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Quick Updates for 2009-11-20
Friday, November 20th, 2009
- @montsamu To quote Yog's Law, "Money should flow TO the writer." Vanity presses of any sort are mercenary & pray upon inexperienced authors. in reply to montsamu #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Terence Taylor, author of "Bite
Marks: A Vampire Testament"… http://bit.ly/42vIWw # - @StaciaKane @shilohwalker Yes and urban fantasy DEFINITELY qualifies. You are fully eligible now, if you'd like to join. #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Sarah Rees Brennan, author of "The
Demon's Lexicon" http://www.sarahreesbrennan.com http://bit.ly/1R2hyh # - @ann_aguirre I'll need you to fill out the form again because you didn't get transferred to our new database. in reply to ann_aguirre #
- @shilohwalker Yes. Paranormal romance, UF… bottom line, is if there is any speculative element, you qualify. Your work? Definitely. in reply to shilohwalker #
- @foulpapers You might not have to dream long… just saying. in reply to foulpapers #
- @ann_aguirre But you don't have to do the support materials, because we still have those on file. in reply to ann_aguirre #
- @GailDayton We look forward to having you! in reply to GailDayton #
- @shilohwalker Anytime. If you decide to apply, you can skip the support materials, since I just looked looked up everything I need. in reply to shilohwalker #
- @ann_aguirre Welcome back to SFWA! in reply to ann_aguirre #
- @foulpapers Indeed. Thank you for the offer! in reply to foulpapers #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member, Heather McDougal, author of "The
Candy Store" … http://bit.ly/NW1Ru # - @ann_aguirre We've moved to a new system which will send out reminders. It was all done by hand in the old days. in reply to ann_aguirre #
- @shilohwalker That would be very welcome. in reply to shilohwalker #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Katherine Allred, author of "Close Encounter" http://www.katherineallred.com http://bit.ly/4ydHn3 #
- @StaciaKane: @kate_davies @ColleenLindsay You know he's on Twitter… Not that I would sanction cyberstalking @rdaviswriter in reply to StaciaKane #
- @foulpapers We switched to a new database, so I'll need you to fill out the form BUT we still have your support materials on file. in reply to foulpapers #
- @foulpapers http://is.gd/4Zlbm in reply to foulpapers #
- @foulpapers This makes me very happy. in reply to foulpapers #
- @montsamu Here's how Writer Beware discusses the line between a vanity press and self-publishing http://is.gd/4ZI8V in reply to montsamu #
- Jackie Kessler has an excellent line-by-line breakdown of exactly what is wrong with the new Harlequin imprint. whttp://is.gd/4ZIzy #
- Agent Jennifer Jackson (@arcaedia) talks about HQ Horizons, self vs vanity pubs and how they relate to queries http://bit.ly/7HEhVi #
- @NataniaBarron Congratulations on the sale! in reply to NataniaBarron #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Kristen Painter and… http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=336000085322&id=69543004788 #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Tim Stretton, author… http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=199029338632&id=69543004788 #
- Clearly, crossposting new member welcomes from Facebook has stopped working. I'll repeating them without the garbage links. #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Tim Stretton, author of "The Dog of the North" http://is.gd/4ZTdL #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Kristen Painter. Her novel "Blood Rights" sold to Orbit in a 3 book deal. http://www.kristenpainter.com #
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Quick Updates for 2009-11-19
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
- @StaciaKane We have a statement against HQN's move coming out shortly. in reply to StaciaKane #
- @freyasbower @redrobinreader I can authoritatively state that SFWA is not hostile toward ebooks and welcome those authors. #
- @freyasbower @redrobinreader What we object to are publishers who take advantage of inexperienced authors' desires to see publication. #
- @jayewells We will also have a formal statement shortly. in reply to jayewells #
- President Russell Davis and the board of SFWA will issue a formal statement against the Harlequin Horizons venture, shortly. #
- "Harlequin Horizons" has already decided to change name: http://is.gd/4Zdzb. (via @livia_llewellyn) #
- @redrobinreader Sure. If you have any questions, do let us know. in reply to redrobinreader #
