Quick Updates for 2011-04-26
Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member @marygthompson, author of Wuftoom (Clarion Books, 2012) http://www.marygthompson.com/ # Welcome to SFWA's newest Active […]
Excluded Categories
News, The SFWA Blog
Hugo & Campbell Best New Writer Nominations Announced
Nominees for the Hugo Awards and for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer have been announced.
Information Center, The SFWA BlogKey Conditions for Suspense:
Key Conditions for Suspense:
Part 19 – Use Patterns & Options, Not Formulas
Building stories is like building houses. Yes, you need a foundation, walls, and a roof, but holy cow–look at all the variations that are possible AND successful given those basic requirements!
Excluded Categories
Quick Updates for 2011-04-22
@gailcarriger We're aware, yes. Thank you for pointing out that post though. #
News, The SFWA Blog
Guest Post: Klingons Invade WorldCon
Every summer, Klingon speakers from around the world have gathered for a long weekend of barking and spitting, singing and storytelling, impromptu game shows, off-the-cuff translations of broadway musicals, and vaudeville routines.
News, The SFWA Blog
Quick Updates for 2011-04-21
Member News for Randy Henderson, Donald Norum, Jason V. Brock, K.V. Johansen, Adam Christopher, Allan Cole, David Levine, Vonda N. McIntyre, Anna D. Allen, Mary Robinette Kowal, Paul Cornell, and Kay Kenyon.
News, The SFWA Blog
Renovation: Teaching SF Workshop
Renovation, the 69th Worldcon, is delighted to announce “Teaching SF”, a workshop for teachers, librarians and parents on how to use science fiction as a teaching tool.
Excluded Categories
Quick Updates for 2011-04-19
Welcome to SFWA's newest Affiliate member Jason V. Brock, editor of Dark Discoveries. # Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member
Excluded Categories
Quick Updates for 2011-04-18
Congratulations to SFWA member @Paul_Cornell who is on top of the NYT Hardcover Graphic Novel Best Seller list! http://tiny.cc/brfh0 #
Nebula Awards, The SFWA Blog
Nebula Awards 2009 Interview: Jeff VanderMeer
With regard to Finch, I think a lot of readers who thought I did more leisurely-paced fiction were surprised (although they shouldn’t have been) that I could write what amounts to a thriller-noir-spy story mixed with elements of visionary fantasy.
Excluded Categories
Quick Updates for 2011-04-17
Happy Birthday, to SFWA member Deborah J. Ross! Today, *she* gives *you* prezzies. http://is.gd/RCLod8 #ebooks # SFWA member Cat Valente
Information Center, The SFWA BlogKey Conditions for Suspense: Part 18 –
Key Conditions for Suspense: Part 18 –
The 3 Phases of Problem Solving for Suspense
Along every step of the way, readers need to be surprised, not about everything, but about enough of the particularities of the problem, character, actions, reactions, and resolution that it prevents the reader from knowing what WILL happen.