Ken Burns: On Story
Ken Burns, one of the world’s most recognized filmmakers, shares his personal connection, his “waking of the dead,” as he discusses the craft of storytelling in this short documentary.
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Teaching *With* Science Fiction: Balticon 46
If you love SF and want to persuade school administrators that teaching science fiction is important, then: The Teaching With Science Fiction Workshop is just what you’re looking for!
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Clarion West Write-a-thon Needs You
The ninth annual Clarion West Write-a-thon is open for participant sign-up now through June 16.
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Tools of the Trade: Stellarium
When a character swims across the Arctic Ocean, in a story set a thousand years in the future, what stars might she use to guide her passage westward?
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Join SFWA at BookExpo America
For the first time ever, SFWA will be attending the largest publishing event in North America: BookExpo America (BEA).
Advice for New Writers, Information Center, The Craft of Writing, The SFWA Blog, Tips for Beginners, Writing TechniqueGuest Post: Race in YA Lit: Wake Up
Guest Post: Race in YA Lit: Wake Up & Smell the Coffee-Colored Skin, White Authors!
Which came first—the chicken, the egg, or the egg white omelet—I don’t know. But the discussion glosses over an obvious gap: white authors.
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Guest Post: How Writers Can Use Pinterest
When it comes to social networking, Pinterest has emerged as a major player. Cat Rambo provides an excellent overview.
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Guest Post: We Limit Ourselves and Need to Stop
Everyone can improve their abilities at almost anything with determination, practice, and coaching.
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Guest Post: Would You Rather Be Wrong or Right?
My personal preference is for what I’ve called third-order answers. A lot of mysteries have an obvious culprit, and then a character who is, if you know your narrative conventions, the obvious alternative to the obvious culprit. I like mysteries that go one step further.
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BooklifeNow.com Announces a Rebranding
BooklifeNow.com, a website that serves as support for and a supplement to Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st-Century Writer by author Jeff VanderMeer, is proud to announce a new website rebranding and content management team that aims to keep current with changing trends in the writer’s market, as well as increase reader engagement and grow the reader base.