Quick Updates for 2011-02-13
Member News for Eugene Myers, Brit Mandelo, Karen Azinger, Steve Feldberg, Tony Pi, Yasmine Galenorn, Jennifer Jackson, Nancy Kress, and Jack Skillingstead.
Archive for 2011
Key Conditions for Suspense:
Part 9 – character draws 9-10
In my last two posts, I identified a number of things that make people and, therefore, characters interesting to us. In this post, I’ll present the last two draws and introduce the next condition for reader suspense.
Quick Updates for 2011-02-12
@lightspeedmag Technically, you only become eligible in June. It still requires a board vote. #
Guest Blog Post: Book Review — "The Street-Smart Writer"
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
Today, author Marian Perera reviews a book I often recommend for writers who are interested in learning the basics of self-protection in the shark-infested waters of writing and publishing: The Street-Smart…
Quick Updates for 2011-02-11
SFWA member @arcaedia has been promoted to VP at Donald Maass Literary Agency, where she will continue to represent talented writers. # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member Eugene Myers (@ecmyers) author of Fair Coin (PYR). # Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate Member @BritMandelo. Look for her qualifying story "Though Smoke Shall Hide the Sun" […]
Ten Terrific Resources for
Writing Space-Based Hard Science Fiction
I would like to share ten resources, more or less, that I think are really terrific when it comes to getting the science right. These will be biased toward my areas of expertise, and will span books, websites, and software. Old-fashioned books first.
WSFA Award Announced
The Washington Science Fiction Association has established a literary award to honor the work done by small presses in promoting and preserving science fiction.
Quick Updates for 2011-02-09
SFWA member @KateMilford is pleased that her novel THE BONESHAKER made Locus's 2010 recommended YA reading list. # SFWA member @leancoakley's YA short story "Mouse" will be published in an upcoming, as yet untitled, McGraw-Hill Ryerson anthology. # @britmandelo You actually just need proof of the sale to join, if it is to a qualifying […]
Quick Updates for 2011-02-09
Member News for Gene Twaronite, Alyxandra Harvey, Sarah Monette, Amy Treadwell, Vera Nazarian, Allan Cole, Brad Beaulieu, Kate Milford, Lena Coakley, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Marcy Rockwell, Rosemary Jones, David Levine and John Cleaver.
Book Giveaway–The Arm of the Stone
One of the important negotiation points for life-of-copyright publishing contracts is including provisions in the termination clause that oblige the publisher to take the work out of print when sales or royalties drop below a minimum level.
