March Market Report
The SFWA Blog is now offering monthly market updates. Here’s the March, 2016 report.
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Information Center
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Ask the Tax Czarina: Bartering
Last week, our own “Tax Czarina” discussed some basic tax issues writers face. This week’s Q&A, focuses on bartering.
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Schrödinger Sessions Application Period Open
The application period for “The Schrödinger Sessions: Science for Science Fiction” is open now through March 20.
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10 Ways SFWA Can Help Promote Your New Book
What are the ways SFWA can help a member promote their book?
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Ask the Tax Czarina
Each week, for the next month, the SFWA Blog will feature FAQ’s related to taxes and writing. Our own “Tax Czarina” will answer some.
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Help a Young Writer
The Alpha SF/F/H Workshop For Young Writers is running a scholarship drive February 16-23. Make a tax-deductible donation to change a teen writer’s life.
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Writing and Music Composition
by Yoon Ha Lee
I used to say that I learned most of what I knew about writing from Jon Gindick’s “Country and Blues Harmonica for the Musically Hopeless.” While not quite true, I do find it useful to apply principles from music and musical composition to writing fiction.
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Alpha Workshop Application Period Opens
Is there a teen in your life who loves spaceships and shapeshifters? Do they stay up until three in the morning crafting elaborate tales of magic, murder, and missions to Mars? The Alpha Workshop for Young Writers might just be the place for them.
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Tackling the Dreaded Bio
by Luna Lindsey
A lot of authors hate writing “bios.” We can crank out a 100,000 word novel no problem, but a 100 word bio for the back cover? Terrifying.
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Guest Post: Guilt and Shame for Writers
by Theodora Goss I’ve been thinking about this issue a lot. Several days ago, I posted the following: 1. Guilt and