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William Tenn
1920-2010
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Joan Marie Verba has a physics degree, wrote novels Action Alert and Countdown to Action, nonfiction books Boldly Writing and Voyager: Exploring the Outer Planets.
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The tales say the little mermaid sacrificed her life so her
prince could find happiness with his bride.
The tales lie.
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How To Kill Your Imaginary Friends: Flatlines
I’m happy to announce a new feature on the SFWA blog, “How to Kill Your Imaginary Friends: A writer’s guide to diseases and injuries, and how to use them effectively in fiction” written by Dr. Grasshopper.
Tags: Dr. Grasshopper, How to Kill Your Imaginary Friends, medicine, Science-fiction, world building
SFWA Author Emeritus 1999 William Tenn has died
William Tenn
1920-2010
Quick Updates for 2010-02-06
Industry new and member news for Kalayna-Nicole Price, William Moore, Kasey Mackenzie, Douglas Hulick, Lia Habel, and N.K. Jemisin!
Tags: Douglas Hulick, Kalayna-Nicole Price, Kasey Mackenzie, Lia Habel, n. k. jemisin, twitter, William Moore
Amazon is restoring Macmillan “Buy Now” buttons
The New York Times is reporting that Amazon and Macmillan have come to an agreement, the details of which have not been made public. Amazon is reportedly in the process of restoring the “buy now” buttons to Macmillan books although not all titles have been restored yet.
Nebula Reminder — 10 days left to nominate
SFWA Active and Associate members, there are only 10 days left to nominate for the Nebula Awards. Why not spend the weekend reading some of the 260 free pieces of eligible fiction available in the members’ only Discussion Forum.
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Are You a Published Author? Now You Can Tell the World!
Victoria Strauss takes a satirical view of the latest fad in attempts to separate authors from their money.
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Dept. of Justice weighs in on Amended Settlement
Things look increasingly grim for the Google Books Settlement. The US Department of Justice echoes many of the problems SFWA raised with our objection (and cites our objection),
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Hachette Book Group moves to Agency model
Galleycat reports on Hachette Book Group’s decision to move to the same type of agency model proposed by Macmillan. Below is the letter from their CEO, David Young.
February 4, 2010
Dear Agent,
At Hachette Book Group, we have been considering a new pricing model for some time, and have decided to transition to selling our e-books through [...]
New comments from Macmilan CEO
Macmillan’s CEO John Sargent has made new comments about the Amazon and Macmillian.
The Importance of Style Sheets
A style sheet is a document the copyeditor prepares that lists the grammatical conventions, characters, places, unusual or made-up words, and the distinctive treatment of words (capitalization, hyphenation, favored spellings, etc.) within a particular text.
Tags: copyediting, copyeditors, Deanna Hoak, stylesheets