in the third person or not. As it has turned out, many of the stories I had to reject had been written in the first person.

First Person Storytelling

Why do you think that could be?

Is it because a first person story ends up being a stream of consciousness story where barely anything ends up happening?

Is it because there are so many published writers writing second-rate first person stories, and new writers attempt to emulate them, thinking this is how to write?

Or is it because first person story writing means the story gets bogged down in emotions and angst and reminiscences and circumspection, and everything else is described through how that one character perceives the world?

I’m not completely against first person storytelling, but I’d much prefer multiple characters and lots of head jumping, rather than a single first person view from beginning to end.

So, sadly, I’ve had to add ‘Written in the third person’ to the list of requirements. I realize this will probably reduce the amount of submissions to just one a month, but I think it will be for the best.

What do you think?

Stories and Excerpts by Neil A. Hogan

Stories and Excerpts by Neil A. Hogan

There are a number of stories I’ve written over the past few years that are either no longer in print, or are no longer that noticeable. So, I thought, why not make them free, or at the very least, choose some excerpts for people to read online?!

And so, here is the list. All these are available on my site right now for you to read. Of course, an opportunity may appear that will mean I take them off again, but in the meantime, I hope you find something interesting.

Stellar Flash Series

Chapter books for a more mature audience

Alien Frequency: Stellar Flash Book One Part 1 (2017)

The Andromeda Effect: Stellar Flash Book Two Introduction First Draft (2018)

 

Galactic Missions Series

Chapter books for Young Adults

Ida and the Planet Invasion: Part 1 (2013)

Gabriel and the Resurrection of Maldek: Part 1(2014)

Tiara and the Comet Apocalypse: Part 1 (2014)

John and the Ancient Earth Defenses: Excerpt (2015)

 

Short SF Stories

By Neil A. Hogan

Oh My God, It’s Full Of Stars New

The Hydrofluorons of Krakon 7 New

A Little Matter
Child Safe
Cosmic Joke
Evolution
Inter-View
InterRelations
Pocket Monsters
The Language Tutor
The Learning Curve
The Old Boy’s Club
Tutor Who Heaven Cent
Work After Death

List of Other Stories Available Via Amazon