Quick Updates for 2011-12-09
"Beyond Binary: Genderqueer & Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction" edited by SFWA member @britmandelo. TOC announced: http://t.co/6vJRU8pg #
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The Fine Print of Amazon’s New KDP Select Program
KDP Select goes much farther: it makes Amazon, in effect, your publisher while your book is included in the program, and potentially has an impact on other work you are or are planning to publish.
Quick Updates for 2011-12-08
SFWA member @ferretthimself sold his story “In The Unlikely Event,” his preboarding spaceflight monologue, to Daily Science Fiction. # THE FLAME PRIEST, the second book of The Silk & Steel Saga by Karen Azinger, an SFWA member, is now published on Amazon and Barnes&Noble! #
NIU Libraries acquires papers of Fred Saberhagen
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections has acquired the first installment of the papers of Chicago-born author Fred Saberhagen, a best-selling science fiction writer whose works broke new ground in the genre.
Guest Blog Post: A Blast From the Past–Thieving "Literary Agent" Uwe Luserke Re-Surfaces
It seems clear that Luserke is active again–even if only sporadically. Given how few reminders of his perfidy survive on the Internet, I and Writer Beware feel it’s important for writers and artist to be aware of his history of financial and intellectual property theft.
Nebula Awards Interview: James Patrick Kelly
In my opinion the best way to learn to write stories is to write them as well as you can and then take them apart again, and since I am still learning to write, I’m an admitted workshop junkie.
Guest Post: Novels – the expression of the human condition
Literature is what distinguishes us from every species that has gone before. It’s what makes it possible for seven billion of us to breathe the same air. Literature is the great sum and sea of human experience, out there heaving serenely in the moonlight, ready for individuals, when it’s their time, to paddle out on their voyage of discovery.
Night Shade Books’ probation has been lifted
Dear SFWA members, As many of you are aware, on July 8, 2010 the SFWA board of directors voted unanimously to place Night Shade Books on probation for a period of one year, following concerns about contractual issues with their authors. As part of the process, SFWA asked Night Shade to meet a series of […]
Quick Updates for 2011-11-30
@geardrops @jaymgates The Nebula rules are here. http://t.co/azW3CE4H # @geardrops @jaymgates Maybe a link on the front page that says "Nebula Awards: How to Vote and Rules?" # @geardrops @jaymgates The link sadly, is already there. Look in the menu under "Nebula Awards." It's the top item. #
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: How Relying on Numbers Can Get You Into Trouble
It’s unfortunately very easy for writers to buy into these faux numbers–whether out of fear, or inexperience, or simply because they vindicate writers’ own frustration with rejection.
