The Benefits of Copyright Registration
Writers are sometimes confused by the “registration” requirement under the US copyright laws. In this post, I hope to clear up the concept and help you decide whether copyright registration makes sense for you.
Archive for 2013
“From Slush to Sale” at the Baltimore Science Fiction Society
On February 23rd, at 8PM, the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, located at 3310 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21224, will host Scott H. Andrews (Beneath Ceaseless Skies), Damien Walters Grintalis (Electric Velocipede), Rahul Kanakia (formerly of Strange Horizons), Leslie Connors (Apex Magazine) and moderator Sarah Pinsker (published in multiple magazines) for a round table discussion titled, “From Slush to Sale: Behind the Scenes at Science Fiction Magazines.”
Orphan Works: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Weighs In
The issue of orphan works–out of print, still-in-copyright books, films, photographs, etc. whose rightsholders can’t be found–is one that has been much in the news over the past few years.
Concern over a potential monopoly on orphan works was a major component of the criticism of the now-defunct Google Book Settlement, which sought to resolve authors’ and publishers’ objections to Google’s unauthorized scanning of in-copyright books.
SFWA Orphan Works Comments Available
A PDF of the comments SFWA submitted to the Copyright Office on Monday, February 4, 2013 is available for download.
An Introduction to Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction,
Part 2: Content
In Part 1: Definitions, the members of SFWA’s experimental MG and YA group asked industry professionals to help define the middle grade (MG) and young adult (YA) book categories. Today we’ve asked those same professionals to tackle the controversial issue of appropriate content.
Christian Writers Guild Publishing: Pay to Play from Jerry B. Jenkins
Earlier this week, a press release caught my eye: Bestselling Author Jerry Jenkins Announces Innovative Publishing Firm. Since “innovative” in publishing press release-speak often means “charges a whopping fee”, I decided to investigate.
M.K. Hobson
M.K. Hobson is the author of the Veneficas Americana historical fantasy series. Her debut novel, THE NATIVE STAR was nominated for a Nebula Award in 2011.
Steven Gould
Steven Gould is the New York Times bestselling author of JUMPER and its sequels REFLEX, IMPULSE, and EXO. More at eatourbrains.com/steve
An Introduction to Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction, Part 1: Definitions
For writers who are interested in writing middle grade or young adult fantasy or science fiction, the first step is puzzling out what exactly those categories mean. Science fiction and fantasy, after all, has a long tradition of featuring young protagonists — including such classics as Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey, Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings, and Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey — even if those novels weren’t originally published as middle grade or young adult books.
Impulse
Cent has teleported more than anyone on Earth except for her mother and father, but she’s never been able to do it herself. Until today…
