Jaym Gates

The SFWA Blog

Shuffling Stories, Arranging Anthologies

“Put your biggest names first and last, and then load everything else in the middle.”

That was how I learned to format anthologies. It makes sense: when someone’s browsing an anthology, they’re most likely to first look at the front and the back of the book.

News, The SFWA Blog

SFWA Announces Special Bulletin Issue

In June, the SFWA Board announced the suspension of the SFWA Bulletin, allowing time to update our official publication’s distribution, content, and process. Over the past months, we have surveyed the membership, asking them what they see as the future of the Bulletin.

Advice for New Writers, Building a Career, How to Sell Your Novel, Information Center, Networking and Self-Promotion, The Business of Writing, The SFWA Blog, Tips for Beginners

Marketing, Sales, and Publicity. Part Two: Topics in Publicity

Is book publicity necessary? In my mind: yes. Do you need a publicist? It depends! I’ve long felt that authors are small business owners; what publicity means to an author is going to vary widely depending upon the resources available.

Advice for New Writers, Information Center, News, The SFWA Blog

BooklifeNow.com Announces a Rebranding

BooklifeNow.com, a website that serves as support for and a supplement to Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st-Century Writer by author Jeff VanderMeer, is proud to announce a new website rebranding and content management team that aims to keep current with changing trends in the writer’s market, as well as increase reader engagement and grow the reader base.

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