In Memoriam: K. D. Wentworth
Oklahoma author K. D. Wentworth (b.1951) died on April 18 of complications from cancer and pneumonia. Wentworth began her career winning the Writers of the Future Contest in 1989 with her short story “Daddy’s Girls.”
SFWA Blog
Nebula Awards Weekend: Join us for the E-book Decision!
The E-book Decision: Do it yourself, delegate it, or don’t do it at all? Answers may be found at the Nebula Awards Weekend. There’s a panel on Saturday morning and a workshop on Saturday afternoon on E-Publishing.
New/Updated Alerts at Writer Beware: Literary Agent Uwe Luserke, SBPRA
In 1997, complaints began to surface about German literary agent Uwe Luserke, who was selling foreign rights to English-language short stories and novels and neglecting to pay the advances and royalties due to authors.
Writer Beware’s Alerts page has been updated.
NEW ALERT: Literary Agent Uwe Luserke
In 1997, complaints began to surface about German literary agent Uwe Luserke, who was selling foreign rights to Engli…
Link Roundup
Links to articles, blog posts, etc., that I found especially interesting this week.
Guest Post: Would You Rather Be Wrong or Right?
My personal preference is for what I’ve called third-order answers. A lot of mysteries have an obvious culprit, and then a character who is, if you know your narrative conventions, the obvious alternative to the obvious culprit. I like mysteries that go one step further.
Quick Updates for 2012-04-18
In the Seattle area? Join us tonight at the WIlde Rover in Kirkland for the SFWA reading series. http://t.co/D7IiUcSI #
An Interview with Stina Leicht
The absolute necessity of a happy ending is another Americanism. So, while I understand why some readers were frustrated with those aspects of the story, I wouldn’t change them even if I could because I feel Americans should be open to other points of view — or at the very least, exposed to them.
Quick Updates for 2012-04-17
Reminder: SFWA Pacific Northwest Reading Series in Portland today (Mon 4/16/12), Kirkland tomorrow (Tue 4/17/12)! Free! http://t.co/NiEO0qTo #
2012 Prix Aurora Award Nominations Announced
2012 Prix Aurora Award Nominations Announced
The DOJ’s Ebook Price Fixing Lawsuit Against Apple and the "Agency Five": An Overview
Unquestionably, the big publishing news of the week was the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit filing against Apple and five major book publishers–Penguin, Macmillan, Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon and Schuster–for alleged ebook price fixing.
