Deby Fredericks has been a writer all her life, but viewed it as just a fun hobby until the late 1990s. Her first professional sale, a children's poem, was in 2000.
Her short fiction has appeared in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Song of the Siren electronic magazine, and others. She has two fantasy novels out through Dragon Moon Press, an independent publisher in Calgary, Alberta. They are The Magister's Mask (2004) and Too Many Princes (2007). Dragon Moon has also accepted her third novel, The Necromancer's Bones, a sequel to The Magister's Mask. No publication date has been announced.
She also writes for kids as Lucy Ford.
Forthcoming: "And the Cat Ate the Fly," a writing essay, will appear in a future issue of SCBWI Bulletin.
Dragon Moon Press had accepted my third fantasy novel, The Necromancer's Bones. It's a sequel to The Magister's Mask. No publication date has been announced. Fantasy Fiction
- Judge, Idaho Writers League 2008 fiction contest (Juvenile and Children's categories).
- Too Many Princes, a stand-alone fantasy novel, Dragon Moon Press, 2007.
- "Bonewood Forest," a dark fantasy short story, is in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, issue # 25.
- The Magister's Mask, fantasy/mystery novel, Dragon Moon Press, 2004.
- Fan Guest of Honor, RustyCon 21, January 2004.
- "The Changeling Daughter," short story, Song of the Siren Electronic Magazine, January 2004.
- "Fairy Rime," short poem, Song of the Siren Electronic Magazine, January 2004.
- "The Dragon King," short story, Song of the Siren Electronic Magazine, June 2003.
- Fan Guest of Honor, MosCon 20, September 1998.
- Fan Guest of Honor, RadCon 1, February 1992
Writing about Writing"In Defense of Fan Writing," an essay, was in Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, July 2006
"Can't Catch the Muse? Try Catching Some Zees," an essay, appeared in Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, No. 296, March 2006.
"What's for Dinner, Parts 1-13," article series, Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, No. 267-277, January 2004 - February 2005.
"Beating the Low-Down Mailbox Blues," short article, Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, No. 248, June 2002. Also reprinted in Writers Forum and SCBWI Bulletin.
"Kid Stuff--Writing Fantasy for Children," short article, Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, No. 243, January 2002.
"Office Off Limits," short article, Once Upon A Time, Vol. 12, No. 3, Fall 2001. Reprinted in The WashPan, March 2005.
"Don't Be A Copyholic," short article, Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, No. 235, June 2001
"Fireballs Vs. Firearms," short article, Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, No. 229, November 2000.
"Web Wise Searching," short article, Once Upon A Time, Vol. 11, No. 3, Fall 2000.
"The Del Rey On-Line Writers Workshop," short article, Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, No. 225, July 2000.