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Quick Updates for 2009-11-16
Monday, November 16th, 2009
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Caroline M. Yoachim. Read her story "Tending the Mori Birds" at Fantasy…. http://bit.ly/8oGuy #
- Today is the last day to buy a 2010 WFC membership at the reduced rate of $100. http://www.worldfantasy2010.com/ http://bit.ly/2fbiP #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member William T. Vandemark. Read "A Splash of Color" at Apex. http://3.ly/CCI http://bit.ly/2EqRgK #
- RT @johnjosephadams: John Klima is doing a fairy tale reprint anthology and is looking for your recommendations: http://1xe6.sl.pt #
- RT @GLValentine: My story "A Brief Investigation of the Process of Decay" is up @strangehorizons! http://bit.ly/2ix6eD #
- @elenuial We are actually researching health care and just talked about it at the last Business Meeting. in reply to elenuial #
- @andrhia Petty and yet entirely sensible to be grumpy. Hopefully the new bylaws will address that. in reply to andrhia #
- RT @chrisbillett: The Adventures of Lil' Cthulhu. Need I say more? http://bit.ly/Dm326 #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Carry Ryan, and her novel "The Forest of Hands and Teeth"… http://bit.ly/4dvuJ6 #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Jedediah Berry, and his novel "The Manual of Detection" http://bit.ly/2cvsZU #
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Quick Updates for 2009-11-16
Monday, November 16th, 2009
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Caroline M. Yoachim. Read her story "Tending the Mori Birds" at Fantasy…. http://bit.ly/8oGuy #
- Today is the last day to buy a 2010 WFC membership at the reduced rate of $100. http://www.worldfantasy2010.com/ http://bit.ly/2fbiP #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member William T. Vandemark. Read "A Splash of Color" at Apex. http://3.ly/CCI http://bit.ly/2EqRgK #
- RT @johnjosephadams: John Klima is doing a fairy tale reprint anthology and is looking for your recommendations: http://1xe6.sl.pt #
- RT @GLValentine: My story "A Brief Investigation of the Process of Decay" is up @strangehorizons! http://bit.ly/2ix6eD #
- @elenuial We are actually researching health care and just talked about it at the last Business Meeting. in reply to elenuial #
- @andrhia Petty and yet entirely sensible to be grumpy. Hopefully the new bylaws will address that. in reply to andrhia #
- RT @chrisbillett: The Adventures of Lil' Cthulhu. Need I say more? http://bit.ly/Dm326 #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Carry Ryan, and her novel "The Forest of Hands and Teeth"… http://bit.ly/4dvuJ6 #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Jedediah Berry, and his novel "The Manual of Detection" http://bit.ly/2cvsZU #
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Quick Updates for 2009-11-15
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
- @categardner Heh. This is the first year associates have been able to even nominate. in reply to categardner #
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Quick Updates for 2009-11-12
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Amanda Downum and her novel "The Drowning City."
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Quick Updates for 2009-11-10
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
- Happy release day to @brendacooper and "Wings of Creation" #
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Quick Updates for 2009-11-10
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
- Happy release day to @brendacooper and "Wings of Creation" #
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Quick Updates for 2009-11-09
Monday, November 9th, 2009
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Isamu Fukui and his novel "Truancy" from Tor…. http://bit.ly/jqQtD #
- Market Update: Clarkesworld Magazine will be closed to short story submissions from December 1st through January 15th. http://bit.ly/myTJL #
- @onlyladyknight Congratulations! in reply to onlyladyknight #
- PSA Update: The possible case of H1N1 let us know that he was diagnosed, but without clinical tests, so it might something else. #
- Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member, Robert Mellette, a writer for Xena, Warrior Princess. http://bit.ly/k5v6R #
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Quick Updates for 2009-11-07
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
- SFWA members: The new issue of The Forum is up on the members' only discussion forums…. http://bit.ly/1Bsy10 #
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