Let’s talk about self-promotion and how it feels icky.
Yes, self-promotion is awkward to do the first time. Yes, it is very easy to do badly. But–it is incredibly important to your career. Someone asked, “Isn’t it enough to write a good story?”
No.
Buzzy Multimedia features video interviews of Maria V. Snyder author of the the New York Times best-selling Study Series and Hugo winner Paolo Bacigalupi, author of The Windup Girl.
The site also includes video interviews with award-winning writers John Scalzi and Mary Robinette Kowal.
So… You’ve wondered what this new social network is good for. Fair question. Google+ offers one thing that I think is amazing for writers and other creative types.
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Renovation, the 69th Worldcon, is delighted to announce “Teaching SF”, a workshop for teachers, librarians and parents on how to use science fiction as a teaching tool.
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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.
Amber Hansford is a fantasy author with a Too-Much Gene living in Atlanta, Georgia. Her debut novel, The Hand of Mashyana (Feb 2025), began her Persian-inspired Epic Fantasy series, The Emari Chronicles.
