Taking Famous Names in Vain
PublishAmerica. As many of you are aware, this author mill is known for its efforts to persuade its authors to buy their own books, in part via a rotating series of “special offers.”
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August 2011
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The Weird World of the VanderMeers, Part III
The energy for my money is all with publishers like Small Beer, Dalkey Archive Press, Aqueduct Press, Coffeehouse Press, and places like that. Strong, committed independents willing to take a chance on great, hard-to-classify material.
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The Weird World of the VanderMeers: Part II
The truth is working on an anthology is like an obsession to me, and the more difficult the execution of the idea or focus, the more I become locked in on it to the exclusion of all else.
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Quick Updates for 2011-08-16
SFWA member @ferretthimself's woman-heals-an-insane-father story, "My Father's Wounds," is on Beneath Ceaseless Skies. http://t.co/FD8EQkA # SFWA member @GLValentine's touch-telepath story
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The Weird World of the VanderMeers, Part I
I never imagined that my love of reading and editing would bring me to this point. I just wanted to share the stories that excite me with as many people as possible.
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Quick Updates for 2011-08-13
Analog's 1st Kindle antho., "Into the New Millennium: Trailblazing Tales from Analog 2000-2010" includes SFWA member @daviddlevine's "Pupa." #
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SFWA Regional Meeting At Dragon*Con
Dragon*Con will be the site of a SFWA Regional Meeting on Saturday, September 3, 2011. It will take place in the Marietta Room of the Hyatt from 2:30pm – 3:30pm, and all SFWA members are encouraged to attend.
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SFWA Announces New PR Liaison
Dear Members: As we gear up for the next Nebula season, I’m going to be building a new contact and
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Award Alert: The IndieReader Discovery Awards
I get a lot of questions about contests and awards programs. Many self-published and small press writers are mesmerized by the possibility of prestige and recognition they seem to offer.
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Quick Updates for 2011-08-11
SFWA member@jenniferbrozek won the silver ENnie for best electronic RPG book for Shanghai Vampocalypse. http://is.gd/0OPoxA #
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SFWA to Attend Baltimore Book Festival
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) will host a booth at the 16th annual Baltimore Book Festival, September 23, 24, 25, 2011.
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SFWA website outage
Early in the morning of Wednesday, August 10th, the SFWA website was unavailable due to a hosting issue and service