Archive for 2009

Agent Inbox

Yesterday, PW reported on the launch of AgentInbox, a new service from collaborative writing website WEbook.

“AgentInbox is a service that connects publication-ready authors with reputable, vetted literary agents,” says the service’s FAQ for writers. Writers enter their book’s “vital stats,” including title, genre, query letter, and all or part of the manuscript (there are several tutorials to help with the polishing process). They can then check AgentInbox’s roster of participating agents and choose which ones they’d like their submission to go to. WEbook staff pre-screens submissions, then forwards them on to the agents chosen.

Quick Updates for 2009-11-16

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 […]

Podcast: Google Book Settlement at WFC

At World Fantasy there was a one-hour panel on the Google Book Settlement with Russell Davis, Karen Wester Newton, Charles Petit, Jay Lake, Christopher Kastensmidt, and Dan Gamber moderating. This is a podcast of the full panel discussion.

NASA finds water on the moon

In an announcement that has scientist and science-fiction authors alike reeling with the new possibilities, NASA announced today that it has found a “significant amount” of frozen water on the moon.

How semantics can help you! Part 2

Neural networks are really amazing things. In my last post I talked about how a word brings up all of its meanings simultaneously; today I’m going to talk about how that’s not all it brings up.

I’m talking about connotations and allusion.