2011 World Fantasy Awards Announced
This year’s judges were Andrew Hook, Sacha Mamczak, Mark Rich, Sean Wallace, and Kim Wilkins.
SFWA Blog
Quick Updates for 2011-10-30
Further clarification – SFWA business meeting Saturday morning at 8:00 AM is in the Meeting House building – Sunrise room. #WFC2011 # #SFWA meeting now in Meeting House in sunset room. Light breakfast. #WFC2011 # SFWA member @nancykress's original novella of BEGGARS IN SPAIN, winner Hugo & Nebula, available as ebook, Nook & Kindle, from […]
Guest Post: Science Fiction and
the Scientifically Inclined Hero
I remember being impressed with Star Trek’s Captain Kirk as a kid. Not because he could karate chop unsuspecting alien guards into unconsciousness with one blow, but because he could think his way to victory as often as not.
Quick Updates for 2011-10-29
In answer to @mkhobson's question. World Fantasy requires our meetings to be outside of programming hours. #SFWA #
Guest Blog Post: Copyright Is People
Recently, a consortium of university libraries called HathiTrust decided to make more than one hundred digitized books available as e-books to the universities’ communities because the books were “orphans,” works for whom the rightsholders could not be located after a diligent search.
Quick Updates for 2011-10-28
@KenanBrack Excellent goals. #
Quick Updates for 2011-10-27
@Polenth email nac@sfwa.org #
A Small Press Implodes: The Inside Story of Aspen Mountain Press
Small press publishing is inherently risky–for publishers as well as for authors–and while the situation at AMP is uglier than many, it’s also far from unusual.
Guest Post: A Writer’s Crash Guide to
Recent Social Media Changes–Google+
A couple of days ago I covered Facebook’s new direction, including both the potential large upside for writers and the accompanying privacy concerns. But what about Google+?
Guest Post: A Writer’s Crash Guide to
Recent Social Media Changes—Facebook
Honestly, it is difficult (although not impossible) to avoid strategies that don’t incorporate Facebook in some way, either through a personal account or through Facebook Pages, at least not for writers who have at least one novel published. Once you have fans, Facebook becomes logical since it has the largest user base, therefore making it much more convenient as a way for people to find you.
