Reader Communities: LibraryThing
LibraryThing, which was the first social book site, allowed users to enter their own books in order to catalog their library. People signed up immediately.
SFWA Blog
Guest Post: Having a Purpose
I experience writing not as something I’ve chosen, but as something that has chosen me. I have work I need to do, and that work is writing, and my life is in that work.
Canadian Prix Aurora Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to winners of the Canadian Prix Aurora Awards, 2013
BuzzyMag: SFWA Qualified
Please note that BuzzyMag meets the qualification standards for online publications, as set by precedent publications.
SFWA at the American Librarian Association
SFWA will have a table at the American Librarian Association Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits, January 24-28, 2014, in Philadelphia, PA.
Thoughts on the Great Erotica Panic of 2013
If you’re a self-published erotica author, you’re probably aware of the crazy events of the past few days, including the wholesale deletion of erotica ebooks and the shutdown of entire retail operations. If you’re not, here’s how things went down.
Early Termination Fees in Publishing Contracts: A Cautionary Tale
A few years ago, I blogged about early termination fees, a.k.a. kill fees, in publishing contracts, and why they are not a good thing.
Tools for Writers: Wikis
If your writing features a richly detailed universe, full of names, places, and historical events, you may want to explore using a wiki to chronicle it. A wiki’s structure allows intricate details to be recorded in a way that both preserves it in an easy to locate fashion but also allows devoted fans to browse the longtime story of your work.
Writers’ & Artists New Self-Publishing Comparison Service Leaves Much to be Desired
Writers & Artists–the Bloomsbury Publishing-owned writers’ handbook that’s the UK equivalent to the USA’s Writers Market–has just launched a free self-publishing provider comparison service.
In Memoriam: Tom Clancy
Techno-thriller author Tom Clancy (b.1947) died on October 1 at Johns Hopkins. Clancy joined SFWA on the basis of his first novel, The Hunt for Red October, in 1984. That book introduced the world to Clancy’s protagonist Jack Ryan, who would feature in some way in most of his novels.
