In Memoriam: Anne McCaffrey
SFWA Grandmaster Anne McCaffrey has passed away at the age of 85.
SFWA Grandmaster Anne McCaffrey has passed away at the age of 85.
I worked for thirteen years, failed to sell four novels, wrote short stories for a while after I gave up on novels, and eventually got up the guts to write more novels. My fifth and sixth novels were the ones that sold. The common thread through all of that is that I like the act of writing.
My interest in ebooks is a tiny percentage of my interest in books. I didn’t dream of being a writer so I could spend my time discussing file formats and what Author X (even if X= me) did to sell a whole bunch of copies. Maybe it’s stupid and romantic, but I got into this because I loved books.
SFWA Members Paul Cook,Ed Greenwood, Robert Lowell Russell, and Eric James Stone have stories appearing in Digital SF's "Heir Apparent"
So let’s get back to that whole laughing at work-for-hire authors or trashing popular books or not understanding what a saleable novel is.
Last winter, we had a huge response to the three online courses we offered. Writers from all over the world applied; only fourteen were admitted to each course. Using the latest technology, we were able to interact with each other in live class meetings and exchange homework and critiques.
SFWA member Ian Creasey has published his debut collection "Maps of the Edge": full details at http://t.co/9aVjZMBJ #
According to Carolyn’s research, aided by Google, there are about 288,355 books published every year by traditional publishers. Current estimates anticipate 800,000 books will be self-published this year. So how do you make your book stand out among literally a million titles?
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