Archive for December, 2010

Interview–Minister Faust:
Writing is not a performance art

When we write, it’s easy to get carried away, to fall in love with our own endless descriptions of whatever we personally think is amazing: sunsets, flowers, action, aliens, guns, food, sex, shoes…. But when you read your work aloud and discover you’ve spent five minutes on something, no matter how pretty the words are you have to realize you’ve gone long.

Quick Updates for 2010-12-03

"2020 Visions" edited by SFWA member @RickNovy is now available on Amazon. http://is.gd/i53p0 # The Spanish fan translation of SFWA member @doctorow's novel Little Brother is now available as an ePub. http://bit.ly/feztG8 # SFWA member @JonathanStrahan issues a call for stories for THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY OF THE YEAR: Vol 6. http://3.ly/RYUx # […]

Quick Updates for 2010-12-03

Member News for Walter Jon Williams, Nancy Kress, Cherie Priest, Charlie Stross, Connie Willis, Seanan McGuire, Lois McMaster Bujold, Ann Aguirre, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, N. K. Jemisin, Brandon Sanderson, Elizabeth Moon, Nnedi Okorafor, Anne Bishop, Peter V. Brett, Jacqueline Carey, Rick Novy, Cory Doctorow, Jonathan Strahan, Yasmine Galenorn, and Leanna Renee Hieber.

Quick Updates for 2010-12-02

2 week Taos Toolbox Master Class taught by SFWA members Walter Jon Williams & Nancy Kress is accepting applications. http://is.gd/i3Wcf # SFWA member @cmpriest‘s Dreadnought has been nominated for a Goodreads Choice award. http://bit.ly/f78ITE # Goodreads Choice nominees: SFWAns Charlie Stross, Connie Willis,@seananmcguire, Lois McMaster Bujold, Ann Aguirre, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller # Goodreads […]