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PUBSLUSH Press: Update
On Tuesday I posted about PUBSLUSH Press, a new crowdfunding venture for books. I found it an interesting idea (rather than just donating cash to worthy projects, PUBSLUSH supporters actually pledge to buy books…
Guest Post: Playing with Structure
I’ve been told by highly skilled writers that this is a good exercise–something to do for now, but eventually I’ll grow out of this once I internalize it. I believe them! I really do. The thing is, I keep discovering…
PublishAmerica and CBA: Rowling Redux
I’m sure you all remember the notorious J.K. Rowling Incident, in which PublishAmerica tied Rowling’s name to one of its numerous author promotions.
PUBSLUSH Press
Who is PUBSLUSH Press? What experience does PS’s staff have with publishing? There’s no information whatever at the website. You thus have no assurance that your book will be competently edited, published, distributed, or marketed.
Top Ten Japan All Time Best SF Novels
Hello from Haikasoru, an imprint dedicated to translating Japanese science fiction, fantasy, and horror into English. SFWA asked us to produce a list of the best Japanese science fiction novels.
The Google Books Lawsuit Will Go To Court
The Google Books lawsuit, which generated a widely hailed and criticized settlement that was ultimately rejected by the court, will go to trial–although the parties in the case say that they are still in talks.
Nebula Awards 2010 Interview: Paul Park
If I were purposely writing stories to attract a broad audience, I’d be depressed to think what a hash I’d made of it–it’s true my work isn’t easy to categorize, and that even within science fiction and fantasy I’m kind…
Authors Guild And Others Sue Universities for Copyright Infringement
In the wake of the failed Google Book Settlement and the still-unresolved lawsuit that produced it, the Authors Guild, two international writers’ groups, and several individual authors have filed suit against a number of major US universities that have combined…
Baltimore Book Festival
You can promote your book(s) and support SFWA’s participation at the Baltimore Book Festival even if you can’t be there. We will be hosting Book Cover Bingo on Friday night of the Festival. To get your book cover included on…
Guest Post: Ladies, Don’t Let Anyone Tell You You’re Not Awesome
The whole business of self-insertion in a narrative worries me a bit. I don’t have to relate to a character to like her, or him. I also don’t want to put myself in books. I don’t want Mr Darcy to…
Video Pick of the Week: The Jiggly Things
Symphony of Science presents “The Quantum World” an Auto-Tune video investigating the nature of atoms and subatomic particles.
Guest Post: Just One Sentence at a Time:
Brandvold, Monahan, & Piccirilli on Writing Full-time
There is no typical day when you freelance because you never know what’s coming your way. I do, however, go to my home office every morning about 8:30 and work on something until about 5:30. It’s different from a traditional…
An Interview with Norman Spinrad, Anarchist
I’ve always been interested in dreams, in the dreamtime, what are they, what is it? The Dreamtime, after all, is both real and fantasy. We all experience it, in that sense it is definitely “real.” But the dreams we experience…
Guest Post: When You Have a Chance to Meet an Editor, Say Hello!
Whether you want to self-publish your novel or are trying to land a traditional publishing contract, it is in every author’s interest to make connections and talk with the editors in our field.
Nebula Awards 2010 Interview: Jennifer Pelland
When I made the switch to writing in my own universes, the dark stuff took a while to come out, and once it did, it took a while for me to figure out how to make those stories publishable.
100 Year Starship Study Public Symposium, Sept. 3 – Oct. 2, Orlando
In September DARPA is sponsoring the 100 Year Starship Study – Public Symposium in Orlando. The goal of the symposium is to foster future research that might ultimately enable a starship program, but at the same time have possible offshoots…
Giraffes, Refrigerators, and Worldbuilding
Pull out your tool belt, roll up your sleeves, and do a little home improvement. Buy a 4’x8′ panel of white laminate and mount it on your office wall. Presto! You’ve got yourself a massive whiteboard for a fraction of…
Guest Post: Writers and Pellets
Anything I can control, I pay close attention to. Contracts. Personal relationships. The words. Stories I want to tell.
Video Pick of the Week: Ira Glass on Storytelling
In 2007, Ira Glass of This American Life, gave a presentation at the GEL Conference. If you’re looking for insights from a master storyteller, check it out.
Andre Norton Project
Scott Brown, documentary film producer, will be at DragonCon in Atlanta from Thursday through Monday. He aims to collect interviews from authors who knew or worked with Andre Norton.
How to Satisfy Your Reader without Being Predictable
How many times have you tuned into a murder mystery television show, such as Murder, She Wrote, and within the first 10 minutes, been able to ID whodunit…sometimes even before the murder occurs?
Tiptree Motherboard honored by the Science Fiction Research Association
The Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) presented the Clareson Award for outstanding service to the Tiptree Motherboard (Karen Joy Fowler, Debbie Notkin, Ellen Klages, Jeanne Gomoll, Jeff Smith, and Pat Murphy).
LoneStarCon 3 wins 2013 Worldcon bid for San Antonio
The World Science Fiction Convention will return to Texas for the first time since 1997 after voting results announced Aug. 20 at Renovation, the 2011 Worldcon,
Quick Updates for 2011-08-23
Member News for Kari Sperring, Jennifer Brozek, David D. Levine, Ferrett Steinmetz, Genevieve Valentine, Donald J. Bingle, and Eugie Foster.