Quick Updates for 2010-12-07
Member News for Lou Antonelli, Matthew Johnson, Marcella Burnard, Jeremy Robinson, Mike Shevdon, and Lee Konstantinou.
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The SFWA BlogInterview–Minister Faust:
Interview–Minister Faust:
Writing is not a performance art
When we write, it’s easy to get carried away, to fall in love with our own endless descriptions of whatever we personally think is amazing: sunsets, flowers, action, aliens, guns, food, sex, shoes…. But when you read your work aloud and discover you’ve spent five minutes on something, no matter how pretty the words are you have to realize you’ve gone long.
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Quick Updates for 2010-12-05
Member News for Tina Connolly, Cindy Pon, and David Brin.
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Quick Updates for 2010-12-04
Resources and Member News for Nina Kiriki Hoffman, John Scalzi, Elizabeth Bear, David Anthony Durham, John Kessel, Kij Johnson, Paul Park, Nancy Kress, L. Timmel Duchamp, Charlie Stross, Andrew Burt, and Allan Cole.
Building a Career, Information Center, The Business of Writing, The SFWA BlogGuest Post–The Freelancer’s Survival Guide:
Guest Post–The Freelancer’s Survival Guide:
When to Give Up Your Day Job
Every book on how to be your own boss has instructions about when to give up your day job. Each one of these books has a particular rule of thumb. Some say you cannot quit your day job until you have three months’ salary in the bank.
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How Not to Launch a Career in Publishing
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
I semi-frequently get questions from people who want to know how to break into the publishing industry–not as writers, but as agents, editors, copy editors, publicists, designers, and so on. There are a nu…
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SFWA Announces New Ombudsman
Longtime SFWA member Cynthia Felice was appointed to the position of ombudsman by John Scalzi, president of SFWA, on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010.
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Quick Updates for 2010-12-01
Member News for Catherynne Valente, Cecilia tan, Seanan McGuire, Thea Harrison, Paul Cornell, Amanda Downum, Genevieve Valentine, and Jennifer Brozek
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Consumer Watchdog Conference with Michael Capobianco
The Consumer Watchdog Conference will be webcast live–starting at 8:30 a.m. ET (5:30 a.m. PT) Wednesday. At 1:30, Michael Capobianco will participate on a panel discussing the internet’s impact on creative arts.
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Top Ten Gifts for Fantasy or Science Fiction Writers
To kick off the gift-giving season, here’s a list of Top Ten Gifts for Fantasy or Science Fiction Writers.