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Pearson Buys Author Solutions
Last March, word went out that self-publishing giant Author Solutions Inc (owner of AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Xlibris, Trafford, WordClay, Palibrio, and several others, and contractor…
It Came From Riverside!
The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy is the largest publicly-accessible collection of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and utopian literature in the world. For…
Call for Guest Bloggers
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
Would you like to be a guest blogger for Writer Beware?
To vary our subject matter and present differing points…
Lazy Time Travel: Five Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Out
Graduation season has come and gone, but we’ve seen lots of great commencement speeches around, from Neil Gaiman’s to Aaron Sorkin’s. They made me mildly…
Guest Post: When Did “Science Fiction” and “Apocalypse” Become Interchangeable?
Our society and technology is hardly the epitome of endeavor; to believe we’re at our pinnacle is mild hubris at best. So why should our…
Guest Post: Chasing the First Sale–Becoming a Student of the Job
Short stories are a proving ground. They let you get out there, try a bunch of things out, and make your mistakes small so you…
Guest Post: Really, Your Outline Does Not Have to Be Perfect
An outline is a roadmap. It helps you decide the overall shape of the novel. It does not lock you into that structure if you…
Rights vs. Copyright
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
You may have noticed that there were no posts last week. Apologies! I’ve got a humongous workload, and have…
Andre Norton Award Jury Announced
The 2012 Andre Norton Award committee has been chosen, and will begin accepting books for consideration. Any young adult/middle grade prose or graphic novel first…
Guest Post: Presenting the Cultural Imperialism Bingo Card
If you think colonialism is dead… think again. Globalisation has indeed made the world smaller–furthering the dominance of the West over the developing world, shrinking…
Finalists for the Sunburst Award Announced
The Sunburst Awards for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic are presented annually to Canadian writers with a speculative fiction novel or book-length…
More Money-Wasting "Opportunities" For Writers
Following on my last post about how authors can waste money on promotional strategies, here are some more cash-sucking “opportunities.”
Guest Review: Prometheus–The Horror!
PROMETHEUS is the most frightening horror movie of the past 20 years. And the horror is that this is what American science will look like…
Quick Updates for 2012-06-20
Resources and Member News for Jennifer Brozek, David Brin, Robert J. Sawyer, David D. Levine, Eugie Foster, Karen Azinger, and Adam Christopher.
Author Solutions Introduces BookStub
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware
Author Solutions has just introduced a new marketing service called BookStub, which it describes thusly:
Loyalty card-sized BookStubs display…
Guest Post: Chasing the First Sale: What a Pro Story Is
There are tons of great resources on writing fiction, and I won’t even attempt to get into all that information here. What I’m going to…
SFWA at BEA: A Recap
[SWFA’s presence at BEA] this year was an experiment, but a wildly successful one. We were able to inform, educate and engage people from all…
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against PublishAmerica
I can’t count the number of questions I’ve received over the years from unhappy PublishAmerica authors, wondering whether a class action lawsuit against PA has…
In Memoriam: Jim Young
Writer and fan, Jim Young, 61, died on June 12, a week after being admitted to a hospital for emergency surgery on a brain tumor.
Guest Post: Writers and Their Literary Estates: Story Reprints
Writers who do not take the time to create a will with provisions for the handling of their literary estate may help make their work…
BEA Report
As exciting as the digital transition is, I feel a bit sorry for authors of the future, whose books may never become physical objects–there really…
RIP Ray Bradbury (1920-2012)
“Simply put, it is the end of an era. Ray was more than just an author, more than just a Grand Master. He was one…
SFWA Schedule for Book Expo America
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will, for the first time, be participating in Book Expo America, June 5-7, in New York City….
Judge Grants Class Status to Authors in Authors Guild v. Google Lawsuit
An important legal ruling was handed down yesterday by Judge Denny Chin in the five-year-old Authors Guild v. Google class action lawsuit over Google’s scanning…