Quick Updates for 2009-10-25
RT @innsmouthpress: If you sent a fiction submission more than two weeks ago and have not received a hold or rejection notice, contact us. #
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Quick Updates for 2009-10-24
RT @BrandonSandrson: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Gathering Storm just broke into the top ten on Amazon. #TGS #
Quick Updates for 2009-10-24
RT @BrandonSandrson: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Gathering Storm just broke into the top ten on Amazon. #TGS #
Recommended Link: When is a Cartoon Not a Cartoon?
In this article, Rob Tornoe reports that an artist has sold a silkscreen print of an uncredited cartoon for £150,000, apparently without the consent of the original cartoonist. This raises new concerns about the already disputed realm of copyright and intellectual property.
Quick Updates for 2009-10-23
Welcome to SFWA's newest Associate member, Gregory Norman Bossert, whose story "The Union of Soil and Sky" will be… http://bit.ly/EoZbS # @JohnPicacio YAY! Congratulations! I know what calendar I'm getting for 2011. in reply to JohnPicacio # RT @jenniferbrozek: I was interviewed by Science Fiction and Other Oddysseys – http://bit.ly/1VNA6o # RT @nkjemisin: Cover letters […]
Author Mills and a Request for Contact
Unlike commercial or trade publishers, whose business model is based on book volume (selling as many books as possible from a limited number of authors), author mills’ business model is based on author volume (selling a limited number of books from as many authors as possible). The most famous example of an author mill is PublishAmerica, but there are others, such as VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller, an academic author mill.
Happy Birthday Ursula K. Le Guin
According to the biographical note on Ursula K. Le Guin’s website, she has published twenty-one novels, eleven volumes of short stories, three collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, etc. What the site doesn’t say is […]
Quick Updates for 2009-10-20
RT @GrayRinehart: RT @NCStateNews: Smaller, more energy-efficient computers? NC State may have found the key: http://bit.ly/2l3AEQ # RT @tordotcom: Steampunk Month Wallpaper Giveaway: Eric Freitas http://is.gd/4sB9w # @ginger_clark Ha! Why do people think you are lying? in reply to Ginger_Clark # @ginger_clark Ha! PH is significantly more affordable. Surprising, I know, but that+ handicap accessibility […]
Research Tool: Archive of WWI pictures
FirstWorldWar.com has a deep archive of WWI pictures, which are clearly labeled and sorted. Whether you are doing a historical fantasy, steampunk, or staging a war in your science-fictional world, this will prove fascinating reading.
Invitation: SFWA’s Annual New York Reception
Date: November 23, 2009 Time: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Location: Planet Hollywood, 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will host its annual reception for the publishing industry in a new location this year. Planet Hollywood, located at 45th and Broadway in Times Square, should provide a […]
