Quick Updates for 2010-03-19
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Mark C. Newton, Jim C. Hines, and Howard Jones!
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Quick Updates for 2010-03-17
Welcome to SFWA's newest Active member @MarkCN author of "Nights of Villjamur" from Bantam/Spectra. http://www.markcnewton.com/ # SFWA member @jimchines posts part 1 of the results of his First Novel Survey http://is.gd/aLdw3 This will be a must-read series. #
Can you define African Science Fiction?
Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author, Nnedi Okorafor, looks at the question, “What is African Science Fiction?”
Writer Beware is on Facebook
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Because I don’t already have enough to do (ha!), I’ve just set up a Facebook page for Writer Beware. It’ll aggregate the content I’m posting around the Web–the blog posts here, my Twitterfeed, and info from various writers’ groups and discussion boards. Your comments, responses, and thoughts are […]
Guest Blog Post: Content Mills–Just A Stepping Stone in Your Career
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Today: the second of two guest posts on content mills. In this article originally published at The WM Freelance Writers Connection, writer Angela Atkinson takes a more positive view of content mills, arguing that they can be a good way for new writers to sharpen skills and build […]
How to Kill Your Imaginary Friends: How To Talk Doctor! Lesson 1
Dr. Grasshopper explains how to construct believable doctor language for your invented diseases.
Quick Updates for 2010-03-14
@msallied Actually, the Hugos aren't affiliated with SFWA. Our awards are the Nebulas. Anyone can purchase a Hugo membership. in reply to MsAllieD # SFWA member @G2L says that "Dark Futures" with many SFWA members in it, is available for early orders http://is.gd/auwkD #
Quick Updates for 2010-03-13
Resources, Industry News, and Member News for Ken Altabef, Robert Mellette, Stephanie Dray, Euan Harvey, and Sherrilyn Kenyon!
Guest Blog Post: Content Mills–Why Aspiring Writers Should Avoid Them
A content mill, if you aren’t familiar with the term, is a website that aggregates huge numbers of articles on a constantly-updated basis, written by freelancers who are paid by page views or ad clicks rather than wages or fees.
Quick Updates for 2010-03-12
@laurenbeukes @charlesatan I've corrected it to be South Africa. in reply to laurenbeukes # @laurenbeukes @charlesatan Totally understand and sorry for missing it. # @charlesatan Nice try, but I should proof things before posting. Fortunately, easy to fix. in reply to charlesatan # Welcome to SFWA's newest active member, Euan Harvey, with three sales to […]
