Next SFWA Northwest Reading Series in Portland is 4/16/12 with @lilithsaintcrow, Ted Kosmatka, and @shanna_germain. http://t.co/xEqyTuib # RT Next SFWA Northwest Reading Series in Seattle is 4/17/12 with@katrchrdsn, Ted Kosmatka, and @shanna_germain! http://t.co/J6OhF1IV # @jakedfw Not yet. Last year was a pilot program in Portland, and we've expanded to Seattle as a test. # SFWA […]
I thought Writer Beware’s readers might be interested in hearing about the only time I’ve ever had a face to face meeting with a known writing scammer.
SFWA member @eugiefoster's short story, "The Wish of the Demon Achtromagk," won the 2011 Drabblecast People's Choice Award for Best Story. #
I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite ways of finding inspiration — some of them obvious, some of them less so. But it’s always good to have reminders, and if you haven’t used a few of these sources of inspiration in awhile (or ever), give them a go.
I often see small presses using a contract template they’ve picked up from somewhere, which may employ outdated terminology (such as referring to plates or unbound sheets) or contain unnecessary language (such as including a revised editions clause in a fiction contract) or make inappropriate claims on subsidiary rights (a larger publisher may be able to do something with translation rights, for instance, but there’s no reason in the world for a cash-strapped, contactless small press to claim them).
SFWA Member @DWGrintalis sold her story “And When the Innocence Falls to the Floor,” to Penumbra Magazine. #
A stopped clock is right twice a day. A dodgy publisher is right…well, less often. But sometimes
SFWA Member @alcole123 presents: Happy Empire Day – The Story Behind The Four-Day First Annual Festival: http://t.co/ThogbNX2 #
I love worldbuilding. I love using symbolic and metaphorical social constructions to exaggerate and concentrate the issues we deal with in the real world.
"John Carter, Tarzan & Friends" by @sfwa member @rosemaryjones Available #free from Amazon until 3/16 http://t.co/P3d5OFx9 # SFWA Member @alcole123: Get Your Stregg On For Empire's Day #
Blacksmith Wystan accidentally breaks off a sliver of Excalibur. It’s magic sends Wystan to present day England where he must fulfill his blood vow to reunite the piece with Excalibur or the rightful heir before the sword and its magic are lost.
Jean Marie Ward writes about all things weird, wonderful and downright peculiar in her hometown of Washington, DC. Sometimes she writes fiction. It makes a lot more sense than the facts. Her web site is JeanMarieWard.com.
