Quick Updates for 2011-06-16
Member News for John Arkwright, Geir Lanesskog, and Douglas Hulick.
News, The SFWA Blog
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The SFWA Blog, Writer Beware
Book Marketing Methods That Don’t Work
It’s no wonder that the Internet is bursting with promotional services, marketing companies, publicity gurus, and book promotion self-help advice from authors who’ve been there, done that.
The SFWA Blog
Guest Post: Checking the Gender Balance
What is happening here is the creation of what we might call “his-story”. If the only books talked about, the only books that find their way into the historical record, are books by men, then anyone looking back over time will get the impression that the only important people involved in the field, perhaps the only people involved in the field, were men.
Advice for New Writers, Information Center, The Craft of Writing, The SFWA Blog, Tips for Beginners, Writing TechniqueKey Conditions for Suspense Part 26:
Key Conditions for Suspense Part 26:
Patterns for Resolution Elements 1-3
Readers want their tension to build to a pitch. Then they want to feel a release. The resolution phase is where you deliver that delicious release.
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Quick Updates for 2011-06-10
Member News for Robert J. Sawyer, Leah Cypess, and Anna D. Allen.
Keeping At It, The Craft of Writing, The SFWA Blog
Guest Post: The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People
Creativity is a nebulous, murky topic that fascinates me endlessly — how does it work? What habits to creative people do that makes them so successful at creativity?
The SFWA Blog, Writer BewareClark, Mendelson, and Scott:
Clark, Mendelson, and Scott:
New Name for a Fee-Charging Agency
Every time I bemoan Writer Beware’s overpacked file drawers, and wonder whether I should get rid of files for agents and publishers that have gone out of business (or at least consign them to the basement), I’m reminded of why it’s important to keep that old information handy.
Advice for New Writers, Information Center, The Craft of Writing, The SFWA Blog, Tips for Beginners, Writing TechniqueKey Conditions for Suspense:
Key Conditions for Suspense:
Part 25 – Patterns for Struggle Elements 5 & 6
The stories that use insight and decision are usually those where the main obstacle is the character’s internal problem. For example, in stories where love and friendship is on the line and the obstacle is the main character’s values, it may be that the hero has to make a decision to place love above something else.
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In Memoriam: Joel Rosenberg
Joel Rosenberg (b.1954) died on the evening of June 2, a day after suffering a respiratory depression that caused a
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Contract Red Flag: Net Profit Royalty Clauses
Publishers that pay on net profit often pay higher royalty percentages than average, and if the percentage is large enough–50% or more–it may offset the deductions. But be sure you know exactly what those deductions are.