That Paper Dragon
by Jaym Gates and Joie Brown
Last week we discussed some of the basics we use to stay organized, but this week we’re delving into some of the grittier details—client information, multiple deadlines, business cards.
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The Organizational Beast
by Jaym Gates and Joie Brown
The life of a freelancer isn’t all champagne and breakfast in bed. To make a living out of the bits and pieces of available contracting work requires a lot of juggling, steady nerves, and an organizational savvy that’s definitely bordering on the supernatural.
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Marketing Books as an Indie Author
When you’re an independent author, almost every job falls to you as the publisher of your work. There is no Marketing Department, no Public Relations, no Distribution. As a self-published author, all of those jobs fall in my lap.
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The Importance of Archiving
In this new video, part of the SFWA Youtube channel, Lynne M. Thomas discusses her work with SFWA and the importance of archiving literary papers.
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2015 Prometheus Award Winner Announced
Daniel Suarez’s novel Influx has won the Prometheus Award for Best Novel (of 2015).
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Endeavour Award Finalists Announced
Four novels and a single-author collection of stories are finalists for the Endeavour Award. The 2015 Award will be the sixteenth year for the Endeavour, which comes with an honorarium of $1,000.00.
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Joining SFWA – A Discussion
Cat Rambo and Steven Gould discuss why they joined SFWA and why others should consider joining.
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In Praise of Rejectomancy
by Kate Heartfield In the late 1990s and early 2000s, I was a dabbler in short fiction. I wrote about
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Locus Award Winners
Winners of Locus Magazine’s annual readers’ poll have been announced.
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Shuffling Stories, Arranging Anthologies
“Put your biggest names first and last, and then load everything else in the middle.”
That was how I learned to format anthologies. It makes sense: when someone’s browsing an anthology, they’re most likely to first look at the front and the back of the book.
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Sunburst Awards Shortlist Announced
The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is an annual award celebrating the best in Canadian fantastic literature published during the previous calendar year.